
John Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Miyagi, visits Terry Silver, a Vietnam War comrade. Terry is a ruthless businessman and martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, and reestablish Cobra Kai. Upon returning from Okinawa, Daniel and Miyagi discover that their apartment building has been demolished, which brings Miyagi out of work. Going against Miyagi's wishes, Daniel uses his college fun... (Full plot summary below)
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John Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Miyagi, visits Terry Silver, a Vietnam War comrade. Terry is a ruthless businessman and martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, and reestablish Cobra Kai. Upon returning from Okinawa, Daniel and Miyagi discover that their apartment building has been demolished, which brings Miyagi out of work. Going against Miyagi's wishes, Daniel uses his college funds to realize Miyagi's dream of opening a bonsai tree shop, and becomes a partner in the bonsai business.
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| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe pattern has so calcified that Gene Autry westerns seem like models of moral complexity by comparison. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelRoger HurlburtA rather vicious melodrama and morality play that will bore most kids silly. |
| EmpireRob BeattieMorita still charms, Macchio still tightropes between petulence and raw optimism, whilst the fight scenes are competent enough to offset the woeful romantic sub-plotting. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchMartha BakerUnfortunately, the pattern has so calcified that Gene Autry westerns seem like models of moral complexity by comparison. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrPerhaps the series is simply getting cynical and tired. |
| The New York TimesCaryn JamesWith its sluggish script and unaging characters, The Karate Kid Part III has the rote sense of film makers trying to crank out another moneymaker. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairThe unevenness of The Karate Kid movies reaches its peak in The Karate Kid Part III... |
| Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanThe Karate Kid Part III is a brave but misguided attempt to restate the lesson through a narrative ploy that nearly always works, but here produces no more than recycling. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasIn short, writer Robert Mark Kamen gave director Avildsen and his cast too little to work with for The Karate Kid Part III to have gone into production in the first place. |
| Miami HeraldJuan Carlos CotoAlthough III claims seven times as much action as ever before, the movie is still so boring that even the love interest (Robyn Lively) leaves early. She's no Kung Fool. |