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The Karate Kid Part II (1987)

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This sequel to the 1984 surprise hit The Karate Kid reunites Ralph Macchio as high-schooler Danny and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita as Danny's martial-arts mentor, Miyagi. Picking up where the first film left off, The Karate Kid Part II finds Danny and Miyagi making an emergency trip to Okinawa, where Miyagi's father is dying. Here they revisit Miyagi's childhood sweetheart (Nobu McCarthy), who, Miyagi believes, had been wheedled into an arranged marriage with loose-cannon karate expert Sato (Danny

Jul 10, 2001

Columbia Pictures

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All Critics (25) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (13) | DVD (16)

Too calculated and manipulative, this is a disappointing sequel to the 1984 picture.

April 5, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Excessive violence mars so-so sequel.

December 15, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

About on the same level as its watchable yet uneven predecessor...

June 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

There's a TV-movie quality to The Karate Kid Part II, which too often plays like "a very special episode"...[Blu-ray]

May 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment

It's a touch on the artificial side, but the sentiment still warms wonderfully, making Part II a lovely continuation, skillfully burning off the happy fumes left behind in 1984.

May 5, 2010 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
DVDTalk.com

The first chinks in the armour start appearing once you can't even honour your own lore.

November 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | Comment (1)
Film Freak Central

Somehow the magic of the first movie is just gone. Is it the absence of Elisabeth Shue? Yes. Probably.

October 21, 2005 Comment
Zap2it.com

Good sequel to the first Karate Kid.

February 2, 2003 Comment
Kansas City Star

Typically dismal sequel, made strictly for the money

January 12, 2003 Comment
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Audience Reviews for The Karate Kid Part II

There is more going on in this movie than the last one, actually I didn't write everything in that summary, but it's easy enough to follow when you watch it. The stakes in this film are higher than the last, making it exciting as well as more complicated. The characters don't change, thankfully, so it's a good, natural

December 27, 2011
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

THE KARATE KID: PART II wasn't a good film, but since this happens with every sequel-spawning sports flick, I have to give it a good grade for its predictable suffering.

July 14, 2011
spielberg00
Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

    1. Miyagi: Small price to pay for your honor!
    – Submitted by sean b (22 days ago)

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