On the other hand, Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio)’s karate knowledge and technique seem minimal while his jibber jabber is maximal. I also have some affection for some of the cheesy montage rock songs and story elements like the evil dojo or teaching somebody karate by making them do chores. On one hand, I am a human being so obviously I love the character of Mr.
I have to admit that I have very mixed feelings about these movies. Since they never made a cartoon about Rocky Balboa traveling around solving mysteries I think this is the only time a character introduced in an Academy Award nominated performance did cartoon intros. T, Chuck Norris and Hulk Hogan, it had live action intros and outros starring Pat Morita as Mr.
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The movie cast did not do the voices, but in the tradition of the cartoons featuring Mr. That also means it takes place immediately after the 13-episode NBC Saturday morning cartoon (the Star Wars: The Clone Wars of the KARATE KID franchise) that ran that year, which was about the two of them meeting a girl named Taki in Okinawa and traveling around the world with her trying to retrieve a magic talisman stolen from a temple. This one takes place immediately after part II, when Miyagi and Daniel return on the plane from Okinawa. We have moved well beyond that nonsense and fuck you if you even think for one second that– oh, what’s that? We’re doing tournaments and cheering crowds again? Oh, cool! Welcome back! This time… the combat… is real.” Of course there’s no more tournaments and crowds and shit, that wasn’t real combat at all, that was for babies, and only a complete coward would make another movie about that kind of sissy bullshit. But it’s kinda funny to me because PART II’s trailer narrator said, “No more tournaments. I think PART II had an okay reception, and this isn’t supposed to be an apology for it like LAST CRUSADE was for TEMPLE OF DOOM.
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And then of course both series also have a much later, unpopular part 4 and a pretty enjoyable remake starring Jaden Smith. Vern pointed out to me, the series kind of follows the same pattern as Indy: there’s the popular first one, the second one goes off in a different direction (bringing him to Japan), and then the third one plays it safe by being closer to part 1, with Cobra Kai, John Kreese and the All-Valley Karate Tournament. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop.INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE was not the only part 3 on offer for Summer of ’89 – there was also John Avildsen’s THE KARATE KID PART III. A guilty-pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon), and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). Kung Fu expert Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a martial arts master who arrives in Hong Kong to compete in the Kumite, a violent championship fighting contest.Ī well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in what may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. Still, it's Morita's crafty professionalism and Swank's emotional authenticity that makes this film more watchable than anyone might have expected. While the film's violence is as contrived and silly as that of the other KK features, the script provides exotic compensations via a subplot set in a peaceful Buddhist monastery. Harassed at school by adolescent boys under the sway of an evil coach (Michael Ironside), Julie reluctantly finds refuge in the calm teachings of Mr. Swank plays 17-year-old Julie Pierce, the recently orphaned and troubled granddaughter of an old war buddy of Miyagi Yakuga (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, the lone holdover from the previous Karate Kid films). 1994/color/107 min/PG/(CC).Ī vast improvement over its immediate predecessor, The Karate Kid III, this appealingly understated 1994 drama features a compelling performance by Hilary Swank, who would later win a Best Actress Oscar® for her work in Boys Don't Cry. A dispirited young girl learns focus and discipline from the wise old Mr.
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