1986 Directed by John G. Avildsen
Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr. Miyagi's dying father. After arriving Mr. Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an old love. This stirs up trouble with an old rival who he originally left Okinawa to avoid. In the mean time, Daniel encounters a new love and also makes some enemies.
Pat Morita Ralph Macchio Pat E. Johnson Bruce Malmuth Eddie Smith Martin Kove Garth Johnson Brett Johnson Will Hunt Evan James Lee Arnone Sarah Kendall Yuji Okumoto Joey Miyashima Danny Kamekona Raymond Ma George O'Hanlon Jr. Tamlyn Tomita Nobu McCarthy Charlie Tanimoto Tsuruko Ohye Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad Marc Hayashi Robert Fernandez Natalie N. Hashimoto Diana Mar BD Wong Clarence Gilyard Jr. Michael Morgan Show All…
Momento da Verdade II, Karate Kid II: mästarprovet
Love the more Miyagi centric story, the unhinged look on Martin Kove’s Face after he busts his knuckles open on the second window, the ice (!!!), and the fire final 20 minutes.
I love the original Karate Kid trilogy... kinda in the same way most people love the Back to the Future trilogy. Each entry brings the kind of goods I look for and i could pop in any one (including the fourth one) at any time. Part 3 might be my favorite of the sequels (because it almost feels like a cannon films version), part 2 is certainly no slouch and the better of the two of you ask me. I wish they really went to Japan (and spoke more Japanese) but those are minor nitpicks... that failed crane kick still makes me bite my nails.
I know a lot of people who look at this review and see the number of stars will scoff at the rating but please, stop and think first. I just rewatched this for the first time in probably fifteen years. I grew up as a child of the eighties and the Karate Kid was one of my first cinema heroes. I didn't realise how I would feel about it when i revisited it as an adult...but here I sit, quietly impressed. It reminded me of the Temple of Doom in terms of prowess of a sequel.
Yes, the basic key events are there from the first one but this does so much more. This is a character study about friendship,…
I probably haven't seen this movie in 20 years. Bur when I watched one scene from this (surprisingly not terrible) sequel in particular -- a tea ceremony between Daniel and Kumiko -- I was hit with this rush of memories, as if I'd just watched it 2 months ago.
Movies are cool.
Right away it was a bad idea to watch these back-to-back considering that the first 5 minutes of this are a 'previously on....' recap of the movie I just watched. Also all of the lessons Daniel seemingly learned in the first are gone as he instantly becomes restless and whiny right after the 'Six Months Later' tag hits. Sure enough the melodrama of literally fighting over a girl doesn't work nearly as well when it's duplicated or when it's not set in high school. Falls pretty flat when it tries to be serious, which is often.
On the other hand the idea that Miyagi is running a long grift to exploit Daniel's manual labor is a rich one made even funnier. A far, far worse movie but a slightly better comedy than the first, and a good showcase for Morita. Not much else though.
also BD Wong is in this credited as Bradd (two Ds) Wong which made me laugh
There are two things to appreciate about The Karate Kid Part II.
First, it makes the bold choice of not being a rehash of the original, taking the series in an entirely new direction. Second, it goes deeper into Mr. Miyagi's backstory and spends more time developing his friendship with Daniel, which is as wholesome as could be.
On the other hand, that bold choice of taking the series in a new direction doesn't entirely pay off and ends up being the film's greatest weakness, as it rids itself of much of what made the original so enjoyable. Sure, it has its fair share of petty rivalries, but it's missing the characters, the setting, the killer soundtrack. It feels more…
A sequel that takes its characters on a new adventure as opposed to simply recycling the plot of the original film, John G. Alvidsen's "The Karate Kid II" expands on its predecessor in all the right ways. After recapping the first film, the sequel finds Pat Morita's Mr. Miyagi and Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso whisked off to Japan not for karate competition but for family, legacy, and honor. With the narrative canvas broadened, the film offers a more impassioned take on its beloved characters and allows them more emotional beats and growth than were afforded them in 1984's "The Karate Kid." It all builds to a well-earned finale that is rousing and positive. An endearing underdog story and karate-centered coming-of-age tale, this is an exemplary feel-good film.
👌70%
The Karate Kid Part: 2 is a solid movie and a decent sequel. I remember when I was little watching this series a lot but for some reason I didn’t remember most of this movie. The plot is ok it’s still entertaining but this one feels a lot slower even though it’s shorter in runtime. The acting is good Pat Morita reprises his role as the love able Mr. Miyagi and is just as funny. I didn’t like how a whole new love interest for Daniel is introduced and how besides the two main characters we barley didn’t see any of the original characters.
Chozen isn’t a good villain unlike Johnny he is an annoying bully and his reason…
"You could've killed him, couldn't you?"
"Hai."
"Well, why didn't you then?"
"Because, Daniel-san, for person with no forgiveness in heart, living even worse punishment than death."
Seeing as I have had Cobra Kai fever for the past few weeks or so after I finished Season 2 and with the Season 3 teaser trailer just you know, teasing me. It's time to look at The Karate Kid sequels seeing as it looks like they will be bringing characters from them into the Cobra Kai series on Netflix, so let's first look at 1986's follow up to the original, The Karate Kid Part II.
Daniel (Ralph Macchio) accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi…
Nicht mehr so temporeich wie der erste Teil, konzentriert sich der Plot mehr auf Daniel Larusso's Lehrmeister Mr.Miyagi, dessen Geschichte gut durchdacht erzählt wird.
Die Charakterentwicklung, der Einsatz des Soundtracks und der Gehalt des Plots kann leider mit seinem Vorgänger nicht mehr ganz mithalten. Dennoch ist 'The Karate Kid Part II' unterhaltsam und eine relativ erwürdige und sehenswerte Fortsetzung geworden.
There's astoundingly little karate in this movie, which is...fine, I think? Weird to say this about a movie called 'the karate kid part 2,' but I don't feel like it really needed action to be what it was, which was a great character study that builds naturally off of the events in the first movie. There's some cheesy, improbable, and generally iffy moments, but Daniel and Mr. Miyagi feel like such real, genuine characters, and their relationship is really fascinating and sweet. Looking forward to watching part 3!
En la primera película el protagonista absoluto era Daniel y todo giraba en torno a él. Ahora nos tocará conocer un poco mejor el pasado del Sr. Miyagi y la historia discurrirá por ese cauce.
Las interpretaciones son buenas, y me gustó mucho la ambientación de Okinawa o las fiestas que se hacen allí, sus celebraciones, sus ritos, su gente...
La banda sonora también es correcta y en fin es una cinta que me ha gustado bastante sobre todo, no ya por los valores que destila esta historia (valores que el cine actual dista mucho de tener y que por tanto brillan por su ausencia) sino por conocer algo más de los personajes de la primera entrega.
La película es…
The long awaited sequel. Free trip to (Hawaii) Okinawa! Although slow-paced compared to the first film, The Karate Kid Part II offers an insightful view of Mr Miyagi's past and his motivation, maybe the central part of the movie one could argue.
Mediocre. Not horrible, not as good as the first one. Watch it if you like the characters, don't if you're looking for fight scenes. Cool dance scene though.
Not as good as the first, but still watchable and still okay I’d say. This movie did a better job of establishing and exploring the rivalry between Daniel and Chozen, compared to Daniel and Johnny in the first film.
I don’t really know why this is a complaint, but despite how much I love Mr. Miyagi and how he’s just as important as Daniel, I felt like the film centered around him too much. I feel like they didn’t focus on Daniel as much as they should’ve and that kind of annoys me. Because while Miyagi is dealing with the death of his father, his enemy and his gang and wanting to fight him, all Daniel really gets is another…
When it comes to 80s movie franchises, we all know that everything goes downhill after the much beloved first installment. In rare cases do we have a sequel that matches or surpasses the first film. However, there are some 80s sequels, that while they don't necessarily rise to the same levels of their predecessor, they do offer up a very solid story. I consider The Karate Kid 2 to be a really solid follow-up with many elements of the franchise that have become fan favorites. The Karate Kid Part II succeeds at progressing the relationship between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, the most essential part of all these films. The KK 2 could've easily hampered what the first film built up…
Daniel friggin son... what an odd follow up. The original is so good and this sequel is so not. I think the setting is interesting so it takes our two protagonists out of California. But the whole plot is leading up to this big showdown that is supposed to take place between Mr. Miyagi and his rival. But guess what? It never happens because rival finally learns the error of his ways even though he’s been begging a fight throughout the whole movie. I honestly there wasn’t going to be no big fight at the end. But then, of course the rival’s top student goes completely psychotic and fights Danny around a ring of fire in an attempt to actually kill him. It comes out of nowhere and it’s just odd. The majority of the movie is pretty boring. I honestly can’t even remember the new love interest Danny has in this movie. I don’t recommend this film at all.
Essentially a film that builds up to a boss battle between two elderly gentlemen with a once golden relationship, now tainted to the point of Sato wishing to fight Miyagi to the death. This boss battle never comes. In fairness, I'm not sure such a climax would have served as a better ending.
It was an interesting segway from the first film, exploring Myagi's native Okinawa and discovering what has become of his village. A shame that much of the first film was thrown away with regard to Daniel's girlfriend, mum (both unseen) and Miyagi's virtuous teachings (Daniel wants to fight in tournaments and plan a career for stardom). Though he learns that the stakes are traditionally life itself and…
Right away it was a bad idea to watch these back-to-back considering that the first 5 minutes of this are a 'previously on....' recap of the movie I just watched. Also all of the lessons Daniel seemingly learned in the first are gone as he instantly becomes restless and whiny right after the 'Six Months Later' tag hits. Sure enough the melodrama of literally fighting over a girl doesn't work nearly as well when it's duplicated or when it's not set in high school. Falls pretty flat when it tries to be serious, which is often.
On the other hand the idea that Miyagi is running a long grift to exploit Daniel's manual labor is a rich one made even funnier. A far, far worse movie but a slightly better comedy than the first, and a good showcase for Morita. Not much else though.
also BD Wong is in this credited as Bradd (two Ds) Wong which made me laugh
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