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Summary: Excellant film for all
Review: The second installment is one of the best sequels to a series. Part two contains wonderful footage of Okinawa. The movie contains great acting, story, and superb karate. The fact that it is overseas and includes Miyagi's past is awesome. Even contains a nice, wholesome love story. Movies like this don't exist anymore it seems.
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Summary: Avoid at all costs . . .
Review: The year was 1986, two years after the megasmash "Karate Kid". Millions were waiting for the continuing exploits of Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, and filmmakers were only too happy to oblige with a sequel that continued many of the themes of the first movie, while introducing many more. What they created was a beautiful film, rich in character and nuance, with tears, laughs, and classic lines galore. They created something special that would stand the test of time.
Then they did the motion picture equivalent of wadding up the sheet of paper and throwing it in the garbage.
I'm speaking, as you've no doubt guessed by now, of their decision to add the Traitor Cetera ballad "Glory of Love" as the movie's theme song. Why the filmmakers chose to go this route instead of asking the still-powerful Chicago to contribute is a question that I have spent many hours puzzling over; I'm sure many of the series' fans have as well. Either way, Cetera's song stands as a blatant attempt to recall his earlier, better, iconic work with Chicago. It's as if he spends the entire song apologizing for making the worst decision in rock music hstory. Frankly, the tune's grandstanding mediocreness casts such a pall over the movie that it never sufficiently recovers. I've only watched it once since I saw it in the theater.
Anyway, what might have been a classic became a footnote in the grand history of the "Karate Kid" series. I'll always mourn what might have been with "Karate Kid II" - but I'll never let Cetera ruin the grand rush of joy I get from the original film, part III, and "Next".
Hey, Columbia/Tristar! Isn't the time right for a Cetera-less special edition! I know I'd buy it!
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Summary: The Pinnacle of Ralph Macchio's career
Review: This is my favorite film in the Karate kid series, edging out part 1, and heavily favored over part 3. Taking the story back to Japan, and getting Miyagi heavily involved were excellent touches that pushed this film over the top. The music is faaannntastic. I can not even begin to describe the greatness of this musical score. Daniel's love interest is beautiful, and Chozen is one of the greatest, most evil bad guys in the history of cinema. If Asian actors were more accepted in Hollywood, that guy would be regarded as one of the finest actors in the game. But, I digress. The best in the series, and a must see for all ages.
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Summary: Amazingly romantic
Review: This movie is amazing. It is filled with dramatic adventures and challenges that Daniel is faced with and yet he conquers every one of them by applying the wisdom taught by his master. This is a must-see movie, particulary for those who liked the first version.
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Summary: A Great Movie!
Review: This movie, in my opinion, is the 2nd best movie in the series. It's just as exciting as the other two. I love the adventure Mr. Miagi and Daniel go through. You should see it!
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Summary: I liked this better than the first!
Review: This sequel was wonderful. I liked how Daniel grows more as a person by the new people he meets, learning different customs and most of all...the way he handles himself in the end!
The creator of this movie did a great job of creating a spin off to the first movie. I think that this movie should have been where it all ended. I liked the music selection, the action, and the beautiful surroundings of the quaint little village where they stayed. I recommend!
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Summary: DEFINITELY NOWHERE NEAR AS COOL AS THE ORIGINAL
Review: THIS TIME AROUND, DANIEL AND MR. MIYAGI [RALPH MACCHIO AND PAT MORITA] GO TO JAPAN TO CONFRONT ONE OF MR. MIYAGI'S OLD ENEMIES. DEFINITELY NOT IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS ITS PREDECESSOR, BUT IT'S PRETTY DECENT. AT LEAST THE ACTING IS STILL GOOD. IF YOU STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THIS SEQUEL, IT'S OK TO WATCH, IF YOU'RE CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THIS MOVIE IS LIKE. BUT, THE SEQUELS WOULD GET WORSE AND WORSE AFTER THIS. SO IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THIS IS THE LAST OF THE WATCHABLE MOVIES IN THIS SERIES.
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Summary: daniel-san gets all the girls.......
Review: this time mr. miyagi catches the fly....
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Summary: Great movie for the genre
Review: This was a great installment in the series . Though people whoe are not into Martial arts flicks might not appreciate it. The cinematography for the time was beautiful, and the score was wonderfull. The acting was good enough for this type of movie. Some people wanted the classic american sequel were everything is just a contiuation of the first but the movie mimics real life. Girlfriends come and go and as Miyagi and daniel get closer they learn more about each other, what with Certain Asian cultures being a little withdrawn when it comes to showing emotion it is easily understandable why miyagi didnt mention his past life. But if you go in expecting a ben hur then you obviously didnt do your research and of course you will be dissapointed. As a martial artist for over a decade i feel the movie did the best they could in two hours to show what would take years of understanding. It is almost impossible to represent the martial arts on film without being boring or fake . I love jet li , jackie chan , yuen wo ping and others but even bruce lee stated that the fighting he did on screen was not what he would do in real life . I think this movie hits the major aspects of martial arts training. Keeping your values under pressure, standing up for yourself and continual self improvement and if its a little cheesy ..... hey it was the eighties.
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Summary: better than the first!
Review: This was a lot better than the first. I thought this installment had a better plot than the first. Martial arts master Miyagi and his student Daniel return in director John G. Avildsen's sequel to to the popular "The Karate Kid". After their triumphant victory, Daniel and Miyagi continue their training focusing on the honor and disclipine of karate and the deeper powers of meditation. When Miyagi receives news that his father is near death, he and Daniel take off to the Island of Okinawa where Miyagi's family lives. Upon Miyagi's return to his homeland, he is reunited with his long- last childhood love Yukie. Despite their youthful love for one another, Yukie was forced to marry Miyagi's rival, Sato in an arranged marriage causing Miyagi to flee Okinawa instead of fighting for the woman that he loved. Now that his rival is a powerful karate expert and a rich, embittered landowner who demands a final grudge match with the wise and elderly Miyagi. As Sato threatens Miyagi and his family, his nephew, Chozen is out to fight Daniel in a battle of young wills. Both teacher and student are forced to stand up to their rivals in an action-packed climax. The final fight aganist Daniel and Chozen is awesome. The emotionally charged adventures of Daniel and Miyagi are set aganist the beauty and honor of old world Japan, instilling a rich sense of history into their mastery and understanding of the ancient art of karate. The rousing soundtrack includes the Oscar- winning hit, "Glory Of Love" by Peter Cetera. This is an excellent film which is worth seeing more than once.
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