Movie Notes: The Next Karate Kid

September 24th, 2007

MoviesSigh. These days we’re used to “re-imaginings” where a new film rises up, phoenix-like, from the cheesy ashes of the old franchise. The Next Karate Kid was a lame attempt at reviving the original, failing for various reasons: not enough time had passed before the first (this flick came out in 1989 1994), not enough “re-imagining,” and lastly an almost total lack of chemistry between Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) and new karate student Julie (Hilary Swank).

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