Review of The Karate Kid Part III (1989) by Rem C — 22 Jan 2009

A brilliant final to a very entertaining movie trilogy.

This review of The Karate Kid Part III (1989) was written by Rem C on 22 Jan 2009.

The Karate Kid Part III has generally received mixed reviews.

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Too derivative of the original film, even down to the climax. It's not an awful film, but it isn't as good as the first two movies imo…

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By Desmond Ryan (163) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 14 Jul 2014

The Karate Kid Part III is a brave but misguided attempt to restate the lesson through a narrative ploy that nearly always works, but here…

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By Mark L (1,544) on 01 Jul 2017

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By Tyranian (764) on 20 Feb 2020

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By Ale L (292) on 27 Nov 2013

After the 2nd part which was poor it did bounce back slightly all though it never lives up to the karate kid 1. Have a day in and watch all 3…

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By Kyle M (2,387) on 19 Sep 2014

The storyline - a rehash of the better predecessors - had probably inspired the director to do sort-of the same direction when he went on directing…

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By Popdod (9) on 19 Jul 2020

The worst of the original 3 in my opinion…

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THe weakest of the Ralph Macchio karate kids…

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For me, again, the bomb. After a minor disappointment in the form of the second one, the third one surprised me more than pleasantly…

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By Dennis King (67) for Tulsa World (603) on 14 Jul 2014

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