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Watch: The Karate Kid 1984 123movies, Full Movie Online – Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn’t fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys’ violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn’t understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate..
Plot: After some violent confrontations with his new classmates, Daniel LaRusso learns karate from Japanese handyman Mr. Miyagi, in order to defend himself.
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Ratings:

	7.3/10 Votes: 226,959
	89% | RottenTomatoes
	60/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 3485 Popularity: 32.499 | TMDB

Reviews:

***Reverent and emotionally potent coming-of-age/sports flick***

A boy (Ralph Macchio) moves with his mother from New Jersey to Los Angeles, but isn’t welcomed by the Cobra Kai gang at school, led by bully Johnny (William Zabka). But Daniel (Macchio) finds a potential girlfriend (Elisabeth Shue) and a ‘golden connection’ with a Japanese American who’s willing to teach him the art of karate (Pat Morita). Everything leads to Daniel facing off with Johnny at a tournament. Martin Kove is on hand as the sensei dripping with villainy.

“The Karate Kid” (1984) is a product of its time, the early/mid 80s, and is unrepentant about it. A long sequence featuring Bananarama’s “Cruel Summer” tells all. Speaking of which, that’s a great school scene.

There’s something about this flick that always moves me; it has heart. It’s about the love of a teenager and his mother; the love of a boy and a girl; and the fatherly love of a harassed new kid on the block and a wise old Asian man. It’s also about facing hefty challenges and learning to overcome them. There’s a reverent quality and the proceedings ring true, except maybe for the campiness of the uber-machismo sensei, although that’s entertaining.

Winsome Shue shines on the female front wherein the movie scores well with several peripheral notables and even Daniel’s warmly spirited mother (Randee Heller).

The film runs 2 hours, 6 minutes and was shot in the Los Angeles area.

GRADE: A-

**A landmark of the 80’s**

I’m not exactly a fan of fighting or martial arts movies. It’s usually a type of movie I avoid because I find it boring and tiring. However, I was surrendered to this film, which is surely one of the most famous of the 80s, a film that even today, thirty years later, feels good to review. Perhaps because of this, it is a film that still retains its place on the grid of cinema TV channels.

The script is simple, but quite appealing and full of well-crafted characters worthy of our sympathy. The protagonist is Daniel, a young teenager who has just moved to California and is trying to adapt to a new environment. However, he quickly wins the enmity of an older, wealthier and more violent boy, due to their common interest in the same girl. Forced to learn karate to defend himself, he befriends the janitor of his building, an elderly Japanese man who will teach him everything he needs to know about the martial art.

Ralph Macchio is nice and pleasant in his character, and he does a pleasant job that will earn him fame. In fact, it will become the only major role in the actor’s career, who even today plays the same character in video games and series. Elizabeth Shue, for her part, made more intelligent use of the relative success she achieved in her role in this film. Although she doesn’t shine, she does what she needs to do well, and that opened the door to a series of other jobs. But it’s definitely Pat Morita who steals our attention whenever he’s on stage. He is impeccable in the role of the intelligent and sensible Japanese. Through character, the film gives us a vision of peaceful karate, focused on defense and the need to be prepared to never really have to fight. The actor, by the way, was nominated for an Oscar for his performance. The film also features notable appearances by William Zabka and Martin Kove.

With good, elegant cinematography, crisp colors, and good shooting work, it’s a film that doesn’t feel as dated as other films from this decade. I particularly liked the sets of the Japanese house, with its gardens and magnificent carpentry details, and the classic cars in some scenes. The fight and action scenes look pretty choreographed, but they’re still genuine enough not to look bad. The soundtrack, signed by Bill Conti, is truly memorable and a little gem that is generally overlooked, forgotten and overtaken by other more well-known and consecrated scores.

Exceptional teen film from the 80s
While John Hughs’ films may be the standard for teen flicks in the 1980s, Hughs’ films were just a few of the great and unique teen films to be released in that decade. Coupled with Back to the Future, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, the 80s was a rather unique time for teen movies. The Karate Kid just happened to be another one of those films. With the immortal Pat Morita leading the way, this film was not only touching, but put a whole new spin on the `zero-to-hero’ story line which we have all seen too often. Ralph Macchio may have had no career after these film, but at least he proved to be comparable as Daniel (san). Sure, the ending and outcome proved to be a little predictable, but the film was still a winner.

Terrific 80s’s underdog story!!!
I being a child of the 80’s have a soft spot for this movie. Yes it is predictable,but what makes it a great movie is the performances by the 2 main characters. Ralph Macchio is great as a teenager that is bullied at his new school. But the movie belongs to Pat Morita as Mr. Myagi. He plays an old apartment maintenance man that befriends Macchio. He becomes his karate teacher, but they develop a great friendship that makes the movie all the more enjoyable. The great thing is that the movie shows that the old man comes to need the kid as much as the kid needs him, it is a touching relationship. All the rest is standard Rocky film stuff, but what Rocky and this film have in common is that the characters are people we care for, so all the climactic scene stuff works.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 6 min (126 min)
Budget 8000000
Revenue 130442786
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Action, Drama, Family
Director John G. Avildsen
Writer Robert Mark Kamen
Actors Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 3 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Metrocolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 3,477 m (Sweden)
Negative Format 68 mm, 35 mm (Eastman 100T 5247, 400T 5294)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2019 Remaster), Dolby Vision (4K) (2019 Remaster), Spherical
Printed Film Format 70 mm, 35 mm