Even though many people hated this movie, I still thought it was good. I mean I know it was a bit boring and slow in many of its scenes, but it was all about hardcore Karate.
Daniel unknowingly is training with his enemy whose whole objective is to inflict pain on him. Twisted story with a real sense of pain and revenge!
No more wax on wax off, it's time to break some wood and noses! Of course eventually Miyagi's way causes Daniel to win the tournament, but anyone who does Karate knows that Kata doesn't help you win a Kumite tournament. You can win a Kata tournament if you perform Kata well, but you certainly cannot win a Kumite tournament using the Kata techniques because it's a completely different ball game. However Kata is certainly important in the sense that it trains one's focus, stance, and power technique.
Great movie!
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one sequel too far
Added 6/16/2009
After part II this movie is kind of a mockery of the Karate Kid.
You get the feeling he doesn't know any real Karate
and you actually feel sorry for him being stuck in this awful
plot and having to get beat up inn the final match to
keep his title?
I didn't like the movie
and it pretty much gave American Karate a bad name?
The board breaking damaged hands and feet of "hard" Karate
contrast with all the Hong Kong ( Kung) Fu movies.
The Chinese fighting style is just more graceful?
I didn't like the movie
and I thought of the three movies II was the best.
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Bonsai galore.
Added 5/18/2009
The Karate Kid Part III is so painfully bad - you can't look away! Ralph Macchio looks so uninspired and he gained a lot of weight, poor kid. Pat Morita's deadpan expressions have always been funny but some of his magic is gone as well. The acting from those dumb karate teachers is so horrible and even Robyn Lively seems stiff. Parts 1 and 2 are excellent, check those out instead.
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Know Miyagi, Know Peace...No Miyagi, No Peace
Added 2/26/2009
This movie is fantastic on so many levels. It contains one of the most hare-brained, ridiculous story lines ever written and perhaps the greatest character ever to grace the silver screen! Terry Silver, the Vietnam vet President of "DynaTox" Industries spends the movie smoking cigars, sitting in a sauna, sitting in a jacuzzi, bribing juries, illegally dumping waste, and hanging out in his silk gi. He has to be seen to be believed and there are too many priceless scenes to name just one. The fact that the uber-rich and powerful Silver drops everything in his life to focus on terrorizing a teenage karate tournament is just awesome. My favorite moment is when Terry puts on his tux and enjoys a night out being driven around smoking cigars and reading teenage karate magazines, only to come across an ad for Karate's Bad Boy...perfect. "Do you fight as hard as you negotiate?" -- "Harder." I get chills every time.
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Not *that* bad, but not as good as some say
Added 11/22/2008
Karate Kid III has gotten a lot of play time on cable TV, which is where I first saw it. Not nearly as beloved as the previous two installments for a variety of reasons it's generally panned as being cartoonishly acted and using the same basic formula as it's predecessors. Ralph Macchio returns as the getting older but seldom wiser Daniel while Pat Morita resumes the role of the sagely guiding force of Mr. Miyagi.
First off, despite my 3 star rating, I actually *did* enjoy this movie. There are parts in the movie that really shine and then others that are slogged down by what can only be described as the result of over the top acting and in may ways a really weak script. It's a pretty simple plot that can be described in a single paragraph.
Daniel and Mr. Miyagi return from Okinawa (the events of which are barely mentioned) and Daniel is about to go to college. Mr. Miyagi discovers that his previous job, handyman at the apartment/motel of KK1, has essentially ceased to exist, so Daniel uses his college money to buy Mr. Miyagi a bonsai tree shop. The All-Valley Karate Tournament is due to begin again and while initially determined to participate Daniel eventually opts out so that he can help Mr. Miyagi with his shop. Meanwhile John Kreese, the villainous sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo (of the first film) loses his business and opts to move on with his life before being dissuaded by his Vietnam War buddy, Terry Silver, who happens to be some sort of free enterprise mogul with a focus on dumping hazardous waste. The two plot revenge on Daniel (and by extension Mr. Miyagi) by making him enter the tournament and adminstering an excruciating public arsebeating there.
First off, despite what anyone else has said Thomas Ian Griffith really shines as main villain Terry Silver. Despite his malicious intent the man had charisma in spades and I got a real kick out of watching him wheel and deal, and in the end found myself rather liking the guy. Say what you want, he is a man that is loyal to his friends, kind to his employees, and makes things happen, and that says a lot about him. He is able to do a real good job screwing around with Daniel's mind (which isn't that hard, really) and I found myself half pulling for him since the character of Daniel, played by Ralph Macchio, has not really developed or matured, despite this being his 3rd movie. Daniel really deserves his own paragraph, so here goes.
Daniel still flies off the deep end anytime anything happens and I find it extremely annoying that despite his having achieved peace through his karate, not to mention having the coolest sensei this side of the Pacific Ocean, he never really seems to learn. He is impulsive, impudent, immature, and ultimately just a general purpose pain in the (censored). In the Star Wars universe this kid would have turned Sith long ago. You get the idea. He needed a hardcore beatdown in this movie to put his head back in place and I'm glad to see it given, despite it being at the hands of uber-bully Mike Barnes (played by Sean Kanan). It just astounds me that as much time as Daniel spends with Mr. Miyagi he just doesn't seem to absorb any of his wisdom. Not to mention I think Daniel may have been stealing a few Mallomars in this movie as he's substantially more "puffy" than for the previous two incarnations.
When Daniel decides not to participate in the tournament he is hounded (some would say stalked) by Barnes and his henchmen "Snake" (not "Snake Plissken", although that would have made for a much more interesting plot), and some other guy who gets his behind handed to him several times. These three ultimately get Daniel to sign into the tournament through coercion and thus Daniel is forced to find a new trainer when Mr. Miyagi won't train him. That new trainer happens to be Terry Silver, who works his magic by really twisting Daniel's gi in a bunch. His training regimen is pretty sadistic and involves Daniel inflicting some pretty impressive power with the end result being that Daniel becomes something of a bigger jerk than he started. When Daniel has an attack of conscience Silver springs both Barnes and the believed to be deceased John Kreese on him. All this subterfuge (getting a different trainer without Miyagi's knowledge)on Daniel's part hurts the relationship between he and Mr. Miyagi and this element, and the eventual repair of it, makes up much of the movie.
Each movie seems to have it's signature karate "move" and this one is a little different from the previous two. Daniel practices something called "kata" with Mr. Miyagi and this is supposed to bring his fighting actions into focus. While not as catchy as the Crane from KK1 or the mega-dodge technique of KK2, this serves it's purpose for the point of the movie. I was half hoping to see Daniel wail on Barnes in the last round with some outrageous Pele bicycle kick style assault, or what not, but that's not to be found here.
KK3 isn't a bad movie. It is fun to watch and doesn't require too much thinking and that makes it a perfect popcorn cruncher for a weeknight. Thomas Ian Griffith was great to watch and I think that if you can get past his Snidely Whiplash laughter you'll find the guy is actually, for lack of a better phrase, kind of cool. Not as bad as many would have you believe, but not anywhere near a 5-star movie like others say too.
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Even though many people hated this movie, I still thought it was good. I mean I know it was a bit boring and slow in many of its scenes, but it was all about hardcore Karate.
Daniel unknowingly is training with his enemy whose whole objective is to inflict pain on him. Twisted story with a real sense of pain and revenge!
No more wax on wax off, it's time to break some wood and noses! Of course eventually Miyagi's way causes Daniel to win the tournament, but anyone who does Karate knows that Kata doesn't help you win a Kumite tournament. You can win a Kata tournament if you perform Kata well, but you certainly cannot win a Kumite tournament using the Kata techniques because it's a completely different ball game. However Kata is certainly important in the sense that it trains one's focus, stance, and power technique.
Great movie!
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one sequel too far
Added 6/16/2009
After part II this movie is kind of a mockery of the Karate Kid.
You get the feeling he doesn't know any real Karate
and you actually feel sorry for him being stuck in this awful
plot and having to get beat up inn the final match to
keep his title?
I didn't like the movie
and it pretty much gave American Karate a bad name?
The board breaking damaged hands and feet of "hard" Karate
contrast with all the Hong Kong ( Kung) Fu movies.
The Chinese fighting style is just more graceful?
I didn't like the movie
and I thought of the three movies II was the best.
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Bonsai galore.
Added 5/18/2009
The Karate Kid Part III is so painfully bad - you can't look away! Ralph Macchio looks so uninspired and he gained a lot of weight, poor kid. Pat Morita's deadpan expressions have always been funny but some of his magic is gone as well. The acting from those dumb karate teachers is so horrible and even Robyn Lively seems stiff. Parts 1 and 2 are excellent, check those out instead.
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