Especially given that the two nations have a very complicated history with one another, it might be particularly offensive to Japanese and Koreans both, as, for one, South Korea would never host a World Karate Championship. The film's premise is dubious and racist, because for one, South Korea's national martial art is tae kwon do, while Japan's national martial art is karate. Everything about the way this film depicts South Koreans, martial arts, and organized competition is wrong. But nothing about Best of the Best is accurate or good. Perhaps in attempts to capitalize on the success of the original Karate Kid movie series (1984-89), this unfortunate movie was green lit. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails. Language includes: 's-t,' 'goddamn,' 'Chink,' 'yellow,' 'a-hole,' 'balls,' and 'hell.' Adults drink and smoke. Almost everything about the way South Koreans are depicted is wrong and racist (for example, their names are incorrect, and they speak in grunted gibberish). One White male character consistently shows racist behavior and language toward his Asian American teammate and South Korean competitors. Men also talk about 'getting laid,' 'love muscles,' and make sexual comments about women.

A man later has his shoulder painfully popped back into place.

Some faces are shown beaten, bruised, and bloodied. Expect lots of fighting and brawling, in and out of 'competition.' Some blood is shown, but all of the punches and kicks come across as quite dated compared to today's action or fighting scene standards. Parents need to know that Best of the Best is a martial arts action movie from 1989 that stars Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, and Phillip Rhee.

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