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| Next Karate Kid, The |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 13 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside, Constance Towers, Chris Conrad & Arsenio Trinidad |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
73256 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$$34.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
107 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1994 |
| (LD Release Date): |
3/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Christopher Cain |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Mark Lee |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Bill Conti |
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| (Production Designer): |
Walter P. Martishius |
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| (Editor): |
Ronald Roose |
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| (Executive Producers): |
R. J. Louis |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Jerry Weintraub |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
SDDS (8) Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Pat Morita returns as Mr. Miyagi in the latest sequel to the Karate Kid series, The Next Karate Kid. This time the new Karate student is a rebellious teenage girl named Julie (Hilary Swank). Julie is counseled by Mr. Miyagi and three Buddhist Monks, and grows to adulthood from adolescence while kicking-butt on a gang of military students who control the other kids at her high school. Along the way she learns to love and be-comes less rebellious and more sensitive. These films are not really about Karate after all, they are coming-of-age stories. If you liked the others, you’ll probably enjoy this one too. And who says the good guy has to be a guy?
LaserDisc Picture:
The matted 1.85:1 picture is extremely sharp and detailed with vibrant colors, excellent contrast and good shadow detail. Fleshtones are accurate and the overall picture is naturally rendered for a first-rate presentation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack has excellent dialogue presence that puts people in real spaces, an enveloping music score, and good fidelity and dynamics.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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