The Karate Kid

This film's art consists entirely of hiding the cynicism of its calculations under an agreeably modest and disarming manner.

Morita is simply terrific, bringing the appropriate authority and wisdom to the part.

A surprise summer hit in the States, this is another film-making-by-numbers exercise in teenage wish-fulfilment.

While this may be as soppy and predictable as they come, it still reminds you why you used to enjoy '80s teen flicks so much in the first place.

Formulaic, manipulative, hokey — and thoroughly rousing… the film's sincerity and poignance have a way of steamrolling over gaps in plausibility and logic.

An exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with one of the most interesting friendships in a long time.

There’s a sweetness and innocence to the story that avoids entering saccharine territory by incorporating darker themes into the mix...

The success of the 1984 original lies in its many winning factors, one of which includes the mentor-protege dynamics between Pat Morita’s Mr Miyagi and Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso.

A film that keeps the blood pumping and brings the audience to its feet.

From the depths of the height of 1980s pop culture comes The Karate Kid, a motion picture that, despite being stamped by its decade of origin, still works on a basic dramatic level today.