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===Critical response=== [[File:Pat Morita 1971 publicity photo.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Pat Morita]]'s performance received critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].]] On the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 6.83/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Utterly predictable and wholly of its time, but warm, sincere, and difficult to resist, due in large part to Morita and Macchio's relaxed chemistry."<ref name="rotten">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/karate_kid |title=The Karate Kid (1984) |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225140013/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/karate_kid |url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-karate-kid-1984 |title=The Karate Kid Reviews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=November 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014035123/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-karate-kid-1984 |url-status=live}}</ref> On its release, [[Roger Ebert]] called the film one of the year's best, gave it four stars out of four, and described it as an exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with interesting friendships in the film.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 1, 1984 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |title=The Karate Kid |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19840101/REVIEWS/401010351/1023 |access-date = October 7, 2009 |publisher=[[Chicago Sun Times]] |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-date = September 18, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090918095403/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19840101/REVIEWS/401010351/1023 |url-status = live}}{{Rating|4|4}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' also gave a positive review.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 22, 1984 |first=Janet |last=Maslin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/22/movies/screen-karate-kid-bane-of-bullies.html |title=SCREEN 'KARATE KID,' BANE OF BULLIES| access-date= May 21, 2010 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| archive-date= October 4, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214531/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/22/movies/screen-karate-kid-bane-of-bullies.html| url-status= live}}</ref> ''The Karate Kid'' ranked #40 on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s list of the 50 Best High School Movies.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/ |title=50 Best High School Movies |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 31, 2008| access-date = January 9, 2021| archive-date = June 22, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190622180719/https://ew.com/gallery/50-best-high-school-movies-0/| url-status = live}}</ref> ''The Karate Kid'' launched the career of Macchio, who would turn into a teen idol featured on the covers of magazines such as ''[[Tiger Beat]]''. It revitalized the acting career of Morita, previously known mostly for his comedic role as Arnold on ''[[Happy Days]]'', who was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performance as Miyagi. Morita reprised his role in three subsequent sequels, while Macchio returned for two.<ref name="Thurber"/> Upon release of the 2010 remake, [[Dana Stevens (critic)|Dana Stevens]] wrote: "The 1984 original ... may have seemed like a standard-issue inspirational sports picture at the time, but (as with another box-office hit of the same year, ''[[The Terminator]]''), a generation of remove reveals what a well-crafted movie it actually was. Rewatched today, the original ''Kid'', directed by ''Rocky''{{'}}s John G. Avildsen, feels smart and fresh, with a wealth of small character details and a leisurely middle section that explores the boy's developing respect for his teacher."<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Dana |title=The Karate Kid |date=June 10, 2010 |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2010/06/the_karate_kid.html |work=Slate |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910174659/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2010/06/the_karate_kid.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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