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The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 4/13

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4/13: Significantly worse than the last two films, The Karate Kid Part III finally exposes Danielle: an arrogant pissant who can't be satisfied with what she has.

After everything Mr. Miyagi had done for her, she proceeds to insult him by leveling verbal abuse, effecting the ruin of any shred of likeability. Danielle's constant "crack is wack" talk is grating to listen along with her junkie behavior. "The possibilities are endless?" What the fuck are you talking about, Danielle? And who the fuck buys bonsai trees for $10,000? Only in Japan. By the way, Ralph Macchio looks chubby and has sandbags under his eyes which is a sure sign of crack habit.

On the other hand, I like Thomas Ian Griffith who's charismatic as Terry Silver. His antics are funny and amusing. Come to think of it, Terry has been humiliated by Danielle and her teacher; so, what would he have done next? He should've killed them, preferably with his bare hands. If not, it's about time that somebody has tried guns.

By the way, the idea of Danielle getting a free pass, reaching the finals of the All-Valley tournament, is über idiocy. She's clearly outmatched and outclassed against Mike Barnes. Yet it only takes one simple point for Danielle to win the match. In fact, if you look at the board, you can see she's declared the winner before the tournament has begun. Ironically, it's an "Under 18 All-Valley Tournament," but everybody knows anyone under 18 who graduated from high school is ineligible to participate. No wonder why Danielle only competes in this particular tournament which has made-up rules to allow her to win, even by the flimsiest technicality.

Three straight times, Danielle picks up a girl, uses her, and then bedjumps for another one while making up a harebrained excuse why the last love interest didn't work out. Why bother casting Robin Lively if her character had already been taken?

All in all, Ralph Macchio needs to put down the goddamn crack pipe for good.