The Karate Kid
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove
Plot: A boy and his mother move to California for a new job. He struggles to fit in, as a group of karate students starts to bully him for dating a rich girl from their clique. It's up to the Japanese landlord, Miyagi, to teach him karate.
Disc Release Date: 16 April 2019
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The Karate Kid's 2160p/HDR release will thrill fans and newcomers alike. The first thing one will notice is the brightness, brilliance, and balance on the white titles that appear over the film's open....
The new Dolby Atmos soundtrack impresses from the outset with a sense of openness to the track's orchestral score heard as the family moves across the country from New Jersey to California. Surround integration...
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Sony's UHD release of The Karate Kid includes two new extras -- a featurette and a trailer -- on the UHD disc while the bundled Blu-ray, identical to the disc Sony released in May 2010, includes the core...
Sony has released the classic 1984 film 'The Karate Kid' to the UHD format. The feature includes a 2160p/HDR transfer that has been 'fully restored in 4K from the original camera negative' per Sony's press...
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The Karate Kid may have a few elements that date it, but the movie never grows old. It's a quintessential student-teacher, coming-of-age film that perfectly blends heart, drama, and action as experienced...
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The 1980s teen classic enters the Ultra HD tournament to prove it's the best around with a beautiful HEVC H.265 encode. While it may not beat out some of the best of the best titles currently available,...
The remastered video is accompanied by another well-welcomed upgrade, delivering a pleasantly enjoyable and satisfying Dolby Atmos soundtrack. In all honesty, the object-based presentation is not a significant...
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The same set of supplements from 2010 are ported over and can be enjoyed on the accompanying Blu-ray while the Ultra HD features a brand-new retrospective. New Bonus FeatureRemembering The Karate Kid (2160p,...
Thirty-five years later, The Karate Kid has rightfully earned its place in movie history and has become a cherished cultural phenomenon thanks to a devoted fanbase that has led to funny interpretations,...
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When talking about The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi put it best when he explained to Daniel-san that "not everything is as seems." The film is an intelligent and inspiring coming of age tale about discovering...
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The Karate Kid recently underwent a 4K re-mastering and its presentation on Ultra HD Blu-ray was derived from that process....
This is done to very good effect, correlating with the onscreen events quite nicely as the most minute audio cues are fully realized. I appreciated the fact that the sound designers didn’t go overboard...
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Disc 1: The Karate Kid Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: The Karate Kid Blu-ray ALL-NEW: “Remembering The Karate Kid” – featuring new interviews with Ralph Macchio, William Zabka and Martin Kove (on the 4K UHD...
I saw The Karate Kid in the theater when it was originally released back in 1984. I remember thinking at the time that the name sounded juvenile and perhaps a little corny. That changed after I saw it....
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It’s making its debut on Ultra HD Blu-ray in this Combo Pack from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that features beautifully restored Ultra HD video, a complimentary Dolby Atmos immersive sound mix, and...