The Next Karate Kid

"...than she can handle. Enter Morita as the kindly karate master and sage-about-town Mr. Miyagi, who offers to teach..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Karate Kid

The remake of this kids' classic was filmed in China and provides a decent update for a new generation.

"...McCool's) isn't likely to take the gleam off Avildsen's Kid, but it's directed with sympathetic panache and arrestingly shot..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Karate Kid (1984)

Five franchise films

"...As an awkward kid who moved around a lot and was an easy..."

May 17, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Sidekicks

"...Macchio/Luke Skywalker. Apparently trying to recreate himself as a kid-friendly, grade-B action hero -- big step, right? -- Norris..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Never Back Down

Never Back Down is like The Karate Kid meets Fight Club by way of Abercrombie & Fitch.

"...borrows from other movies almost shamelessly – it's The Karate Kid meets Fight Club by way of Abercrombie &..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Boy and the Beast

Japanese anime film is a fully immersive experience

"...director Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, Summer Wars) is part Karate Kid and part Japanese folklore. It posits a parallel..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mirror Mirror

Holding on to the Snow White fairy tale's most tiresome aspects, this iteration has some visual sass but is devoid of wit.

"...perhaps why Snow (as she's known here) undergoes a Karate Kid-like training montage in self-defense. (Less clear is why..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Peaceful Warrior

It's mostly hoo-hah, but there are moments in this New Agey, feel-semi-good crowd-pleaser that rise above and beyond the gymnastics and psychobabble.

"...tutored in the higher psychological arts, à la The Karate Kid. That means cutting his hedonistic instincts to the..."

June 23, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Amazing Panda Adventure

"...by the lackadaisical direction of Christopher Cain (The Next Karate Kid), the yawningly uninspired script by screenwriter Jeff Rothberg,..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three Ninjas

"...of the narrative has a telltale essence evoking The Karate Kid -- complete with a Sixtyish Japanese grandfather/martial arts..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Power of One

"...on Me, from Rocky to Rocky V, from The Karate Kid to Parts II and III, Avildsen has always..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Elektra

Watching Jennifer Garner as Elektra turn somersaults over her foes in her drop-dead-sexy assassin’s gear isn’t nearly as invigorating as it ought to be.

"...Stick, on her side, the Mr. Miyagi to her Karate Kid redux. Garner’s Elektra was, frankly, the best thing..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: 'Ping Pong Summer'

Boombox beats, best friends forever, and (no) sex on the beach

"...good” cult classics lands somewhere between the lessons of Karate Kid, the predictable hilarity of National Lampoon’s Vacation, and..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Best of the Best Two

"...turkey out of the Rocky formula about the U.S. Karate Team competing in a do-or-die international match. This time..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Double Impact

"...bodyguard, Lewis, grabbed the other. The nurse dumped her kid at a French orphanage. The merc raised his to..."

Aug. 16, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Next Goal Wins

Lead-footed "from the headlines" soccer comedy is an own goal

"...a character compare something to The Matrix or The Karate Kid can be funny the first few times, but..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

FP2: Beats of Rage

Mad Max meets Dance Dance Revolution in a microbudget beatdown

"...as what would happen if Mr. Miyagi locked the Karate Kid in a cellar with a battered VHS copy..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Captains on Deck at Wizard World

Shatner and Bakula boldly go to Austin Comic Con

"...to any shows," said Milani. Those additions include the Karate Kid himself, Ralph Macchio and Kelly Hu (X2, Arrow)..."

Oct. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

After Earth

Often gorgeous, sometimes fascinating, this Smith-family outing is ultimately unwieldy and unsurprising.

"...Smith-family project. Jaden Smith, who was fine in The Karate Kid, is flat here. He doesn’t bring any more..."

May 31, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Chasing Mavericks

Starring Gerard Butler, this inspirational surfing drama somehow fails to inspire.

"...work on time, and master the “four pillars.” Very Karate Kid, no? Yes, very. Although it may seem a..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

8 Seconds

"...of rodeo star Lane Frost, director Avildsen (Rocky, The Karate Kid) returns to the thematic territory he knows so..."

Feb. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Present Beware! The Future Beware!

Austin animator Brad Neely drinks beer, hates British children

"...keeps coming back to his annoyance with iconic British kids from movies, and the more beer we consume, maybe..."

June 13, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Going on the Offensive With The Art of Self-Defense

Jesse Eisenberg navigates the hierarchy of martial arts

"...three years ago, he wasn't interested in making another Karate Kid. Stearns said, "I was really interested in doing..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: An Insultingly Simplistic Moral Reminder

There is no greater sign of a dumbass than a dumbass who doesn't think he's a dumbass.

"...series won't suck as hard as the original 12 Karate Kid movies." (Pssst: Feel free to go ahead and..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...not the best place to find help for a kid with profound mental health issues). But there's an underlying..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dziekuje Mr. Wrona

Q&A with Decapitated survivor 'Vogg' Kiełtyka

"...all lived in America! Heh heh. Cannibal Corpse, Rambo, Karate Kid, Wrangler Jeans, McDonalds, Metallica, Ace Ventura, Chuck Norris,..."

April 27, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...Minnesota, and Utah.    I discovered the game as a kid on a family trip to Red River, N.M. We..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

The Poppin' and Lockin' Ain't Stoppin'

Boogaloo Shrimp on life two decades after 'Breakin'

"...the final part of the Breakin' trilogy: The Booglaoo Kid – think The Karate Kid with the 39-year-old Shrimp..."

April 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin FC Extends Record Start to Season in 5-1 Win Over Inter Miami

Driussi dominates, Fagundez celebrates career milestone

"...goal. Driussi struck again in the 51st with a Karate Kid style crane kick to bury a loose ball..."

March 7, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Checking In: Anastasia Exercises

“I control what I can, my physical being”

"...sounds of the Eighties training montage. Think Rocky, The Karate Kid, Bloodsport...."

Nov. 17, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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