And I totally agree with you, Jimbo. It's drenched in the '80s. The fashion, the cinematography, the whole feel of the film was horribly dated. When that
Cruel Summer song came on in the soundtrack, I just had to laugh. What that film really needed was the
Eye of the Tiger song somewhere.
I remember having some real issues with the choreography and the tournament finale. The whole tournament was so fake and that really bothered me at the time.
Morita definitely nailed Miyagi. And Macchio was Russo - it's the only character he has ever been. The villains were over the top, but I never believed Johnny's apology after sweeping the leg. Nor could I believe that the smoking hot Elizabeth Shue could fall for Daniel.
But still, that crane pose - freaking classic.
Every see
Next Karate Kid with Hilary Swank?