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 - GreatMost enjoyable - the old good always prevails theme presented in a very entertaining way. Rating: - A Very Good Box Set Of Karate Kid FilmsKarate Kid is one of those movies that is iconic which means you know the film by heart and phases from the film that become apart of everyday vocabulary in our culture and all people, of different walks of life can relate to it , it's classic and timeless that's what karate kid is . before karate kid there was kung fu it was nice but always distant somehow. then came karate kid this film did'nt just blow open the doors it kick them open to show a different society and method we could learn from but also relate to in this film, the good and bad to learn lessons from them. i just loved this film for being just straight foward in it's approach of teaching positive lessons to kids about life because as we all know life is'nt a bed of roses or whatever saying you use, it's tough. Daniel( Ralph Macchio ) and His Teacher ( Pat Morita ) are positive role models and have been since it's release in 1984. Do Yourself a Favor And Pick Up A Copy Of This Trilogy Of Films. This Set is Wonderful in picture and in sound and are as good if not better than when they were released in the theaters and on video for the first time in 84 and 94 and this marks the first time the first karate kid has been released in widescreen. yeppy daniel son! Karate Kid Stands along side some of the greatest classic films Gremlins Indiana Jones Trilogy Fletch Star Wars Trilogy Back To Future Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Superman Trilogy E.T. Close Encounters Of Third Kind Poltergiest Willow and the list goes on ... Rating: - The Karate Kid Collection (Four Film Set)All four stories are worth revisting every year or so; the last in the series was a pleasant surprise as a preview to a very big star. Rating: - great moviesWhen my daughter and nephews started Karate class last fall, I bought the children these movies. I loved these when I was younger and they love them now. Their instructor will even refer to the movie when teaching; "Do you remember in 'The Karate Kid' when he did this?" etc. The kids have a better idea of what he wants from having watched the movie. Also, my daughter likes 'The Next Karate Kid' because that story is about a girl. Rating: - 4 Excellent Coming-Of-Age Films. The First One Is Arguably The Best, Though The Two Sequels Are Equally Good, If Not Better.Ralph Macchio ("My Cousin Vinny") stars in the first three "Karate Kid" movies, directed by John G. Avlidsen ("Rocky"; he directed the first three movies). Pat Morita (who won Best Supporting Actor for the first movie) stars in all four. The first movie is a lot of fun, with the famous "Wax on, wax off" sequence. It is also the film debut of Elizabeth Shue. I loved the romantic subplot. The fight seequences are well-executed. The second film starts going into dark territory, beginning with the aftermath of the competition that concludes the first film. Why Elizabeth Shue didn't return is a mystery to me, though I loved the new interest. Once again, the action scenes were top-notch. I love the song "Glory Of Love." The third movie is easily the darkest in the entire series. Cleverly edited clips from the first two movies serve as the prologue to this "Revenge Of The Sith"-style installment. The best one yet. They keep getting better and better. The acting in all three is awesome. The fourth movie was a let-down, despite a break-out performance by Hilary Swank (who would later win two Best Actress Oscars for "Boys Don't Cry" and the Clint Eastwood-directed drama "Million Dollar Baby") and another strong performance from Morita. The direction was God-awful. (John G. Avlidsen didn't direct; I don't know why). The script, which was not written by Robert Mark Kamen (who created the character and wrote the scripts for the first three hits), lacks the empathy and emotional punch of the first three, though no fault of Ms. Swank. All three movies are rated PG for some violence and mild language.
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