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The tale takes a twist when Johnny, together with the rest of his gang, corner Daniel and viciously assault him, using him as a punch bag to practice their martial arts moves on… But suddenly, out of the blue, the apartments handyman, Mr Kesuke Miyagi, (played by Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), ... Read review
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arrives in Los Angeles from the east coast and faces the difficult task of making new friends. However, he becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras, a menacing gang of karate students, when he strikes up a relationship with Ali (Elisabeth Shue), the Cobra leader's ex-girlfriend . Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend, but afraid to confront the dangerous gang, Daniel asks his handyman Miyagi (Noriyuki Pat Morita), whom he learns is a master of the martial art, to teach him karate. Miyagi teaches Daniel that karate is a mastery is always the last answer to a problem. Under Miyagi's guidance, Daniel develops not only physical skills but also the faith and self-confidence to compete despite tremendous odds as he encounters the fight of his life in the exciting finale to this entertaining film.
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Advantages: great action and entertainment Disadvantages: a little slow to begin
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This first in the karate kid sage was released in June 1984, involving the life of a school boy who had just moved into a new neighbourhood with his mother.
** BRIEF PLOT **
When Daniel LaRusso, (played by Ralph Macchio) and his mother Lucille, (played by Randee Heller) move into a new apartment in a small neighbourhood things seem to be going well, until Daniel starts at the local school. ...be trouble, considering Johnny is the top student at the Cobra Kai dojo which is ran by John Kreese, (played by Martin Kove),
a rather vicious sensei.
With Daniel standing up to Johnny he soon realises that he can not beat him, allowing Johnny and his brainless gang to start intimidating Daniel whenever their paths meet.
The tale takes a twist when Johnny, together with the rest of his gang, corner Daniel and viciously ... more
Director: John G. Avildsen. Producers: Jerry Weintraub, Bud S. Smith and R. J. Louis Writer: Robert Mark Kamen Stars: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeht Shue, Martin Kove, Randee Heller and William Zabka.
This first in the karate kid sage was released in June 1984, involving the life of a school boy who had just moved into a new neighbourhood with his mother.** BRIEF PLOT **
When Daniel LaRusso, (played by Ralph Macchio) and his mother Lucille, (played by Randee Heller) move into a new apartment in a small neighbourhood things seem to be going well, until Daniel starts at the local school. When Daniel becomes friends with Ali Mills, (played by Elisabeth Shue) he soon realises that her ex-boyfriend, Johnny Lawrence, (played by William Zabka) and his little gang of Karate members are going to be trouble, considering Johnny is the top student at the Cobra Kai dojo which is ran by John Kreese, (played by Martin Kove), a rather vicious sensei. With Daniel standing up to Johnny he soon realises that he can not beat him, allowing Johnny and his brainless gang to start intimidating Daniel whenever their paths meet.
The tale takes a twist when Johnny, together with the rest of his gang, corner Daniel and viciously assault him, using him as a punch bag to practice their martial arts moves on… But suddenly, out of the blue, the apartments handyman, Mr Kesuke Miyagi, (played by Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), an elderly and rather fragile looking man jumps to Daniels rescue. After seeing the skills of My Miyagi, Daniel begs for his help, little realising that Mr Miyagi' s way of helping is to enter Daniel into a karate tournament so as to fight Johnny in a fair battle of skill… (not really the help Daniel envisaged)
So, as Mr Miyagi trains the unwitting Daniel, using some rather unusual training techniques, the fight is soon on… only some contestants and their sensei's will do anything to win…???
** IN CONCLUSION **
Avildsen has directed another great fight action movie, remembering him from Rocky, with some fantastic martial arts scenes, (although it does tend to be a little like a Rocky plot…!!).
The story is well written, giving a good two hours of entertainment…albeit a little slow to tell the story in the first instance, and the all round acting is good enough to make this a very popular movie indeed. Ralph Macchio does a great job acting as Daniel, (or Danielson as Miyagi calls him), the skinny underdog with no hope of fighting his way out of a wet paper bag let alone winning a karate tournament against a rather brutal opposition. But the award for excellence goes to the brilliant Noriyuki Morita, (or Pat) as the rather peaceful but very lethal Mr Miyagi, with his bizarre, but very effective ways of teaching martial arts… "Wax on…Wax off…" was the latest saying for all those who watch this on its release in 1984... Whilst doing a rather fruitless impression of a karate defence…
It is an all round entertaining movie which can be enjoyed by everyone, although there is a little bit of violence involved… (but you would have thought that as soon as you read the title… you make a movie about Karate without showing a little violence can you…?) There are a few humorous moments and even the odd bit of romance, but the main theme is of one boys stance against a gang of bullies…
* Would I recommend this…?
Yes I would, simply for the entertaining and strangely compelling Mr Miyagi, with his bizarre look on life and his off the wall training regime… together with his bonsai skills, (you just know you want to be able to trim a miniature tree like he does..?).
The ending fight scene is well choreographed and very close to realism, (although some scenes do look a little 'iffy')
You can get a copy of this entertaining movie from amazon for less than a fiver…* Other cast
Ron Thomas as Bobby Rob Garrison as Tommy Chad McQueen as Dutch Tony O'Dell as Jimmy
Advantages: Timeless 80's film fodder! Disadvantages: In my opinion, none!
I have always loved the film "The Karate Kid" from way back when I first saw it, probably on video, in 1987 or so. It just struck a cord with me; both in the sense that it was an exciting and action packed romp but also as a teenage rights of passage piece of commentary. It also seems to have stuck a similar cord with the millions and millions of folk who have watched this film over the years and it appears with regularity on lists of favourite films ... ...back in the 80's.
In many ways it shouldn't be the success that it is and was, there's some dreadful hammy acting in amongst it all, the karate stunts are suspect to say the least, (especially from the lead) and the whole premise of the film is awfully clichéd and rather tired. But wrapped all up together it completes a piece of classic cinema and it remains a film that I could happily watch every week.
Daniel LaRusso is the teenage high school ...
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Advantages: Karate scenes, Ralph Macchio, end scene Disadvantages: None
...favourite childhood films with arguably the most dramatic cinematic ending of a film ever has to be the Karate Kid. Starring Ralph Macchio as the aforementioned Karate Kid, it follows his journey into the world of, yes, you've guessed it, karate. Ralph played Daniel LaRusso, is a teenager who moves to Southern California from New Jersey with his mother. He firstly finds it hard to fit in as he is a bit different. Daniel has a very Jersey accent which ... ...Johnny, is not happy with the situation. He is a top karate student at the Cobra Kai karate dojo and subjects Daniel to quite a few beatings with the help of his friends. Thankfully for Daniel, he has a unlikely saviour in the form of his apartment janitor, Mr Miyagi played by Pat Morita. Pat was nominated for a best supporting actor award at the Academy Awards for this film in 1984. Mr Miyagi soons becomes his karate teacher and mentor and somewhat ...
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Advantages: Lightweight entertainment Disadvantages: None really
...affection.
Ralph Maccio plays the lead character Daniel Larusso who together with his single parent mother moves to California from their Esat Coast home to start a new life. Daniel is out of place attending the preppie West Coast school and soon falls foul of the local bully boys led by the blonde haired rich kid Johnny. It just so happens that all of his gang are members of a karate school called the Cobra Kai Dojo and they are quite happy to ... ...a beating rescue comes in the unusual form of the janitor at the apartments where Daniel lives. Mr Miyagi an elderly small Japanese man proves to be rather good at karate and soon sees off the cowardly gang.
He then agrees to teach Daniel how to defend himself and enter the annual karate tournament to help him face up to his bullies. The rest of the ilm follows a rather predictable path with Daniel having to come to terms with his teachers rather ...
fuzzybear967 14.02.2007
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Advantages: Memorable, well acted Disadvantages: Conventional
John Avildsen's THE KARATE KID was released in 1984; a simple story made for next-to-nothing that went on to gain immense commercial success. Why?
Teenager Daniel and his single mother have recently arrived from the comfort of a small town to the clutches of California. Whilst Daniel's mother settles into her new job, Daniel starts a new life in a new school, which he's not entirely grateful for, moreso because the kids he has met so far are a gang ... ...old Japanese man living in the same building, a little old Japanese man who spends his days in complete calm, mourning his late wife and pruning bonsai trees. When Daniel goes on to learn that he actually knows a thing or two about karate, he persuades him to help him defend himself against the brutal bullies at school. As Daniel slowly learns the wise-old ways of this peaceful martial art he starts to learn something about life. Everything begins ...
Charles_Strickland 24.10.2006
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Advantages: Great karate action and cute love story! Disadvantages: None to say.
I have loved the Karate Kid movie since it first came out when I was young. I was not a karate enthusiast or anything like that but I found the movie to be entertaining and enjoyable to watch over and over again. Ralph was a young teen idol when this movie came out and Elizabeth was a great counterpart for the show. She adds a little romance to the show! No one will ever forget Pat and his unique karate teaching. "Wax on, wax off" will forever be ... ...would capture anyones eye. The championship is obviously the most climactic moment but I found it to be suspenseful even though you knew that Ralph was going to try the "crane technique". Now that the DVD is out with special features, well...I won't be missing out on this. And if you enjoy this one, I suggest getting Karate Kid II as well - another inspiring story of courage and strength. And if you like Elizabeth Shue in the Karate Kid, I suggest ...
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Release date
31/10/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
CDR 10471 SE
Barcode
5035822047198
Screenwriter
Robert Mark Kamen
Languages
Main Language
English
Dubbed Language
French, Spanish
Subtitle Language
Danish, English, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Technical information
Special Features
Writer Director And Cast Commentary, Beyond The Form Featurette, Life Of Bonsai Featurette, East Meets West A Composers Notebook, The Way Of The Karate Kid Documentary, Original Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital Surround
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital Surround English French Spanish
DVD Description
In John G. Avildsen's THE KARATE KID, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and his mother (Randee Heller) move from New Jersey to Southern California, where he's not too keen about his new home--until he meets Ali (Elizabeth Shue), an attractive girl who seems to like him. But trouble looms when Ali's ex-boyfriend (William Zabka) and his gang of ruffians start tormenting Daniel. One day, as Daniel is suffering a beating at the hands of these louts, Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita), an elderly Japanese handyman, comes to his rescue. To Daniel's amazement, Miyagi manages to take down the whole group all by himself using karate. Daniel begs to learn this ancient martial art, and soon Miyagi begins the boy's training, teaching Daniel that there is more to karate than fighting. Through a series of lessons, the wise mentor instils a sense of honour and nobility in his young pupil while preparing him for the ultimate karate showdown. However, as Daniel studies the discipline and art of karate, his enemies are learning a dirtier kind of fighting from Kreese (Martin Kove), a cold-blooded ex-marine. Ultimately, the boys will fight to the finish in the All Valley Karate Championship in a rousing and triumphant finale. Morita is a gem as the elderly father figure Miyagi, giving the character warmth, wisdom, and comic charm. Macchio's underdog character inspired an entire generation to run out and join the nearest karate school while chanting 'wax on, wax off.'.
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