The Karate Kid (1984)
A teenage boy has newly shifted to California from New Jersey, but to his disappointed he soon gets bullied by karate-trained high school students. He then starts to teach himself karate, to protect himself from the wrath of the bullies. Then a Japanese handyman comes in Daniels way to teach him karate and to show him that martial art is not limited to fighting only.
15 November 1961, Reno, Nevada, USA
29 September 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 December 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 February 1967, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
24 June 1949, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1939, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
6 October 1963, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
12 January 1961, Orange County, California, USA
22 July 1944, Hollywood, California, USA
February 11, 1906 in New York, New York, USA
July 30, 2013
Macchio rises above the trite script to deliver a sympathetic and believable performance. Morita is equally good value and look out, too, for Elisabeth Shue in an early role.
June 25, 2010
Predictable yet satisfying...
June 24, 2006
A surprise summer hit in the States, this is another film-making-by-numbers exercise in teenage wish-fulfilment.
June 08, 2010
Irresistible wish fulfillment.
May 20, 2003
The Karate Kid exhibits warmth and friendly, predictable humor, its greatest assets.
March 21, 2007
Morita is simply terrific, bringing the appropriate authority and wisdom to the part.
January 01, 2000
It's primitive, predatory stuff.
October 23, 2004
An exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with one of the most interesting friendships in a long time.
April 05, 2011
Upbeat, sentimental and predictable tale, but the acting of Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita (who was Oscar-nominated) is good and their friendship charming.
May 27, 2010
The Karate Kid brought something fresh to the table and proved exceptionally skilled at reaching its adolescent audience. [Blu-ray]
August 01, 2008
This film's art consists entirely of hiding the cynicism of its calculations under an agreeably modest and disarming manner.
June 12, 2010
Avildsen crafted an inspired movie with the perfect mix of 80's bravado and 70's artistic integrity.
