The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

To me, this movie is perfection.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

After overcoming the odds to become a champion, Daniel decides to accompany Miyagi to Okinawa who is off to pay his respects to his ailing father. When his father passes away, Miyagi is given a short time to mourn, before fighting his old rival, Sato. Meanwhile, Daniel falls in love and rubs Sato's nephew the wrong way to the point where they may have to fight to death. Karate Kid was far from original, but it's a classic for a reason. It's the ultimate underdog story of a regular Joe overcoming the odds to achieve greatness. In many ways, I think it's the teenage equivalent to Rocky. Everything about it rang true. As entertaining as this sequel is, it feels pretty contrived. The freshness is no longer there and I didn't get the same allure or that "special" feeling. That being said, this is pretty good for a sequel. I've seen it about 5 times, so obviously I liked it. It certainly knows how to tug on your heart-strings. The culture in Okinawa made for an intense experience. Their beliefs are entirely different from others. I didn't necessarily agree with it, but they truly believed in it. They believe there is honor in fighting to the death, while I think that is too extreme. Watching Daniel adapt to the lifestyle in Japan is engaging to watch. Miyagi and Sato's issues rivet me. It's genuinely emotional and always manages to move me. The performances are top-notch. Macchio is excellent once more as Daniel. Watching him evolve is fun to watch. You can see his confidence growing as well. Pat Morita is his match as Miyagi. His immaculate chemistry with Macchio is the key to this sequel. There is a lot of good stuff in this sequel, but they always make things livelier. Danny Kamekona's intensity knows no bounds. His performance as Sato is a memorable one. Yuji Okumoto plays one of the most despicable characters to ever grace the screen as Chozen. The final fight scene with him and Daniel will get your adrenaline going. Tamlyn Tomita is cute as Kumiko, but I wasn't all that into her romance with Daniel. To be honest, I was incensed at how quickly they dropped the romance, with Daniel and Ali. Am I really supposed to believe that a woman of strong character like Ali would suddenly fall in love with a UCLA football player and just dump him like that? Ali was nowhere near that shallow. It's lazy writing at its finest and screams of "We weren't able to get her back for the sequel"I really enjoy this sequel for the most part. It's not as genuine and I do have some issues with it, but it's really well done. As long as you don't expect the original, you should be entertained. 7.5/10

Whatever you may have seen in your life or even whatever you will see in the future, I can predict that no movie will ever give you the same feeling as this. This is one of the most enjoyable romps I have seen. An excellent and difficult production, bolstered by great performances. Wonderful movie, and I should know, I practically grew up on it. I much enjoyed this film, mostly because of the convincing characters. Certainly the characterizations are shallow and quickly changeable, often for little or no reason. As social commentary I give it a nine; for story and acting a six. It's worth seeing for some inventive uses of cinema.

I was a bit shocked when i saw how low this movie was rated. I think it is important that one does not compare it to the original. This is a movie about friendship, loyalty, life, and love. The film is beautifully shot with a great soundtrack. If you feel like picking it apart, you can find flaws in the writing. If anything it was a victim of the success of the first movie. If you have ever fallen in love, this movie will touch you. if you are looking for action, gory fight scenes..the title may lead you astray. This movie is about so much more than Karate. A wonderful movie for both kids and parents. Make some popcorn sit back and enjoy the film.

This was still a pretty good movie I personally thought the story line was not as good as the first one. Also all the stuff in Japan was cheesy exspecially the acting. The main cast did a job who but all the new introductions were pretty bad. Worth seeing though because it does continue the story line so if you liked the first one as much as I did you will probably want to see what happens next.This movie is about Danielle as he goes to Okinawa with Mr Myagi to accompany him to see his dieing father. Soon after going there Myagi finds a love interest and Danielle gets challenged to another karate match.This movie was pretty good just not as good as the first. Though its always enjoyable seeing Mr Myagi.