Friday, November 25, 2011

The Karate Kid



Cheers (#98)

It's Kung Fu meets Rocky. Daniel Russo is bullied until Mr. Miyagi teaches him karate and he kicks some butt. I loved this movie. Daniel is dorky (seriously - plaid shirt and camo pants? who does that?), but somehow the cute girl sees past that and realizes he's a decent guy. The bullies are nasty. It's sad that some kids really are that mean. And then there's Mr. Miyagi. I love him, and Pat Morita does a great job keeping him from being one-dimensional.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDi3an8WgN4

2 comments:

melilotnfosco said...

i don't think i've ever actually seen the whole thing

hobbitsister said...

really? i suppose you were too young when it came out. i wouldn't call it a must-see.