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Avildsen shot hours of tournament footage from multiple angles
Plot
Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.. During the original Karate Kid shoot, late director John G. The crew behind Cobra Kai searched the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips, which they were able to introduce into the series via flashbacks. One of them includes Zabka’s real life mom, who was in the stands in different angles that went unseen until 2018.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx there are three brand new angles of the famous crane kick
Many people believe that Miyagi' 39;s name on his headstone is a continuity error, given that in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is stated to be Keisuke, but it was actually shown previously on a sign being held for him by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986 ) to be Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid that changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name previously given for him. Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not the original first name given to Miyagi. In Karate Kid (1984), it can briefly be seen on Miyagi’s dog tags, attached to the keys of the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo..
But this is so much more than that
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018). I didn’t have many expectations going into this show, or at least, I didn’t have high expectations. The ones I did have were that of a fun low budget romp down memory lane. The production values are great, the casting is great, the plot, the writing, the tone, pacing, soundtrack.
Miyagi taught us, balance
It’s all great start to finish and it has what Mr. It seems to hit so many right notes without pushing anything too far, the comedy is just right, the emotional moments, just right, the cheese, the action, just right. It also does a great job of leaving the viewer to decide who the real heroes and villains are because unlike the movies nothing here is black and white. If you’ve seen the films, you will really enjoy this.
If you haven’t, you’ll probably really enjoy it anyway
It stands on its own and feels modern, but as a continuity, 30 years later, it does this masterfully and very respectfully to its past and its source without heavily relying on it. BANSAI!!!
