Just a few months after the conclusion of Cobra Kai, Karate Kid: Legends has already brought the franchise back with its first theatrical installment in 15 years. The new movie ties the entire ...

“Wax on, wax off” — those were the last words I heard, courtesy of the guy behind me, as Karate Kid: Legends started and our party of six (three moms, three kids, ages 8-10) settled in to watch.

"Karate Kid: Legends" has earned a mixed reaction from critics, and it does have issues, but it won me over regardless. Here's what I loved — and what I didn't.

Karate Kid: Legends brings together both the Karate Kid films of the '80s and the 2010 reboot -- which at one time was not meant to be in the same timeline/continuity as the original franchise.

The Karate Kid: Legends brain trust then used animation to flesh out how Shimpo was taken in by Mr. Han’s (Chan) forebears and taught kung fu.

Don’t get excited about a “Karate Kid” reunion. After a brief clips piece in the beginning, we don’t get an appearance by Ralph Macchio until most of “Karate Kid: Legends” has transpired.

“Karate Kid: Legends,” which opens Friday, unites OG Ralph Macchio’s Daniel and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han from the 2010 movie to help Wang’s Li Fong win a New York City karate competition.

“Karate Kid: Legends,” which opens Friday, unites OG Ralph Macchio’s Daniel and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han from the 2010 movie to help Wang’s Li Fong win a New York City karate competition.