Karate Kid Collection Box Set (DVD, 2005, 3-Disc Set)

Directed by John G. Avildsen
Written by Robert Mark Kamen

Starring:
Ralph Macchio
Pat Morita
Elisabeth Shue
Martin Kove
William Zabka

Produced by Jerry Weintraub
R.J. Louis (executive producer)
Bud S. Smith (associate producer)
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date June 22, 1984
Runtime 126 min.


About the Karate Kid - One of the best 80s movies and Sports movies

The Karate Kid is about a teenage boy, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), who moves with his mother from Newark, New Jersey to Reseda, California, in the San Fernando Valley district of L.A.. The handyman of their apartment building is a kindly and humble Okinawan immigrant named Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (Pat Morita).

The last night of summer, Daniel and his new friends, including Ali Mills (Elisabeth Shue), are at the beach, when Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and his friends, pull up on motorbikes. Johnny and Ali begin arguing, and Ali blasts a radio. Angered, Johnny throws the radio to the ground. Daniel moves to pick it up, and ignores Johnny's warning not to get involved. Soon Daniel and Johnny fight, but Daniel loses. Unwittingly, Daniel has made an enemy of one of Cobra Kai karate dojo's best students. The Cobra Kai dojo is an arguably over-the-top portrayal of a sadistic, macho, and prideful form of martial arts, perhaps a symbolic representation of the "dark side" of martial arts.

Johnny and his cronies torment Daniel as much as they can. When Daniel retaliates with a prank at a Halloween dance (where Johnny is seen rolling what appears to be a marijuana cigarette laced with PCP), he is pursued by Johnny and his friends, who proceed to beat him until he can barely stand. Just then, Mr. Miyagi intervenes and rescues Daniel in a surprising display of karate (stunt work by Fumio Demura). Daniel, upon learning this, asks Mr. Miyagi to be his teacher (sensei).

With some persuasion, Miyagi agrees to accompany Daniel to confront the sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo and insist that he tell his students to stop their harassment of Daniel. However, the sensei, John Kreese (Martin Kove), is a vicious fighter (later revealed in the sequels as a Vietnam Veteran) who regularly barks out condemnations of mercy or restraint. To settle the matter, Miyagi announces Daniel will enter a Valley-wide tournament where Cobra Kai students can fight Daniel on equal terms. Miyagi also requests that Johnny and his friends stop bullying Daniel in the interim while the boy is trained. Kreese assents and orders his students to leave Daniel alone, but threatens that if Daniel does not appear at the tournament, the harassment will resume and Miyagi himself will be targeted as well.

Without spoiling the movie's ending, Mr. Miyagi and Daniel experience conflict as Daniel-son struggles with a male authority figure so intent on teaching focus and patience. But Daniel LaRusso's skill and mental toughness are put on the line in the ending karate tournament where Daniel must face the Cobra Kai clan!

As someone who enjoyed all of the Karate Kid movies growing up; you can only imagine the joy when I saw the Karate Kid Collection Box Set in store. I had it in my hand within 15 seconds and watched all of the four movies that same night. The first three Karate Kid movies are classics which any DVD collector or lover of martial arts movies must have. The Next Karate Kid; although lacking in substance still is a alright movie on its own. If you don't like The Next Karate Kid then consider it a bonus as Karate Kid 1-3 are well worth getting the box set for.

These movies are classics. I love them all. Great story for all ages. Intense,funny,heart warming, and the good guy triumphs. I have wanted them all for a long time and I found them on ebay at a good price.

I liked the movie very much!!! They were fun to watch!!! Highly entertaining! !!!I highly recommend these movies!!!!!

Its great to find all 4 of thease together at such a reasonable price. Thanks for the affordability!

About the film, is really an epic and can not miss in my collection.

About the seller, really helpful resolved all my doubts, super recommended

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Item was exactly what we expected! Item came in a timely fashion. The movies work just fine. Would order again from this seller.

We love this set. Very cool to have ALL the Karate Kid movies in one set.
They are all pretty family-oriented,except for some sporatic language,and some scenes of violence & mild peril.
It really takes us back 'to the eighties':The Music,the clothes,etc. Anyways,we got a very good deal on E-Bay.
The shipping took about 10 days on this one,but it was totally worth the money we saved (I think we might have payed about 15$....not bad)
I'd say we give this DVD-set a five-star rating! Well worth the money!
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They watch it over and over.

It teaches a good lesson.

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My son, who is now 31 years old with a 5 year old son of his own loved the Karate Kid as a child. I know he had to have watched it 100 times. He could & did quote it line for line.
So when I saw it on ebay I had to order it as a surprise for my grandson. Well, if first impressions run true we will have another child quoting Karate Kid lines.
It was new, shipped promptly & the same great family movie from the past.
The whole family loves it.

My husband is a fan and I bought this for him a s a present. They arrived in a timely manner and were perfect!!!

Product was what we were looking for. I got product for price I was looking for. It was shipped and we received it promptly. The product was described properly and in good condition. The purchase experience was a pleasant one.

This item was hard for me to find in the stores. I looked in a lot of stores and then, dedcided to try Ebay. I found the Karate Kid Collection, on the first try! Thanks Ebay! The seller packed and shipped this item well! Thank you!

The series of karate kid movies are amazing and this box set is no exception. Very rarely do they show these movies on tv and getting each movie by itself can be costly or a hastle. This box set is a must for any karate kid fan not just because it's a great collector's item, but also it's something to have that will remind you of just how much of a great actor Pat Morita was.

This is a truely excellent set, which includes all three original Karate Kids plus The Next Karate Kid. Though all 4 movies are great, my favorites are part 1 & 2. I bought this set because I am a big Karate Kid fan, and have been since I was a kid. I am in my mid 30s now but still enjoy these movies!

I had forgotten how much fun these movies were. It was greatto see them all together for the first time.....great set of movies...........

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I bought this item, because all 4 movies were available at once,within a reasonable price. And once i received the package, i found the delivery to be very fast within a week, and the packaging was well done.

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I GOT THIS FOR MY SON AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT ,HE STARTED TAKING KARATE AND I KNEW HE WOULD LOVE IT. I LOVE IT CUZ IT HAS ALL 4 MOVIES IN THE SET.

An excellent family movie collection. I am certain this movie will find a place in many homes. When the kids get bored just put in the dvd and presto instant attention getter. An a-plus for any family

The whole karate kid collection is amazing all the karate kid movies are good movies & i would suggest anybody buy them you won't be disappointed.

Total classic.....awesome! I bought it for a friend of mine in Greece...He loves the Karate Kid. It is a story with so much to offer...love, determination, everything that makes up a totally great movie.

My daughter goes to karate class twise a week. I bought this movie to spark her motivation, Thanks The movie itself is very good and was delivered fast It made us(me and my 7 y.old) happy