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The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 3/13

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3/13: What's good about The Karate Kid Part II is the rich cinematography which is visually well-shot.

And...that's about it. Now, for the negatives, there are several of them:

In the beginning, I see John Kreese, the sensei of Cobra Kai, going batshit crazy over some stupid, silly, and meaningless tournament, and his reaction is too cartoonish to believe.

Later, there's this guy who has a decades-long feud with Miyagi which is about "honor." Forgive me, but I'm always bored whenever I hear that word. It's what killed the film. If a boy messed up at the age of 17 by doing drugs, is that a stain on honor even though it might be the only bad incident in his life? What if he goes on to do great things later? And who's going to remember about whatever the stupid things he did twenty or thirty years ago? Time does heal wounds.

Finally, there's a Japanese, an Okiwanan if you will, female who develops a relationship with Danielle. It's almost like an American invading the country and poisoning her mind. Then, Danielle proceeds to insult her by asking if she had been *clears throat* arranged. Hence, it's hard to take the plot seriously. By the way, what's interesting is that Miyagi is never seen interacting with his fellow villagers.

Meanwhile, I look at Chozen and his body, and I look at Danielle and her body. The experience level between the two cannot be ignored, yet Chozen loses the big fight. Hm, right. I suppose the next film will theoretically pit Danielle against Bruce Lee in a steel cage match with the former emerging as the victor.

All in all, the rubbish shown in The Karate Kid Part II has my head spinning around like Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist.