This films story has been copied so much by now, that chances are No will probably remember where it all started
Well this is the film. A great Martial arts film with heart,Great photography(the beach scenes are spectacular) lots of humour, good performances and much more. In my opinion,Director John G Avildsen should have won the Director Oscar for this film and not Rocky.
The Storyline..."New boy comes to Town...Falls afoul of some high school Bullies....Finds elderly mentor who teaches him karate...Gets the girl...And takes on the Baddies in the Karate championship and WINS"..Has been(and still is) copied so often in films like..Karate warrior 1 and 2,Kickboxer,Sidekicks and many others to no effect.All these films copied the karate kid and Failed.
This film Grabs you by the Heartstrings...and guaranteed to have you practising your Karate shots after seeing the film that it deserves all the Credit it gets.Ralph Macchio and pat morita are great...And martin Kove is especially good as the baddie who teaches his own way of karate to all the bullies(which basically is to beat the crap out of them)
The soundtrack is Superb too...and Shots of Macchio Practising his karate against the Sunlit beach will always be memorable...My biggest regret was how fast this film faded out of peoples memories..especially when they released Karate kid 2,3 and 4..(Karate kid 3,was an absolute shocker).This film will always stand out cause of its Greatness..and it is a Great film
So Daniel son..Keep up the good kicks..I give you 9 out of 10
Well this is the film. A great Martial arts film with heart,Great photography(the beach scenes are spectacular) lots of humour, good performances and much more. In my opinion,Director John G Avildsen should have won the Director Oscar for this film and not Rocky.
The Storyline..."New boy comes to Town...Falls afoul of some high school Bullies....Finds elderly mentor who teaches him karate...Gets the girl...And takes on the Baddies in the Karate championship and WINS"..Has been(and still is) copied so often in films like..Karate warrior 1 and 2,Kickboxer,Sidekicks and many others to no effect.All these films copied the karate kid and Failed.
This film Grabs you by the Heartstrings...and guaranteed to have you practising your Karate shots after seeing the film that it deserves all the Credit it gets.Ralph Macchio and pat morita are great...And martin Kove is especially good as the baddie who teaches his own way of karate to all the bullies(which basically is to beat the crap out of them)
The soundtrack is Superb too...and Shots of Macchio Practising his karate against the Sunlit beach will always be memorable...My biggest regret was how fast this film faded out of peoples memories..especially when they released Karate kid 2,3 and 4..(Karate kid 3,was an absolute shocker).This film will always stand out cause of its Greatness..and it is a Great film
So Daniel son..Keep up the good kicks..I give you 9 out of 10