Movie Review: In 'Karate Kid: Legends' the Student Becomes the Teacher

ThePatriotLight - Kelly Ripa And Mark Consuelos Caught Off Guard By Ralph Macchio’s “Very Impressive” Tap Dancing Skills On ‘Live’: “That Was Not In The Notes”

ThePatriotLight - Ralph Macchio can do more with his feet than just crane kick. The Karate Kid: Legends star sat down with Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos on Friday’s Live with Kelly and Mark, where he shared that he took tap lessons growing up. “I wanted to be Gene Kelly,” he recalled. “My dad had me working at the laundromat learning the value of a dollar. And my mom and I used to watch the old movie musicals when I was a little kid. That’s wher…

Movie review: In 'Karate Kid: Legends' the student becomes the teacher

“Karate Kid: Legends,” the latest installment to the franchise that spawned from the 1984 team of Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, aka Mr. Miyagi, certainly shouldn’t come as a surprise. And yet, among the modern crop of revamped movie franchises, it is, in fact, a somewhat bizarre outlier.

Karate Kid: Legends' Tiger Trap & How It Compares To The Crane Kick Explained

The following contains spoilers for Karate Kid: Legends, now playing in theatersKarate Kid: Legends introduces a modern successor to the Crane Kick with the Tiger Trap. Karate Kid: Legends is a legacy sequel to the overarching Karate Kid franchise, bringing in elements from the original 1984 film, the 2010 remake of the same name, and the six-season TV spin-off, Cobra Kai. The film's lead, Li, develops his skills under the tutelage of both Danie…

The entire ‘Karate Kid’ franchise, ranked (animated series included!)

This week, the Karate Kid franchise is back in theaters for the first time in 15 years with Karate Kid: Legends. And unlike the 2010 film, this movie is a true continuation of everything that came before it. Who could have predicted that there would be a new Karate Kid movie over four decades after the original? The 1984 original has withstood the test of time, and it gave Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita two of their most iconic roles as…