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A wise man once told me “It’s hard to rate fairly when nostalgia is involved”, this is true, admittedly I and many others often tend to look at movies from our youth with rose tinted glasses and perhaps remember them more fondly than we should. With this in mind I watched “The Karate Kid” a few days ago to see if it’s really as fun as I remember and you know what...it sure as hell is!!🥋BONSAI DANIEL SAN!!
I’m not gonna lie I was a big Karate Kid fan when I was young but now that I have watched 2 seasons of Cobra Kai “The Karate Kid” just hits different and in the best possible way. Knowing what we know from the show now adds a lot of extra layers to the movie. I found myself at certain points during the movie feeling conflicted over Daniel and Johnnys rivalry. The characters now all seem even more interesting and all those inspirational Miyagi life lessons or “Miyagisms” all mean that much more. Mr Miyagi’s character in particular is just a joy to watch. This time around as an adult and big fan of Cobra I noticed even more of his little idiosyncrasies. One particular scene where Miyagi, who is normally quite a guarded man, gets drunk and becomes emotional and serves up some sad truths about his past was great to watch.
The performances in the movie are believable and sincere. Yes the film is undeniably corny and the ending is predictable but The Karate at its core is a really fun movie about friendship and overcoming the odds. In a decade like the 80s where underdog and coming of age stories were all the rage, this is one of the best.
Honestly, I could of done with another 20 minutes and it ends a bit too suddenly for me. I was having fun. I know it directly follows on to KK2 but I probably would took the first few minutes of that 2nd movie “post tournament” and just add it to this.
More than anything else, watching this again just makes me that much more excited for S4 of Cobra Kai 🐍
8.8/10
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