The Next Karate Kid (The Karate Kid Part IV) (1994)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1674 movies items)

" During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both her parents in an accident and is having problems with her grandmother and her fellow pupils. Mr. Miyagi decides to teach her karate to get her through her pain and issues and back on the right path. The film itself, introduced us to Hilary Swan"

Favorite Drama Films: 1994-1995 (101 movies items)

" Directed by: Christopher Cain Produced by: R.J. Louis, Jerry Weintraub, and Susan Ekins Written by: Mark Lee Based on the charecters created by: Robert Mark Kamen Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs Edited by: Ronald Roose Music by: Bill Conti Distributed by: Columbia Pictures"

Fall 2020 Viewings (40 movies items)

"Format: DVD Viewing: 2nd Thoughts: Concluding my tour of the original Karate Kid movies (with absolutely no desire to ever watch the Jaden Smith reboot), I dared to answer the question: could the franchise get any worse after the shitshow that was part III? Well, unfortunately it does. But not by much. The Cobra Kai's have now been replaced by a brigade of high school mercenaries clad in black t-shirts and acid wash jeans. Mr Miyagi at this point has now become a tired cliche, and Hilary Swank i"

Favorite Action Films: 1994-1995 (49 movies items)

" Directed by: Christopher Cain Produced by: R.J. Louis, Jerry Weintraub, and Susan Ekins Written by: Mark Lee Based on the charecters created by: Robert Mark Kamen Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs Edited by: Ronald Roose Music by: Bill Conti Distributed by: Columbia Pictures"

Watched in 2018 (36 movies items)

"18.5."

Collection: Sporting Goods (43 movies items)

"FEATURED SPORT: Martial arts"

“Even though the 2nd sequel of ‘The Karate Kid’ franchise seemed to be a critical and commercial failure, for some reasons, they still decided to c”

A bad movie

“Even though the 2nd sequel of ‘The Karate Kid’ franchise seemed to be a critical and commercial failure, for some reasons, they still decided to come up with a new instalment, this time, with a girl playing the lead character. Well, right from the start, it seemed to be a really misguided project and, indeed, the whole thing turned out to be pretty lame. As usual, it took fovever before the whole thing started, seriously, I think it took them maybe 1 hour before they actually started the karate training. To make things worse, I was amazed by how underwhelming this training was. Furthermore, for once, there was no tournament, in fact, there was barely any fighting at all which was quite surprising considering the title. Concerning Hilary Swank, she must have been really excited to get f” read more

Martial Arts in Film & TV (35 movies items)

"Style: Karate"