Nessieldwi
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Beulah Bram
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Roxie
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
jaudon29
We all know the story, but what we finally learn is that our Mr. Larusso is a bit of an underachiever. It's obvious that Daniel Larusso doesn't want to go to college. I mean, he takes his winnings from the all valley championship and buys a very expensive plane ticket to Okinawa. Then he takes the rest of his savings that he won from breaking the ice and opens a nursery? He doesn't understand a thing about running a business, and not a f-ing thing about plants. No porters five forces? Didn't see if the market was saturated with other nurseries. Opening it in the San Fernando valley? They've been under a drought since the mid-80s. How these plants getting watered? Nah nah... There's way too many red flags.The real problem I had with the story is that Cobra Kai would have succeeded regardless. They didn't need mike "bad boy" Barnes and his best bud Snake to vandalize the shop. Kicking a girl in the stomach while she's having a delicious Mac 'n Cheese dinner? That's just unAmerican. If Daniel doesn't fight, Mike wins the tournament and Mr. Silver throws out his mustard colored cobra Kai shirts, drawing kids into his dojos. Mr. Myagi refuses to train Daniel for the tournament, leaving everyone scratching their heads, since he got Daniel into this mess in the first place. But could you really blame him? He recently lost his father, and is most likely looking forward to retirement, when Danny comes along with this wild idea to open a bonsai tree shop. Now he's forced to run this shop by himself, when all he really wants to do is add on to his house and watch Maury.
Mr-Fusion
I've gotta say, I was surprised by the ending to THE KARATE KID PART III. Daniel was physically outmatched (yeah, I know, he always is), but it was just nice to see something good come out of all of this. And seeing him outsmart the other guy was kinda nice. But there's a dour tone to this entire movie, and it all seems a bit silly. Alright, so Kreese has bottomed out, and he's looking to rise from the muck and destroy Daniel LaRusso. That's kinda by-the-numbers for a second sequel, but I can see how they'd go with this for the hook. But the plan is to put the kid through psychological torment and macho head games to finally break his spirit and put the hurt on him. And it's all at the behest of the always-leering Terry Silver. They're just such one-dimensional bad guys. Pitting Daniel against Miyagi didn't make much sense because it could've all been handled with some rational explaining (but Daniel this time around is more hotheaded than ever). Pat Morita makes this all sorta worthwhile because he well wears the weariness of a character that loses so much in the story. But I was surprised at how unsympathetic LaRusso was in this movie, and it's not very well-written. I've gotta wonder how this movie is different from Kamen's original script because it all feels very off. It's not a bad movie, just . . . silly. 5/10
Robert
The movie started out excellent. The first Karate Kid was wonderful and I really loved it, minus the odd ending.The second movie was okay, it helped to show more of the older man's life and we got to see his culture and history. It was okay.This one goes back to the kid's life, only now he's older and more of an idiot for lack of better word. No offense, but he's definitely more annoying in the third. So what he "grew up" a little? He doesn't have to spend his college money on the older man's house, and in continually insist on entering the tournament, only to end up refusing to and getting angry at everything when he has to.I found the "bad guy" to be not that bad, just annoying. Again, it was okay, and by the end it was better than I thought it would be, but I just wasn't that happy with the initial idea behind this.Anyway, I'll rate it 6/10.
ma-cortes
This third installment in the Karate Kid series begins moments after the conclusion of the second movie . This is an entertaining and heartwarming martial arts movie in which appears the intimate Ralph Macchio but the show belongs to Noriyuki , Pat Morita . First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man. The story deals with the troublesome young boy named Daniel , after vanquishing the Cobra Kais, and Miyagi humiliating their Sensei , Kreese (Martin Kove) and then all his pupils desert him . Kreese decides to close the Dojo , he then tells to his partner , Terry (Thomas Ian Griffith) , who is also the Dojo's proprietary , to turn in the keys , and announces that he is leaving city . Terry decides to send him on holiday , and while he's away , he'll get his particular vendetta on Daniel ( Ralph Macchio) and Miyagi (Pat Morita) . As the bad guy from KK1 attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the aid of an old army buddy . Part of his scheme is to recruit a violent karate fighter named Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) , to contend Daniel in the championship but Miyagi thinks that it's not a priority . Again Daniel aware that Kung Fu is his salvation, as he fights an evil nemesis , facing down a deadly contender trained by an expert Karate man . Meanwhile , Daniel makes a new enemy and a new love , the latter named Jessica (is quite well performed by newcomer Robyn Lively). Then Mike terrorizes Daniel and his girlfriend and he faces an old rival .This enjoyable third entry , a sort of junior version of 'Rocky', develops one more time a sincere and deep friendship among two protagonists , the rockie young boy and the wise old man . Using more than his fists , Daniel/Ralph Macchio learns about himself and the sense of life . As Miyagi/Morita , the great master of martial arts , teaches him that Kung Fu is not about punches and parries , but maturity and calm . Agreeable and likable acting by two main actors, Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita , accompanied by newcomer Robyn Lively along with the ordinary plethora of nasties this time played by Thomas Ian Griffith , Martin Kove , Sean Kanan , among others . The picture contains adequate cinematography by Yaconelli and long-standing score by Bill Conti , including usual leitmotif . This feel-good message picture is professionally directed by John G. Avildsen .The two previous films, all produced by Jerry Weintraub , written by Robert Kamen and directed by John G Avildsen , are the following : original Karate Kid I (1984) in which are presented the classic characters and including Elizabeth Shue , Karate Kid II(1986) where the protagonists travel to Okinawa with Tamlyn Tomita , and subsequently ¨The new Karate Kid¨ by Christopher Cain with Hilary Swank and again Pat Morita . And recent version ¨Kung Fu kid¨ (2010) by Harald Zwart , it results to be a good remake starred by Jackie Chan , Jaden Smith and Taraji P Henson . Rating Karate Kid III : Acceptable and passable following , worthwhile seeing . This heartwarming and sure-fire crowd pleaser picture will appeal to Karate Kid trilogy fans.
