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The Return of Mr. Miyagi.
Though this film isn't as good as the first two KARATE KID movies, it is just as good if not better than KARATE KID III. In this film, Mr. Miyagi takes a trip out East to receive a special commendation from the President for his unit's extraordinay achievements during WWII. He stays over at the home of the widow of his former best friend. The woman is having a difficult time raising her granddaughter, Julie, who was orphaned after her parents were killed in a car accident. Mr. Miyagi suggests she take a trip to California and stay at his place on a vacation while he stays and takes care of her home and her granddaughter. Other than being fiercely angry at life, Julie is also having problems at school and is being harassed by the school's administratively supported bullies, the Alph Elite. Through the tutoring of Mr. Miyagi, Julie is able to control her anger and find focus in her life.

Hillary Swank pulls off a believable and emotionally-deep performance as Julie Pierce. The role needn't required so much depth, but her character reminds one of the girl next door.

However, as good as Swank is, the real reason to see this film is Pat Morita. It's great to see Mr. Miyagi again. His character reminds me of a real life Yoda. As long as the story is decent, one can't get enough of a great character like him. There are also some great quotes in the movie. My personal favorite is "Never trust a spiritual leader who can't dance." A fun movie that is surprisingly enjoyable.

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Christopher Cain's The Next Karate Kid/The Karate Kid IV
This was just as good, if not better, than The Karate Kid Part III. This is about Mr. Miyagi(Pat Morita) who flys out to Boston to visit his old friend's wife Louisa(Constance Towers). Louisa dosen't get along with her grandaughter Julie Pierce(Hilary Swank), so she deciedes to take a break from Julie and puts Mr. Miyagi in charge. At school, a boy named Ned(Michael Cavalieri) from a group named the Alpha Elite, harasses Julie, while she befriends Eric McGowan(Chris Conrad) who joined the Alpha Elite, which is lead by Col. Dugan(Michael Ironside). Then one day, Julie is caught trying to feed a hawk on the school roof and is suspended for two weeks. While she is suspended, Mr. Miyagi and Julie go somewhere to visit Miyagi's old friends. There, Mr. Miyagi teaches Julie some of the same things that he taught Daniel. When they return, Eric asks Julie to the prom. Meanwhile, Ned is mad at Eric for quiting the Alpha Elite. After the dance, Ned taunts Eric and ruins his car. Eric and the Alpha Elite get into a fight. Then Julie comes and trys to stop Ned from teasing her once and for all.....

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Fine movie but really not the series's sequel
If you love the Karate Kid series, you probably like the original casts, and you want to know what's going on with them after the first, second, and third sequels, and so on. You feel being with them and share their adventure one after anothers. That's what the series for. In this "The Next Karate Kid", Miyagi is the only one from original series casting. Although this movie is good and great performance from Hilary Swank (the new karate gal named Julie), it really does not fit in the series. It is more like a side story for Mr. Miyagi but mainly focuses on the new karate gal Julie. I'm a bit disappointed.