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Nov 08, 2023cornelwest rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What is different about the 2005 special edition?
May 26, 2022The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
THE ORIGINAL 1984 hit is a good movie when it is dealing with honest emotion and embarrassing when it has to make things up to move the plot along. The boy, played by Ralph Macchio, will suddenly do or say something very stupid so that his…
May 13, 2022manoletters rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wax on, wax off, indeed. Except for cheezy 80s soundtrack, this film is first-rate.
Feb 08, 2022bluepanda_person rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is the best karate kid movie. great fight scenes.
Aug 16, 2021
I love this movie ❤ respect, love
Apr 20, 2021TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In my opinion, I think The Karate Kid is overrated. It isn’t the worst movie in the world but it's not my thing. It takes place in the 80’s and is about a young boy who gets trained by a master karate teacher to become the karate kid. In…
Feb 18, 2021mrb1987 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
one of my all time favorites. truly an 80's milestone. the one that started the franchise daniel aand mr.miyagie were truly ateam ralph macchio and pat morita were amazing. the cobra kai were the enemies. if you watch the 1984 movies then…
Aug 02, 2020Ba_kuPlanet rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In real life, any instructor like instructor Kreese should have his/her Si-Fu title and license to instruct students revoked. Teaching & ecouraging abuse of power is NOT acceptable in martial arts - no honor. Remove Kreese, corrupted…
Apr 26, 2019kpelish rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An American classic that I've been meaning to see. Upbeat tale about a transplanted Jersey Boy who gets met with bullying from the (mostly blonde) California beach kids. The unassuming apt handyman turns out to be a gifted karate teacher…
Oct 11, 2018ADragonInTheLibrary rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An 80's classic, and just a great movie overall. Wax on, wax off!
Sep 30, 2018VaughanPLDavidB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
On the surface this appears to be a run of the mill teen/martial arts movie, but it is far more. Daniel is a bullied teen, unwillingly transplanted from New Jersey to Los Angeles when his single mother gets a new job. Mr Miyagi, the…
Feb 04, 2018reginator_22 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Classic 80's movie.
crystal_dark
Aug 08, 2013crystal_dark rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie was great! I liked getting to know both Mr. Miyagi and Daniel better during the movie and seeing how the characters changed as the movie progressed. Mr. Miyagi is a really fun character and I love the relationship between him…
ARamos123
Jun 24, 2013ARamos123 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Love this movie. Ralph is a great actor and is soo cute. Best movie out of all three. Five Stars.
AmandaCRamos
Jun 15, 2013
This movie is awesome. Ralph Macchio did a great job, I could not see anyone else being the karate kid. :)
TheOutsidersFanatic
Sep 02, 2012TheOutsidersFanatic rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wax on, wax off. Ha! Okay, Ralph Macchio is absolutely amazing... Just sayin. Wayy better than the one with Jaden (fail) Smith. :P
KJtheEpicFailure
Sep 02, 2012KJtheEpicFailure rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
4 words...: RALPH MACCHIO KICKS BUTT ;P
Aug 18, 2012MARGARET Y LI rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of the most hilarious movies I have ever watched. Maybe I would like to again. :D
flibberdeglop
Mar 14, 2012
Thought this was a great movie for both girls and guys. There's plenty of action, humour and romance. The characters are very believable, and the ending put a smile on my face. A really good family movie.
Brian_Scott
Oct 06, 2011Brian_Scott rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Saw both KARATE KID movies, and though both were good the remake was missing a key aspect. What the teacher was teaching the boy wasn't Karate, but Kung Fu. Also the original consentrated less on the fighting, and more on the relationship…
May 04, 2011NobleSix rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was the first and best of "The Karate Kid" movies. Mr. Mayagi was a B.A. teacher.
May 03, 2011MasterChief_Sierra117 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the best one in the series. It beat the modern remake with Jackie Chan. Even though Chan's amazing. but the old mentor man role like Mr Miyagi doesn't suit his character. He just too much of an action guy. Maybe when he's 65 he'll…
Dec 04, 2010grace321 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Timeless story.
Dec 14, 2008GGirl rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I watched it when I was a kid and enjoyed it. As a parent, I got it for my boys to watch. They both liked the film and said they would watch it again.