Amazon.com video review:
Literally picking up about five minutes after the conclusion
of the 1984 The Karate
Kid, this 1986 sequel, also directed by John G. Avildsen,
sends Ralph Macchio's and Pat Morita's characters to the latter's home
turf in Japan, where the older man is confronted by an old rival, and
Macchio's newly confident fighter gets a tougher challenge than the
punks back home. Sillier than its predecessor, this follow-up at least
has some distracting soap opera elements in Morita's coming to terms
with an old flame, while Macchio woos a lovely local girl. Ironically,
it's the action that evokes laughter, particularly a climactic fight
that gets over the top quickly. --Tom Keogh
