Given the considerable success of the initial movie, it wasn't surprising to learn another installment was planned to carry on the narrative. This film begins exactly where its predecessor concluded, accompanying Daniel and his mentor, Miyagi, on a trip to southern Japan—Miyagi’s home—to visit his ailing father and confront a man he vowed to kill if he ever stepped onto Japanese soil. Ralph Macchio reprises his ro…

This was not what I hoped for. I didn't get anything positive out of 'The Karate Kid Part II'; it doesn’t really enhance the initial film at all. The only thing that worked for me was Pat Morita, who has one particularly strong and moving moment with another performer. Beyond that, no one else makes much of an impression—even Ralph Macchio, who is still decent as Daniel, fails to distinguish himself. I wasn’t s…