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Watch: The Next Karate Kid 1994 123movies, Full Movie Online – During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both her parents in an accident and is having problems with her grandmother and her fellow pupils. Mr. Miyagi decides to teach her karate to get her through her pain and issues and back on the right path..
Plot: Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents’ demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.
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Ratings:

	4.5/10 Votes: 31,294
	7% | RottenTomatoes
	36/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 837 Popularity: 24.364 | TMDB

Reviews:

**Despite the heavy reviews and the public’s disinterest, it’s not as bad a movie as they say, and it was able to end the franchise on a positive note.**

After three very interesting films, the “Karate Kid” franchise had to continue, and a fourth film was made, this time with a young girl in place of the apprentice (Ralph Macchio was too old for the character, and he had no interest in calling more his image and career to the universe of martial arts films). It was a risky move, but necessary if they wanted the franchise to continue… but the public didn’t buy in, despite the movie itself not being as bad as they say. In fact, I even consider it to be better than its immediate predecessor. With a weak box office result, largely as a result of the public’s loss of interest in karate films, the film killed the franchise for a few decades, but I have no doubt that it was able to end it on a positive note.

The script is simple, but not without its flaws: Miyagi attends a military ceremony honoring the dead of his military unit, and ends up meeting the daughter of an ex-comrade-in-arms, Julie. She is a withdrawn young woman, with problems and angry due to the death of her parents in an accident. He decides to take her as a karate apprentice, it being obvious that she has a series of problems with other violent teenagers and will have to use martial arts to defend herself, but predictability is an agenda present throughout the film, which is not brings anything substantially new to the franchise. The film basically contains the same ideas and structure as its predecessors. The end of the movie is pretty hard to believe.

Despite the problems, the film brings back Pat Morita, who has already won us over with the friendliness and good humor of his character, and with an always very committed interpretation. He has always been fundamental to the success of the films in this franchise, and his funny and charismatic presence is even more important here, in a film where he assumes even more presence and protagonism. Hillary Swank is still extremely young in this film and is a long way from the glory days she will live in years to come, but she shows charisma and presence, and a latent talent that needs to be polished. The film also has the participation of Michael Ironside and Michael Cavalieri, in the role of the two main villains, both of which are predictable, flat and underdeveloped, but still worthy of our dislike.

Technically, it is a very discreet film, which invests more in discreet effects and in a clear sound and image than in more flashy things. The movie’s pacing is slower than its predecessors, and that takes some of the fun out of the movie, makes it more sleepy, but it’s not a serious problem. The cinematography and editing are good enough, as are the choice of filming locations, the design of the sets (in particular the monastery) and the costumes. Finally, but just as importantly, the action and fight scenes were good enough and very well choreographed, and while some thought they were too sparse, I thought they were more interesting than the two preceding films in the franchise.

A surprise. I quite liked this one.

There may not be anything outstanding, or even massively good, about ‘The Next Karate Kid’, but I actually felt content with what I had just watched when the end credits came along. It turns into a sweet story, even after a fairly rocky start.

The villains are meh, a little iffy but fine… far better than those from ‘The Karate Kid Part III’, that’s for sure. Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) is a little cliché-filled but still super endearing and likeable. A young Hilary Swank, in her first major film role, brings a solid performance as Julie. At first I wasn’t convinced, but by the end I felt like I saw a positive journey with the character.

In my opinion, it’s the best sequel to 1984’s ‘The Karate Kid’. That’s a big surprise, considering the downward trajectory of the preceding two. Don’t get me wrong, it’s close to being a not so good film. However, for me, it just about floats above the required marker. I like it, can’t lie.

No plot
In a few ways this movie isn’t too bad, the acting is cheesy but decent enough, the characters are well developed, and good cinematography. But… there is literally no plot, it’s just a bunch of random storylines. Not to mention these senior boys look like they’re about 30.

Rather delightful
Having seen the other Karate Kids, I was curious about this film, though I had never seen or even heard of it. The usual elements are back. New kid in town that struggles to adjust; a Mr. Miyagi that helps to instill self-confidence in the teen; and the climax of needing to use the recently learned karate in a pivotal fight scene. I was taken in both by Hilary Swank’s character, expressing the range of emotions and soon willing to be positively formed (the Karate Kid characters are always so kinetic, aren’t they?) and Mr. Miyagi as the walking book of Oriental proverbs. I loved it! Slow in some parts, but some intriguing scenes.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 47 min (107 min)
Budget 12000000
Revenue 15876353
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Action, Drama, Family
Director Christopher Cain
Writer Robert Mark Kamen, Mark Lee
Actors Pat Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside
Country United States
Awards 1 win
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby, SDDS (8 channels), Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm