Rotten
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 produces no more than recycling.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
The Karate Kid Part III
First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.
1989 · 1h 52m · PG
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Directed by
John G. Avildsen
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The Karate Kid Part III
Overview
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
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Rotten
Part III, however, is not merely a disaster of the most uninspired contrivances but is actually unsuitable for youngsters, the series' natural audience.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
About all that enlivens The Karate Kid Part III is a screamingly over-the-top performance by Thomas Ian Griffith, who plays a toxic waste magnate and karate buff who hatches a madly complex plot to humiliate Daniel and his teacher.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
The pattern has so calcified that Gene Autry westerns seem like models of moral complexity by comparison.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
The makers of The Karate Kid Part III -- also responsible for its successful predecessors -- have either delivered or taken a few too many kicks to the head along the way.
Variety Staff, Variety
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