The Next Karate Kid

Worth it for the scene of the Buddhist monks hijacking Julie's practice session to do an improvised, synchronized karate/dance routine, to The Cranberries' "Dreams".

Also: Tha God Laslo Kovacs shot this. The long shot of Julie in the field of lavender flowers is some Absolute Cinema level shit.

The worst part of this movie is the fight scenes. They're shot too close & rough.

A surprise. I quite liked this one.

There may not be anything outstanding, or even massively good, about 'The Next Karate Kid', but I actually felt content with what I had just watched when the end credits came along. It turns into a sweet story, even after a fairly rocky start.

The villains are meh, a little iffy but fine... far better than those from 'The Karate Kid Part III', that's for sure. Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) is a little cliché-filled but still super endearing and likeable. A young Hilary Swank, in her first major film role, brings a solid performance as Julie. At first I wasn't convinced, but by the end I felt like I saw a positive journey with the character.

In my opinion, it's the best sequel to 1984's 'The Karate Kid'. That's a big surprise, considering the downward trajectory of the preceding two. Don't get me wrong, it's close to being a not so good film. However, for me, it just about floats above the required marker. I like it, can't lie.

This is not a masterpiece by any means but I would say it’s better than the awful reviews it’s got.

Have to say the story didn’t really go anywhere or interest me but there were still some fun scenes which made it at least watchable.

The main cast aren’t that great or interesting and the villains were pretty lame tbh like a Temu version of kreese and Johnny.

Of course Mr Miyagi was the best part as always him and the Monks was quite funny going bowling 😅 just random but fun the scenes with monks was strange but they were funny.

Julie wasn’t a great main lead character tbh she did grow on me towards the end but still no Daniel.

Overall nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be but nothing special just average.

Same problems, Professor Miyagi, but now a girl.

It's a fine movie on its own. Unfortunately this ties into the rest of the series so it makes this movie feel unneeded. I just don't understand why they made this film. It's not as terrible as everyone rates it however it doesn't do much at all to progress the karate kid story. It's has a very similar plot to the first karate kid. The acting I thought was fine. Especially Mr. Miyagi and the monks. The ending felt forced and the fight scene I didn't feel was necessary. Overall, if you want a nice, light hearted film then this is it. For me I'd gave it a 6/10

Another try , this time with a girl. The steam is though gone from the franchise and the movie is just a weak shadow of the original. For fans only.

❤❤❤❤ - This film is nowhere near the first three films

10❤- Masterpiece 💯
9❤- Excellent
8❤ - Amazing 👌
7❤- Great 🌞
6❤ - Good 👍
5❤ - Average 🤕
4❤ - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3❤ - Bad 😭
2😡- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:face_with_symbols_over_mouth: - Bull Shit

The Next Karate Kid feels like a rather meaningless production, more of a commercialized continuation than a film with anything new to offer. The character of Julie is simply not engaging – she feels artificial and lacks the emotional depth that made the previous films so great.

The plot is predictable and repetitive, following the same formula as the earlier movies. Compared to the memorable antagonists like Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, Terry Silver, and Chose, the enemies here feel weak and uninteresting.

It’s hard to find much positive about the film other than a bit of nostalgia, but it doesn’t offer anything fresh or new.

Ratings:
• Story: 2/10
• Production: 2/10
• Acting: 2/10
• Authenticity 3/10

Overall Rating: 3/10 – Avoid the film unless you’re looking for nostalgia.