It's a very cliche entertaining 80's movie actually not cliche cause at that time it's a very original movie.

What made the original terrific was good vs evil. In the Hollyweird of 2018, there is no good or bad. There is only moral relativity. Without the reality of good vs evil, this show falls flat.What if Karate Kid were lame? What if we can't pick good guys or bad guys because we've been brainwashed to think up is down and right is wrong? This show answers those questions.

(Originally reviewed: 07/01/2017) I was surprisingly not looking forward to this film after seeing the dreadful 2010 remake, however it's safe to say this version is much better, But only as entertainment value, it's not the best acting ever and it's most certainly no great film, having said that Pat Morita is rather good as Mr Miyagi. The rest of the performances are okay I suppose, Ralph Macchio and Elizabeth Shue do possess a few decent scenes together and there romance for the most part is at the very least, somewhat interesting. My Favourite part of the picture though has to be the scenes in which Mr Miyagi uses simple outdoor chores to train Macchio's character to become a really good martial artist, this is a nice original approach. On the other hand there are some obvious flaws, such as cheesy dialogue, a first half that is a lot weaker than the second and some real predictable clichés such as one of the bullies fighting over who gets the popular, rich girl with are lead character. All in all though The Karate Kid provides good entertainment, with a terrific tournament climax and a very good performance from Pat Morita.

This is the major caricature of a film that is constantly being referenced in contexts of the old wise Asian martial artist master and the apprentice, values of wisdom, patience, self-control etc... and it's not too badly done actually. It's less boring than it could've been, and the film makers made a real effort to give it a bit of flavor as opposed what it could've been more generically.A young duo of the natural Ralph Macchio, and the beautiful and utterly feminine teenage Elisabeth Shue totally at ease behind the camera creates at least an endearing lovebird combo to follow, but for Pat Morita who does really well also this must've been the most embarrassing role in his entire career.A bit on the side, it should be mentioned there's definitely something going on with the physical types in this film: the bad guy jocks and their sensei are all blond and rich, the pretty girl is a blonde and rich and the main character is this Jersey Italian-type modest guy, his mom even emphasizes his girlfriend "is a blonde" like it's a great thing in itself. Just a sidenote, but it's a prevalent thing in the film and it's funny to note it.Yeah sure it's a bit of fun, and not boring for 2hrs +. 6/10.