The Karate Kid
Directed by John G. AvildsenRecently relocated from NJ to LA, Daniel becomes the target of a gang of Cobra Kai dojo students. When Mr. Miyagi saves him with expert Karate skills, Daniel convinces him to teach him to defend himself, and put his bullies in their place.
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- Eric BakkeJanuary 15, 2025A classic that thrives on the deeply heartwarming and inspiring teacher-student bond between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. The film also stands out for its iconic villains, with Johnny Lawrence and the Cobra Kai gang embodying the perfect antagonists, adding layers of tension and drama to the coming-of-age story.
- JoelMay 10, 2025bring back movies ending immediately after the resolution with a sick freeze frame.
- HabanerooJune 3, 2025wax in wax out left right left right sand the floor paint the fence up down up down it’s all in the wrist good gentle strokes” hits hard🗣️🔥 The acting, dialogue, humour are all on point. I’m only watching it for the first time so many years later because it was never on any streaming platform.
- Kyle McPhersonMay 30, 2025A timeless, feel-good underdog story! Daniel's struggle against bullies and Mr. Miyagi's unconventional wisdom, "Wax on, wax off," creates pure magic. Heartwarming, exciting, and packed with iconic moments, it delivers a knockout, satisfying payoff. Instant classic!
- Phineas1d agoI don't really get the hype for this movie. It's perfectly fine, don't get me wrong. But it's just...fine.
- James SaenzJune 1, 2025“you're the best friend i've ever had.” “you... pretty okay, too.” i’m starting my first watch-through of this franchise (minus cobra kai because i absolutely do not have that kind of time), and what thoroughly impressed me is the fact that this film really does have some movie magic coursing through its veins. there’s so much heart, and while a lot of the tertiary and even secondary characters feel quite flat, the relationship between daniel and mr. miyagi is genuinely perfect. watching it, there were so many moments between these two characters - both big and small - where i felt such a sense of joy and peace. and while it was addressed only once, it was a sobering moment to watch daniel discover mr. miyagi’s wife was incarcerated and died in one of the american internment camps during world war 2. this is something so often overlooked in real life and in film, a sickening scar in american history. this discovery was so heartbreaking to watch, and it provided so much depth to his character and far more respect for japanese americans than i was expecting from a film like this and from this time period. all that being said, ralph macchio’s best film is still my cousin vinny.
- Roderick Vaughn BridgesFebruary 11, 2025One of the best movies from the eighties, has alittle bit of everything. ENJOY!!!!
