Let's be realistic.

Awesome Movie

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Just watched the 3 films with Ralph Macchio this past week (I've never seen any of the movies complete before, just bits when they aired on TV), and I have to say: Part 3 is just as good as the first 2. This movie really had an unfair bad reputation... the only problem is that Thomas Ian Griffith, as Terry Silver, is acting over the top, just a little. Not much different than Martin Kove (John Kreese) in Karate Kid 1.My point is: If you never watched any of the films and is thinking about skipping the Karate Kid 3 because you heard it's bad, I advise you not to do that.

When you look at the acting in this movie, it makes you realize that the first two movies were probably much better acted. Everyone in this movie, including Pat Morita, just ham it up. The worst offender has to be Thomas Ian Griffith, who plays Terry Silver. It looks like he and the actors playing the bad guys took acting lessons from Eric Freeman's performance in SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART II. Eric won that role on account of his good looks, not his acting talent. I think it must have been the same situation regarding Ian Griffith.Next time you take karate lessons, use copies of the DVD to do your hand-breaking exercises.

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.

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.