ant_zzy Review of The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

Good Movie, a little boring in the middle

[6/10 · 30 March 2007]

OK, this movie is good, however, there are few things that could have been changed to make it better. I believe there was way too much emphasis on the bonsai tree. All of the mountain climbing tree planting etc....was just plain boring to me. The fighting scenes on the other hand were excellent. As usual Mr. Miyagi did a wonderful job of acting. Ralph Macchio, however, was less than watchable, he is pudgy and whiny and seems a lot less skilled. He beat Johnny in part one, He beat the the oriental guy in part two, and he has all these wonderful skills that miyagi has taught him, yet he can't beat Barnes "Bad Boy"????? Come on!!!!! In both scenes where Miyagi fought Barnes, he easily defeated him....and I mean easily! Yet, Daniel can't even hold a leg to Barnes! I just don't get it! Miyagi wiped the floor with both John Krese and Terry Silver, he had absolutely no problem with either of them,(I never could understand why Miyagi didn't fight Sato in part II, that would have been excellent! but that is a whole other story) and he is the trainer of Daniel.....yet Daniel is still such a wimp! In my opinion, just because he beat Barnes in the tournament doesn't mean he will ever be able to beat him in a street fight, because with that kata move he did to Barnes in the tournament, Barnes could have gotten up and beaten him down in a street fight with no officiating. I would recommend seeing this movie if you are a Karate Kid fan, even though it isn't as good as the other ones, just for pure curiosity sake.