Before I get started, normally I do a blog about up coming movies but since a good part of the movies last were put on hold and this year the movies are a mess as when things are coming out etc, I am not doing one this year.
Now about Cobra Kai. I grew up with the first Karate kid movies. In fact when I watched the very first Karate kid movie, it was in elementary school. They showed it to the whole school. I even remember that after the movie, they sent the kids out for recess and the boys were trying to do the crane move lol.
When I heard they were doing a series, I was freakin' excited. I signed up for the Youtube red just to watch it. I loved it and where they went with it. I was addicted and wanted more. Then came season two and then waited forever for season three. I was even more excited when it was switching to Netflix.
I re-watched the first two to refresh my memory and tonight I finally finished watching season 3. OMG do I want more. I understand why Netflix series has short seasons and even why it takes forever for new seasons to come out but man it drives me nuts, it's both a good thing and bad thing that you can binge watch a full season.
I will start with the cons. Too many illegal things happen with nobody getting in series trouble for their actions especially in season 3. This can be a through off so you kinda have to push that fact out of your head to really enjoy the rest of the show. There are a lot of times things become predictable and other times there are surprises. There are certain things that happen to people that should have killed them or caused them series injuries but I guess that happens in just about any action tv show/movie.
The pros. The actors do an amazing job especially the second generation (we already new Ralph Macho is a good actor). I love that all the original members have been brought back even for just a little bit and that they even show clips from the movies. I love that they show backstories of some of the characters so we know more about them and where they come from. The girls in the series are strong young women who kick ass, I like mix of both male and female strong characters. I like the how the relationship between Johnny and Daniel is this tug of war back and forth of being rivals and on the verge of something good. The storyline(s) are great too.
The fighting scenes are pretty good. There are some funny parts and some sad parts especially when they talk about Mr Miyagi. It's sad that he couldn't be on the show but they do honor him and talk about him a lot. I also like the struggles between good and bad and how the teens have their struggles within themselves. There are lots of inner battles, learning and growing even from the adults. This series definitely takes me back to the 80's.
I have seen that some people hate it because it's not realistic or it's campy. I happen to like it a lot. I think most people that grew up with the movies in the 80's will like this series and connect with it. I heard that the entire 4th season script has already been written, I'm so freakin excited. I highly recommend watching this series especially if you are a fan of the original movies.
