The Worst Film Ever

One of my all time favorites.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own. The Karate Kid Part II in my opinion is way better than Part I and here's why. First of all that scene with Miyagi and Kreese? was pure gold, the villains are way better the 2nd time around and last but not least? the romance was even better this time around plus loved the big fight in the end. Karate Kid 2 is better than the original in all ways. (10/10)

This is better then the first Karate Kid. Not that it is a hard to do. This does not have a very good story line. It is very slow. I do not know why it got a 5.9. Really it is a 4. Not very good. There are better movie out there. It is really strange the way every one in Okinawa talks pigeon English. I thou they spoke Japanes in Okinawa. I think they still do. This is not a good movie. Do not see it. Do not waste your time. Do not waste your money. Do not see this movie. It is boring for the most part. Do see this movie see Rocky IV. Do not see this. This is pooh pooh. Bad movie bad movie bad movie bad movie. Do not see it.

Its not like me to write a review but for this absolute classic I thought it would be necessary. For a long time this was my least favourite of the 3 films starring Daniel and Miyagi, but for quite some time it has been not just my favourite of the trilogy but my favourite film of all time, I love the setting, the story, the character development and especially to two main antagonists, Sato and Chozen. I believe you will find the trilogy much more enjoyable if you watch them in the order 1,3,2 rather than 1,2,3 as this film gives such a bigger send off than the third one ever did, the stakes are much higher in this one and the lessons learned are much more meaningful. I'm glad that I gave this one a chance because I didn't realise what I was missing, the soundtrack is something to behold. It's simply stunning, especially during Miyagis fathers funeral and Kumikos ritual dance at the end. Such a beautiful movie that should be watched by people of all ages. A story of redemption, love, forgiveness and empathy, a true classic. 10/10

Inferior to its predecessor "The Karate Kid - Part II" offers more of the same but with less enthusiasm. Miyagi's (played by the amazing Pat Morita) lessons are powerful as ever, always the great treat for the series are probably the main reason why this sequel doesn't suck. Other than that, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) is irritating sometimes and the location setting wasn't much interesting to see worked on a plot. It starts where the first ended with Daniel's triumph over his rival (Johnny Lawrence), and there's a bit of duel between Miyagi and the other guy's master (high point of the film). However, Miyagi is informed that his father is dying and he needs to go back to Japan to see him. What propels this simple visit to become frightening to the veteran master is two pending issues: to see again the woman he loved (Nobu McCarthy) but left behind and his best friend Sato (Danny Kamekona) turned into enemy since both loved the same woman. While the conflict between this two longtime friends starts and delays over and over, the guy's nephew (Yuji Okumoto) decides to torment Daniel just for the fun of it and to cause more and more trouble to the recent arrivals in town. Daniel's love interest (Elisabeth Shue) traded him for a football player but this time he has the company of a lovely girl (Tamlyn Tomita). Although this was filled with some idiotic dumb moments and lines (the word 'coward' is used so often that it becomes quite laughable after a while) and a painfully slow progression of events (almost a snooze, gotta be honest), this manages to succeed even after all these years being an afternoon's classic flick to many kids out there, still hasn't lost its charm. There's something about its essence that makes it a timeless film, for all ages and with many admirable things to teach. But can't say I enjoy much the violent overturn at the ending, looked completely overworked and out of place, or to endure Bill Conti's soundtrack, quite a sleeper even though it was appropriate to present a different culture. Saved by "Glory of Love" Oscar nominated song and main reason of why we don't forget this film every time this plays on the radio or elsewhere. The drama is well tied-up together, greatly presented in its saddest parts, the few adventure sequences are brilliantly created - notably the breaking the ice scene, despite the ridiculous shift of events with Daniel criticizing the guys doing wrong and then he chicken out and says he can't do it. In comparison with the first episode I think this lost in humored moments, it was too serious. Overall, it stands out as a good movie but never makes the full circle for the loyal fans of the genre and the series. 8/10