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List Price: $12.99 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 10266
Released: July 10, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Daniel travels to Okinawa with his teacher to visit Miyagi's ancestral home and his dying father. There they become involved in an old feud, and Daniel is called to defend his honor.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG
Street Date: 05/06/08
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
Description of The Karate Kid II:
Literally picking up about five minutes after the conclusion of the 1984 The Karate Kid, this 1986 sequel, also directed by John G. Avildsen, sends Ralph Macchio's and Pat Morita's characters to the latter's home turf in Japan, where the older man is confronted by an old rival, and Macchio's newly confident fighter gets a tougher challenge than the punks back home. Sillier than its predecessor, this follow-up at least has some distracting soap opera elements in Morita's coming to terms with an old flame, while Macchio woos a lovely local girl. Ironically, it's the action that evokes laughter, particularly a climactic fight that gets over the top quickly. --Tom Keogh
The Karate Kid II Reviews:
For The Glory Of Love. 
2009-11-08 - The Karate Kid Part II continues the story of Daniel(Ralph Macchio) and Miyagi(the late Pat Morita) as they travel to Japan to help out Miyagi's old girlfriend and her niece(Tamlyn Tomita from The Joy Luck Club), however, they are confronted by Miyagi's old foe Sato and his nephew and Daniel's new enemy, Chozen. The martial arts sequences were great to watch as well as the romance scene with Daniel and Tomita's character. The theme song of the film "For The Glory Of Love" became a big hit in 1987 and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Music Score. This is the best of all the Karate Kid series.
Could be the best Karate Kid movie out of all 3!
2009-10-03 - Daniel Larusso travels with Mr. Miagi to Oki Nawa in Japan in order to check on his father, who is very ill. When they return, they are received by Sato, who wants to fight with Mr. Miago in order to defend his honor. He got dishonoured when Miyagi fell in live with his girlfriend before he decided to escape to the US. On the other side, his nephew Chozan is bullying Daniel all the time. He is such a great Karate fighter.
Great movie!
I like it because it represents the real purpose of Karate, which is self defence.
There are no tournaments to compete in. It's about surviving.
The only thing I think could have been done to improve the movie was to give Daniel actual Karate lessons before making this movie. His moves are not convincing at all. They are weak and incorrect sometimes. People who do martial arts could immediately recognize the flaws in his techniques. Johny from Part 1 and Chozan from Part II are way better than him, in which Daniel surprisingly still managed to defeat them.
Anyway, the Karate Kid could easily be one of the best movies of our times.
Contrived. 
2009-05-23 - The Karate Kid Part II is no way as memorable as the orginial but at least it's not unwatchable like Part III. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita have always had this natural chemistry - you can tell they were really good friends on camera and off. Some of the acting from the supporting cast is just plain awful and the pace of the film is rather slow. So-so sequel - stick to the orginial.
DO NOT MAKE PURCHASES FROM DVD LEGACY 
2009-03-31 - I never recieved my product from DVD Legacy & do not recommend anyone to make purchases from them. I have contacted them numerous times as directed by email but they are yet to respond.
A Fantastic Film For All Ages
2009-03-11 - I have seen all of the Karate Kid movies and must say that this is my favorite out of them all. The plot is rather interesting, and I'm glad some Japanese culture (which I find fascinating) got put into the story. One of the best things I liked was seeing how Daniel grew since the first one, and it was obvious he has done so quite a bit. He is now a more competent fighter, able to stand up against Chozen who is the number one student of Mr. Miyagi's rival Sato, and is even more knowledgeable concerning karate principles in general.
The fight scenes are not overly impressive, but they're pretty fun to watch nonetheless. I must admit that this movie is what got me interested in karate, which I study more in principle rather than actual fighting, at least currently.
The only thing I was a bit annoyed by was nearly everyone in Okinawa, Japan speaking English to Daniel and especially each other. I get that it was a creative decision because it would be tedious for Mr. Miyagi or even Kumiko (Daniel's love interest) translating Japanese for Daniel constantly. Overall, it's not that big of a deal to me.
"The Karate Kid Part II" has a lot of elements that I'm sure all types of people would enjoy: action, drama and a bit of romance all entwined to make an excellent sequel to the already classic first one. I highly recommend this movie.
