This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

i remember watching this when i was 8 or so and asking my dad."why does he like that asian girl so much when he was obsessed with that other girl in the last movie."

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.

What if, at the beginning of "Rocky II" - Adrian broke up with Rocky off-screen? Sort of largely invalidates the entire B-plot of the earlier picture, doesn't it?

Filled with familiar beats and a pandering location change to Okinawa (actually filmed in Hawaii) - "The Karate Kid, Part II" is an enjoyable disappointment with unrealistic villains. I thought it was GOOD.

It plays a bit more melodramatic - forcefully so - probably because a sequel is expected to up the ante on all fronts, and as a result can come across a tad bit hamfisted. But it's got great heart and features a message (forgiveness good, hate bad) that is well-meaning at it's core. The few action scenes were fairly exciting to watch especially given the higher stakes, and the soundtrack wonderfully matches the beauty of the film's locale (Hawaii, not Japan). And of course, how can you ever get tired of the Daniel/Miyagi relationship - their dynamic is a delightful one. Karate Kid 2 is a solid sequel.

I guess Daniel got dumped because Daniel is taekwondo-ing someone else

Proof that a repetition of formula is nothing when the characters are developed, the stakes are higher, and Mr. Miyagi gets his own love story. Add in the atmosphere and the score and this is a thoroughly enjoyable sequel.

Eh...ok, una secuela.
Literalmente la mejor parte de la película es el principio, que debió ser el final de la primera.
Básicamenre mandaron al carajo a algunos personajes de la película anterior, como a la novia de Daniel, quien demostró ser una chica genuina en la primera película y de repente se convirtió en una perra superficial en la segunda.
Encontré todo lo demás un tanto aburrido y perdió mi atención en varias ocasiones.
En fin, encontremos algo positivo, me parece...bien,que esta vez se hayan querido centrar en la historia del señor Miyagi aunque ésta fuera algo tonta y cliché y también que el señor se aventaba cada frase motivadora oriental que no puede dejar de encantarme.

Lame sequel to the thrilling original has a decent ending but not much of interest before that.

An enjoyable sequel with some obvious flaws.

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This movie was borderline unwatchable.   

I will say that from his dialogue to his demeanor, Daniel is like a young Rocky Balboa. I wonder if that's what they were going for when they created "The Karate Kid."  The movie even started by reshowing scenes from the first film, and then picked up right where that one left off.  Inexplicably, a bunch of the villain characters from the first film appeared in new scenes as cameos in the opening moments of this second film, but then played no role throughout the rest of the movie.

This movie was much more about Mr. Miyagi.

With some distinct differences, this sequel followed a lot of the same plot points as the original.

**Martial Arts Films Day 2 & 3: Expect two reviews up tonight. This is for Part II that I watched yesterday. Following that will be my final review tonight. REVIEW 1 of 2-Bryan**

This time, the combat is real.

Following the events of the previous film, this film was directed by John G. Avildsen, who also directed Rocky and Rocky V. Here is a rhetorical question you guys can answer for me: At the beginning of "Rocky II" - Adrian broke up with Rocky off-screen. Sort of largely invalidates the entire B-plot of the earlier picture, doesn't it?

Filmed in Hawaii, (the film took place in Okinawa, Japan) Karate Kid II is "an enjoyable disappointment with unrealistic villains". I thought it was GOOD.

It's actually an underated sequel, although Sato overacts the entire movie and it's a bit laughable at times.

I've seen the first one a million times, but I hadn't seen any of the Karate Kid sequels in quite a while. This one holds up really well.