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A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting Read more
| Starring | Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove |
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| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
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A surprise summer hit in the States, this is another film-making-by-numbers exercise in teenage wish-fulfilment. A... read more on Time Out
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80's Cheesefest Classic!
Unbelievable how other people can slate such a piece of fine cinematic GENIUS! It has all the qualities of a great film; action, romance, cheese, trees (bonsai... read more »
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Often imatated never duplicated!
there is nothing like the original. took my back to my child hood and rememberd why i loved these films. deffo a must see, about over coming the odds!
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Blast from the past
I loved this movie as a kid, so i rented it again to watch for nostalgic reasons.
Ok, it is a little bit cheesy in parts but in a whole it is ... read more »
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The Karate Kid Details 1984
I loved this one because, not only is there so much to learn in this movie, there's so much to laugh about as well. Watching by myself I found myself really... read more »
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Classic, must watch.
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The test of time
It is still AWESOME! No way the new one will compare.
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crank
scott hughes - i just like it i dno the storyline
karate is the only solution to the problems our society faces
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one of my fave films !!!!
brings back my childhood....fantastic film the classic underdog story with loads of corny acting but the music is great the story is simple and easy to watch ... read more »
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Great Nostalgia
Am I the only guy out there who had a HUGE crush on Elisabeth Shue after this movie ran? She made the movie great. I suppose there was some karate in there ... read more »
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Karate Kid
Bit slow to start with but by the end we were wanting more.
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80's Cheesefest Classic!
Unbelievable how other people can slate such a piece of fine cinematic GENIUS! It has all the qualities of a great film; action, romance, cheese, trees (bonsai... read more »