United Kingdom, May 30 -- Ralph Macchio believes the latest instalment in The Karate Kid franchise is filled with "next level martial arts".

The 63-year-old actor, best known for originating the role of Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 film 'The Karate Kid', said the new film 'Karate Kid: Legends' takes inspiration from "early Jackie Chan movie style" and "a Hong Kong style" - and features a fresh tone.

He told People: "The fight (scenes), the cameras are really wide lenses inside the fights.

"There's humour laced throughout and there was always humour in 'The Karate Kid' films, but the original films we made was kind of cinema magic, very romantic. Wide, long takes, dialogue scenes that breathe."

He added: "This is a quicker pace for this ...