The Karate Kid Part III is a marital artists drama movie and the third installment of film series, with Columbia Pictures both producing and distributing. John G. Avildsen and Robert Mark Kamen return once again to direct and writer.
The story is, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi have returned to Los Angeles, and while they are struggling they keep pushing forward with their new lives. However what they don't know is John Kreese is back and seeking revenge, and just to make matters worse, he's going after them on his own.
- Negatives
The absolute worse thing about this, is the story. It's the same story as the first one's! There's only little differences here and there, but the plot is a rehash. But what really pissed me off more than anything about the story, it's Daniel's character regression. He's right back to being scared of school bullies and an upcoming karate tournament! Even though he has no reason! He's done this before, he's been there, done that, and got the t-shirt. For crying out loud, in Part II he had to fight to the death. After going through something like that school yard bullies and tournaments should be a breeze. But nope! He's back to being the old Daniel because reasons.
- Mix
Now as mentioned before in the synopsis, John Kreese has an ally, and that guy's name is Terry Silver. This guy loves, LOVES being evil. He loves it so much he actually orders one of his assistants to hold his calls because he wants to help his buddy get revenge. Now that's funny as hell and really tells you just how much the guy enjoys being a bad guy. But despite that, it's such a bummer that a wonderfully entertaining nutcase wasn't given a stronger story.
- Positives
Now I'm gonna keep the next two points brief because for the most part I'll feel like I'm just repeating myself from my last Karate Kid reviews. Once again Ralph and Pat are great together, their chemistry remains strong. But I definitely gotta give credit to Thomas Ian Griffith (he plays Terry Silver). He was awesome in his over the top scenes, but he was also great with scenes where he played the nice guy even though it's bs. Thomas did a fantastic job. And of course there's also the fighting. Regardless of the story's quality, the fighting is very entertaining and continues to be one of the highlights to the franchise.
The Karate Kid Part III is a disappointment. Its biggest crime being it's just blatantly ripping off the first film with only a very very very small dose of something new.
My final rating is, Bad.
Other than Terry Silver there's really no other reason to watch this. Anyways, that's all for now. Come back on Saturday, Feb 15th, for my review of Captain America: Brave New World. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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