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The Karate Kid Part II | Year: 1986 Classification: Feature Film Family Directed: - John G. Avildsen Actors/Actresses: - Ralph Macchio - Pat Morita And so the series' digression starts.... When John G. Avildsen's "The Karate Kid" was a smash hit, the fact that a sequel would be made was inevitable. Perhaps even a trilogy would form. A totally unnecessary trilogy, but a trilogy nevertheless. Well, there were three sequels made - "The Karate Kid, Part II," "The Karate Kid, Part III," and "The Next Karate Kid," each installment worse than the last entry. The point of the first movie was stressed clearly without becoming too overbearing. Violence is wrong. Right, right, right - we've heard it before. Of course, self-defense is fine when used correctly, but nonsensical violence is criminally and morally wrong. That's sort of forgotten in "The Karate Kid, Part II," which stumbles along and runs into major problems. One, the script - it's weak. Two, the acting - it's stiff. Three, the actual story and scenes within the film - all idiotic. Take, for example, the end of the film, when a Chinese girl is performing some ancient dance and a disowned martial arts expert swings from the top of the stadium down a cable, landing next to the girl and holding a knife to her throat. "Behind you!" Daniel (Ralph Macchio) yells helplessly as he jumps into the sand pit before him and proceeds to battle the martial artist. (Is that a word? And what's the difference between martial arts and karate? Never mind, don't answer that.) No one offers any sort of help as Daniel is beaten to a bloody pulp. None whatsoever. They just sit around and watch with fixated smiles on their faces, forgetting that their characters call for them to be scared and not to be happy that they are getting not even fifteen minutes of fame out of the deal. A small complaint? Perhaps, but pretty much all of the film contains these children's fantasy ideas that a boy such as Daniel may dream of during his sleep. In fact, perhaps this sequel is all one big hallucination - perhaps Daniel, after a tough karate match, was knocked out. He's laying in a hospital, dazed and confused, unconscious and lost in a deadly coma. It's the easiest way to create a half-baked sequel, so pay attention, scriptwriters. Daniel has gone back to Mr. Miyagi's ("Pat" Morita) country of origin, China, and now he's getting into fights with an old adversary of Mr. Miyagi. There's not much more to tell you than that - unless, of course, you would like to know that the mandatory girlfriend appears for Daniel (a Chinese chick, of course), and that the adversary's niece is Daniel's foe. Great stuff. Not. I really liked the first "Karate Kid" movie, but this is pushing it. The third film was absolutely appalling, the fourth a total mess. The second is below average and quite mediocre. I'd call it an uncredited rip-off of "Rocky" if not for the fact that the director of the film, John G. Avildsen, happens to be the director of "Rocky," among other films. His expertises are these underdog flicks. Unfortunately, despite having a strong predecessor and possible character developments A good sequal to a great movie Karate Kid II is not as good as the first, but sequals<BR>rarely are. Karate Kid II is very enjoyable. Some think<BR>that part II and III should have been switched around, and<BR>I agree with that. I think this would have been a better<BR>end to the series, with a few minor changes maybe. <BR>Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita give great performances<BR>once again. Daniel and Miyagi are awesome characters. I <BR>think it's cool how they were able to make a series <BR>where two people so far apart in age are such great friends.<BR>Anyway, in Karate Kid II, Daniel san and Miyagi go to Okinawa<BR>after Miyagi gets word that his father has become very ill.<BR>To make matters worse, Miyagi has a problem with Sato, his <BR>former best friend. Really, Sato has a problem with Miyagi, <BR>over an old girlfriend. Daniel ends up having a problem of his<BR>own with Sato's nephew, Chozen. I can't recall the guy's name<BR>that played Chozen, but I think he was awesome! Why didn't<BR>he receive more roles?? It's a mystery to me. The last fight<BR>could have been better, but it works. Great movie. Karate Kidding! My boyfriend and I went to see this movie and were throughly tickled by it and throughout it! Actually he was the one who did most of the tickeling...I did the LOUD and high pitched giggling! Ralph Macchio is an absolute dream! He proves that SIZE DOESN'T MATTER in this film! He also is taught valuable lessons as to where to firmly touch his opponent in the times if someone is cumming onto you! He learn that the crotch is a man's most vulernable place and that often times if you want to reach him there you'll need to be on your knees! Most people would categorize this as a "chicks flick" not me...I'm going to say it's a "Dick's Flick!" because of how much I enjoyed watching it with my boyfriend! We give it 2 hard, fleshy pointers UP!! Buy The Karate Kid Part Ii at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Karate Kid Part Ii Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Karate Kid Part Ii This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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