A family classic about a bullied young kid learning to protect himself and others. Has some still genuinely wonderful moments, despite its age.

The Karate Kid is a classic that should always stand the test of time. A nice peek into the 80s to see why it become such a pop culture icon. Don't think Daniel LaRusso is that innocent in this one as it may seem. Love Pat Morita though. What a wonderful guy and wonderful actor. Iconic through and through.

While it took some time to get around to watching, I do think this movie holds up incredibly well. It's just a wonderful feel-good movie to relax to, it treads familiar ground walked by the likes of Rocky, but the beautiful relationships are what bring you back. Seeing Daniel and Mr. Miyagi grow closer and challenge Cobra Kai is a wonderful time, and despite for the most pat being antagonistic bullies, there's still some nuance offered to Johnny and Kreese's other students, showing their mentor had a heavy hand in their poor growth, something that would thankfully be capitalised on many years later. It's a feel-good movie that stands the test of time.

The Karate Kid is a classic, feel-good movie with fantastic acting, wonderful character development, and some important messages about life and the human experience.

Thanks to a near-perfect balance of action and clever writing, The Karate Kid is the epitome of 80s camp while still having plenty of heart to give people a reason to care about the cast and story. The Karate Kid is one of the most iconic movie franchises of the 80s, and with how great the first film was, it's easy to see how that came to be.

Great flick,it has action & drama.Good stuff,the actors are good at telling a story . For me a solid movie.