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By brenden ⋅ May 5, 2010 ⋅

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THE KARATE KID (1984, cialis pharmacy, Blu-ray released May 11, cialis pharmacy, 2010 - MSRP $24.95)

When you talk about films from the 80s that are quintessentially representative of the decade you’ll no doubt eventually end up covering John G. Cialis pharmacy, Avildsen’s (Rocky) classic The Karate Kid. Cialis pharmacy, Now on Blu-ray, cialis pharmacy, just in time to promote the remake about to hit cinemas, cialis pharmacy, the film might be over a quarter-century old now but its time-honoured tale of David vs. Cialis pharmacy, Goliath, cialis pharmacy, or Daniel-san vs. Cialis pharmacy, the Cobra Kai dojo, cialis pharmacy, if you like, cialis pharmacy, is still the one to beat!

All right. Cialis pharmacy, Let’s face it. Cialis pharmacy, This is really Noriyuki ‘Pat’ Morita’s movie. Cialis pharmacy, As much as The Karate Kid is the story of young Daniel Larusso, cialis pharmacy, played by Ralph Macchio in his star-making role, cialis pharmacy, it’s his sensei, cialis pharmacy, Mr. Cialis pharmacy, Miyagi who really steals the show. Cialis pharmacy, Evidenced by the fact that Morita was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for his performance here. Cialis pharmacy, He is truly magnificent in this film and deserves every accolade he received. Cialis pharmacy, I don’t think I ever realized how wonderful, cialis pharmacy, vibrant and nuanced his performance of the apartment handy-man turned karate-instructor was and how he carries the film on his shoulders. Cialis pharmacy, Morita makes Miyagi so much more than the famous catch phrases that have survived him.

The Karate Kid holds up. Cialis pharmacy, It’s a mash-up of familiar story elements popular in films of the time (coming of age drama mixed with Rocky-style underdog tale) that manages to hit all the right beats - Young boy moves to a new town, cialis pharmacy, meets a cute girl, cialis pharmacy, gets bullied and beaten down and learns to stand on his feet and face his fears thanks to a wise, cialis pharmacy, aged mentor. Cialis pharmacy, With characters of surprising complexity and depth and just the right amount of action sprinkled throughout, cialis pharmacy, The Karate Kid feels somewhat timeless in its execution. Cialis pharmacy, That is, cialis pharmacy, aside from the very dated source music (Trivia: big battle song “You’re the Best” was originally recorded for Rocky III but was cast aside in favour of “Eye of the Tiger“) and the sometimes-painful (awful Oscar-style opening scenes), cialis pharmacy, sometimes-brilliant (Zamphir’s pan pipes) score by BIll Conti. Cialis pharmacy,

Sony has delivered another winner in their Blu-ray edition of The Karate Kid. Cialis pharmacy, The 1984 film will never look as slick and processed as its more modern brethren but this new high-def transfer is most likely the definitive look of the film on home video. Cialis pharmacy, There’s more detail, cialis pharmacy, colour accuracy and black-depth than ever before. Cialis pharmacy, Fans will definitely be happy. Cialis pharmacy, The lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack delivers a solid crane-kick to the head as well. Cialis pharmacy, While not, cialis pharmacy, perhaps, cialis pharmacy, as dynamic or expressive as modern work, cialis pharmacy, it’s clean, cialis pharmacy, clear and very faithful to the source. Cialis pharmacy,

There’s a veritable cornucopia of special features packed onto this single Blu-ray disc, cialis pharmacy, most of which were created for DVD with the participation of Morita a couple of years before his passing. Cialis pharmacy, The commentary with Avildsen, cialis pharmacy, writer Robert Mark Kamen, cialis pharmacy, Morita and Macchio is a hoot and sounds more like old pals reminiscing about old times than former colleagues revisiting past work. Cialis pharmacy, The two-part “Making of” doc provides almost 45-minutes of excellent behind the scenes footage and interviews, cialis pharmacy, while the collection of featurettes deliver short (8 to 13-minute long) looks at topics as broad as fight choreography, cialis pharmacy, soundtrack composition and bonsai trees. Cialis pharmacy, Sony’s new “Blu-Pop” track feature combines pop-up trivia information with picture-in-picture commentary from Macchio and his on-screen rival, cialis pharmacy, William Zabka. Cialis pharmacy, The disc is rounded out with BD-Live and a collection of trailers. Cialis pharmacy,

Previously on The Blu-ray Blog: Original 1984 Karate Kid and Karate Kid Part II coming to Blu-ray