The Karate Kid Part III

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Turn On, Turn Off.......2007-08-25

Turn this movie on with the left hand it won't take you long to turn it off with the right. I gave it 1 star, because I couldn't figure out how to give it none, this movie was joke, it is horrible, it has no plot, terrible acting, but no acting could've improved it. The story should've ended after the sequel it had nowhere to go. I thought the sequel was actually better than the first, It had more deeper story going into Miyagi's past and as opposed to being just about a tournament, this story was about life and death. Somehow in the third movie, Daniel went from the guy who beat Chosen a Japanese Karate master in a battle to the death, to someone who couldn't even stand in the ring with this karate student under 18 chap back home. This movie takes some credibility out of the saga, if they ended it with the sequel, it would be open to far less ridicule. Don Not watch it, even if you are a die hard.
The only enjoyable part was when Miyagi Kicked the crap out of all 3 guys at the dojo.

HAM FISTED DIRECTION SINKS THIS ONE! .......2007-08-03

Like the first sequel to the Karate Kid and the "Rocky" sequels I did not expect this to be an Oscar winner, but thought it would be enjoyable. This is not as good as the first two movies and I will have to watch the Next Karate Kid to decide if it is better than that one. The biggest problem with this installment is that the direction is so heavy handed it's like a sledgehammer to the face! I never thought I would get to use the term "ham fisted" in a review, but this is the perfect opportunity! The new villain in this movie should get the "Ham of the Year " award! I was able to get through it, but it was worse than I remembered. Morita saves the picture, but even he looks like he is sleepwalking through this mess. The DVD transfer looks good.

better than the second.......2007-05-24

some npoeple think this movie lack some of plot and action of the previous II films. Based on the movie I have watched so far. I would give it about about 3.5 with the music included. The evil master of the dodju from the first movie goes out of business as a result of loosing the first touranment ninths month prior to this movie. He comes up with a diabolical member of the cobra doja who save hisw life in Vietnam to get revenge. He offers a kid 50% of the profiuts for the stuff he is selling. The kids threaten and trashed the appartment to force Dannel to sign the dead. Will Dynal give in and will my Minya agree to train him again find out in the thrilling conclusion. This was the last moviue that Daniel was in made 1989 and the final and last film the next karate kid or karate kid part 4 which stared a young 17 year old girl as the main charcter was not be made until about 5 years after the release of the third movie in the middle of 1994. These movies have been on dvd a long time so there somewhat hard to find in local stores. I'm not sure how long number 3 and 4 have been out but I belived this year is about the sixth anniverrsary of the dvd release of Karte Kid part II whicm cam eout in middle of 2001. I got to go now it's around 11:15 PM. I have to go to bed early tonight sometime inbetween midnight and 2 am so I can get up around 7:00 tommorow other wise I might not get up in time to watch the brand new land before time TV series which just aired about a month ago on cartoon network.

bad acting.......2007-02-18

What kills me about this movie is the bad acting. Part 1 and 2 was good it fit it's time the mid 80's. By the time part 3 came out RM was too old to play that role and he acted like a dorky little pussey throughout the whole movie. How could daniel and miyagi been so stupid not to know they getting played just watch it you will see how naive they really were. This movie lacks alot imagination and there no sole to it. They could have used better acting or even have johnny come back and help Daniel get back at kreese. I don't know i first saw this in the movies, in 1988 i was disappointed then, and still am today. There just so much more of a twist to the story to keep you interested like i said Daniel La russo acted like a DORK BIG TIME.

Sorry LaRusso...you lost... (Pt. 3 of 3).......2005-12-16

What better way to end the saga of Daniel LaRusso than a final installment in `The Karate Kid Part III'. There was only one major problem...it was a great idea done terribly wrong. The story takes place right after Part II, where a sinister plot is hatched by the true villain of `The Karate Kid' saga, John Kreese. John pays a visit to Terry Silver, fellow soldier turned millionaire scumbag and loyal Cobra Kai. Kreese tells Terry of his downfall thanks to Daniel and Mr. Miyagi and Terry is more than willing to help his friend get his revenge. They hire a violent up and coming fighter named Mike Barnes to force Daniel to fight him for the All Valley Tournament title. Daniel is still true to the Miyagido style of karate and would rather spend his days helping Mr. Miyagi with their new business in Banzai trees. When Daniel is threatened under unavoidable circumstances, Terry jumps in to pose as a friend and teacher to Daniel. Learning a new more violent style of karate from Terry causes extreme tension between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. For too long Miyagi taught Daniel that Karate was not about defending a title and Daniel is torn apart wondering why he has strayed from his friends teachings. No sooner when Daniel discovers that he was played for sap, Mr. Miyagi re-unites with Daniel not for revenge, but to prove the point that has been shown throughout the entire saga. One must be pure in heart and true to his honor in order to emerge a champion.

I gave this film a low rating because the movie as a whole did not live up to the plot. What knocks Part III down from the rest of the story is the sub par acting. `The Karate Kid Part III' comes off looking a lot like `3 Ninjas', with its cartoonish villainy and Ralph Macchio just whines too much. Not even the heavy use of adult language and the major role of John Kreese could save this movie. This movie could have been made much better because the premise of this story is quite good and it does work. I guess it was the staff, letting the movie going public know it was time to put an old dog to sleep. Unfortunately they didn't, but I'm not even going there. If you are a fan of `The Karate Kid' as a whole you will watch this movie more than once and really make an effort to enjoy it. Still, there will be a voice in the back of your mind saying...Sorry LaRusso...you lost this time.

The Karate Kid Part III & The Next Karate Kid

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The Karate Kid Part III & The Next Karate Kid

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