The first was memorable. The second passable although already somewhat reductive. And this third installment is pathetic and certainly unbearable 90% of the footage.
The usual comic is now repeated ad nauseam and in an increasingly silly and cartoonish way: bullies who chase young Daniel until he challenges them in the All Valley Karate championship (it's seen that the tired arch-enemy owner of the dojo of the people didn't have enough with the humiliations that they suffered in the first and second part). The problem is that this time we have more desire for the protagonists to lose (the teacher-pupil relationship is now the most cold, unfriendly and forced. Daniel is in this movie absolutely insufferable (Ralph Macchio is terrible and over-acted), it turns out a pain in the neck and outrageos Daniel with everyone and with the viewer. The protagonist has become an idiot that is the complete opposite of the first film. And Mr. Miyagi (now somewhat unpleasant and with thanks of others' shame with which the script has punished him) he is also, but less so. The sensei is more and more caricatured. It's enough for them to load the charisma of the only thing that sustained the saga!
And it is that in "Karate Kid III" the theme of the challenge and the training is no longer treated with any effort and care. It is as if they had written the script in two days, the actors acted forced or because they were walk on by and John G. Avildsen, who used to recreate in beautiful silhouettes landscapes at sunset with an oriental soundtrack, now performs in the most routine way in the style of the worst 80s cinema in memory. Either of the previous two are treasures when compared to this one (since they treated an innocent story with much more love and humanity both in the script and in the realization).
Anyway, a bore-fest. The story relapses and is degraded with a poor treatment (you can guess the situation that happens the next minute without effort), a very slow pace, an irritating Ralph Macchio performance, lamest jokes and a terrible bad thing of " Ha ha ha!" buffoons. Only the few moments are saved in which Mr. Miyagi distributes hosts as if nothing, the soundtrack and the battle of the end. But that doesn't fix the mess for the rest. This time even Mr. Miyagi can't save the thing.
The best: The soundtrack.
The worst: Daniel (I can't stand him, Mr. Miyagi already shows mental strength knowing more karate than anyone else without hitting him a good host to shut him up). How many times do you say "ISN'T IT GREAT, MR. MIYAGI !? WATCH !!!" During the film?. He is loud, talkative and agitated all the time, as if he were under the influence of speed.
Example of Daniel's dialogue (supposed to be college age) with any character.
Jessica: "I did macaroni and cheese".
Daniel: "Macaroni and cheese? Heyyyyy, you know what I like! I love macaroni and cheese!"
So with whatever the other characters say.
Another of its flaws is its poor and usual script (at the time Daniel and Mr. Miyagi bought the store I thought "why are the really bad bad guys destroying it to give them a warning?". Well, that.
The usual comic is now repeated ad nauseam and in an increasingly silly and cartoonish way: bullies who chase young Daniel until he challenges them in the All Valley Karate championship (it's seen that the tired arch-enemy owner of the dojo of the people didn't have enough with the humiliations that they suffered in the first and second part). The problem is that this time we have more desire for the protagonists to lose (the teacher-pupil relationship is now the most cold, unfriendly and forced. Daniel is in this movie absolutely insufferable (Ralph Macchio is terrible and over-acted), it turns out a pain in the neck and outrageos Daniel with everyone and with the viewer. The protagonist has become an idiot that is the complete opposite of the first film. And Mr. Miyagi (now somewhat unpleasant and with thanks of others' shame with which the script has punished him) he is also, but less so. The sensei is more and more caricatured. It's enough for them to load the charisma of the only thing that sustained the saga!
And it is that in "Karate Kid III" the theme of the challenge and the training is no longer treated with any effort and care. It is as if they had written the script in two days, the actors acted forced or because they were walk on by and John G. Avildsen, who used to recreate in beautiful silhouettes landscapes at sunset with an oriental soundtrack, now performs in the most routine way in the style of the worst 80s cinema in memory. Either of the previous two are treasures when compared to this one (since they treated an innocent story with much more love and humanity both in the script and in the realization).
Anyway, a bore-fest. The story relapses and is degraded with a poor treatment (you can guess the situation that happens the next minute without effort), a very slow pace, an irritating Ralph Macchio performance, lamest jokes and a terrible bad thing of " Ha ha ha!" buffoons. Only the few moments are saved in which Mr. Miyagi distributes hosts as if nothing, the soundtrack and the battle of the end. But that doesn't fix the mess for the rest. This time even Mr. Miyagi can't save the thing.
The best: The soundtrack.
The worst: Daniel (I can't stand him, Mr. Miyagi already shows mental strength knowing more karate than anyone else without hitting him a good host to shut him up). How many times do you say "ISN'T IT GREAT, MR. MIYAGI !? WATCH !!!" During the film?. He is loud, talkative and agitated all the time, as if he were under the influence of speed.
Example of Daniel's dialogue (supposed to be college age) with any character.
Jessica: "I did macaroni and cheese".
Daniel: "Macaroni and cheese? Heyyyyy, you know what I like! I love macaroni and cheese!"
So with whatever the other characters say.
Another of its flaws is its poor and usual script (at the time Daniel and Mr. Miyagi bought the store I thought "why are the really bad bad guys destroying it to give them a warning?". Well, that.