Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business. The Karate Kid Part III throws more kicking and punching into the table unfortunately that isn't enough since the script ain't that good and the new villains are a bit cartoony also the beginning felt like a Rocky movie. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita are good but like i said that wasn't enough for the viewers to even care this time around. (4/10)

This third film is definitely my least favorite. Its main problem is that it suffers from superfluousness.Ralph Macchio is still great as Daniel and Pat Morita is still great as Mr. Miyagi. Thomas Ian Griffith is also a fantastic villain.However, the story is pretty lacking. For the most part, it feels like a rehash of the first movie without nearly as much spark or charm. It adds nothing new to the Karate Kid saga, and the whole thing comes off as unnecessary and tired.Daniel's new love interest is nothing special, and the fight at the end, once again, really isn't anything we haven't seen before.I still feel that Part II would have been the right way to end the series. This film isn't awful, but it is a mediocre and routine third installment all the way. Recommended only to Karate Kid fans.RATING: C

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.

I loved the first two Karate Kid films. Although not masterpieces due to their schmaltzy moments, they had original concepts and very compelling story lines while having some great character depth to it. I wasn't sure whether or not this would disappoint me, but after watching several clips of this on youtube, it doesn't look that bad, but it could've been so much better. The story's predictable and a retread of the first, the script is much weaker compared to the two predecessor's scripts, and the villains are boring and uninteresting due to their unrealistic motives.There are some redeeming qualities, however. The acting isn't all that bad. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita did great with their chemistry, it did move very briskly, the directing is pretty solid, the karate action sequences are perfect and well-choreographed and the ending is decent and emotional along with great messaging about never lose to fear. Overall, not terrible, but completely lackluster, in my honest opinion.Rating: 5.8/10