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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, George P. Cosmatos)
Rambo‘s pretty awful. It’s not terrible–not too terrible to watch anyway (at least once, though New York Times critic A.O. Scott should probably be fired for supporting it to any degree). The main...
View ArticleThe Karate Kid (1984, John G. Avildsen)
The Karate Kid runs out of movie before it runs out of story. The film’s been steadily improving on its way to the third act, culminating in a showdown between Jersey transplant (to L.A.) Ralph Macchio...
View ArticleThe Karate Kid Part II (1986, John G. Avildsen)
Towards the end of the first act, Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita have a potentially great scene. The best friends have traveled to Okinawa so Morita can see his dying father (Charlie Tanimoto, in a less...
View ArticleThe Karate Kid Part III (1989, John G. Avildsen)
There’s no way to talk about Karate Kid Part III without, pardon the expression, kicking it while it’s down. There are no good performances, no good technical aspects, no interesting writing, nothing....
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