The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) 4.6
A bad guy from KK1 attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the aid of an old army buddy. Director:John G. Avildsen |
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The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) 4.6
A bad guy from KK1 attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the aid of an old army buddy. Director:John G. Avildsen |
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| Ralph Macchio | ... | ||
| Pat Morita | ... |
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi
(as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
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| Robyn Lively | ... | ||
| Thomas Ian Griffith | ... | ||
| Martin Kove | ... | ||
| Sean Kanan | ... | ||
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Jonathan Avildsen | ... | |
| Randee Heller | ... | ||
| William Christopher Ford | ... |
Dennis
(as Christopher Paul Ford)
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Pat E. Johnson | ... | |
| Rick Hurst | ... |
Announcer
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| Frances Bay | ... |
Mrs. Milo
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Joseph V. Perry | ... |
Uncle Louie
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Jan Tríska | ... |
Milos
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Diana Webster | ... |
Margaret
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Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, visits Terry, a friend from Vietnam. Terry is a ruthless business man and a martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese take revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
Well, they really should have either left a good thing alone with Part 2, which I still consider to be the best of the trilogy, or brought Tamylin Tomita back so we could have watched her obviously predestined relationship with Daniel continue. This was my biggest gripe about this film. Daniel's "romantic interest" in this film isn't a romantic interest and quite honestly I don't even understand why she's there. Komiko would have been been excellent in this and also provided an added injection of emotion (conflict/possible separation) that was absent. Daniel's girl leaves before the final fight and we don't give a rat's arse. Also I find it annoying, as other posters have pointed out that Daniel manages to beat the life out of Chosen (an old school Karate master) in part 2 but can't seem to even fluster a token "tournament fighter" from the States. This film could've been legendary but instead just leaves us with a bad taste in our mouths. And yes, it looks liife Ralph has been hitting the Jack in the Box pretty regularly as he's obviouly packed on a few pounds. Maybe thats why Daniel seems to be off his game?