10 Things You Didn't Know About KarateKid3

[mauricioberdugo]

The best quote from this movie is "It's ok to lose to opponent, must not lose to fear"!

[will_sketch]

Actually that performance by Ralph was brilliant because it made his "anger" believable. Constantly threatened, pushed around, lost the love of his life, not being trained, yeah... great job Ralph. They even used it in Cobra Kai to show that he had a bad boy phase. Brilliant.

[cappock]

6:36 “When it was discovered that Lively was 16 at the time of filming and Macchio was turning 28.” It’s funny how it looks the other way round 😂

[revolutionsocceracademy]

Watching KK3 for the first time, actually made since to us. Daniel was burning out on fighting disciplined and precise like he was instructed. He fell into the hands of the enemy and Miagi had to save him.

Excellent work again, MINTY!

[wstine]

"Make his knuckles bleed."

"I LIKE IT. OH, I LIKE IT! I'M GONNA USE THAT!"

[skyden]

Daniel: "We're a hit. Maybe we should take it on the road."
Kumiko: "But we are on the road."
Kumiko was my favorite of the love interests. I'm in total agreement with the show "Cobra Kia" being absolutely awesome, as well as agreeing that, in some respects, Johnny was done dirty, but I also thought that his commitment to making Cobra Kia better than it was under Kreese, (i.e. "No mercy" must be balanced by honor and appropriate compassion, ) was an excellent adaptation of his matured character. Also great about the show is the Miyagi-Do Dojo's utilization of the (partial) plot of TKK3 as a morality lesson. When I was watching the show and Daniel mentions that he was once Cobra Kia, I had completely forgotten that bit from part III.

[The_Texorcist]

I always felt the second and third movie should have switched places. That just thematically it would have made more sense for the first movie Daniel is inexperienced and then in my version the second would have many of the plot points of part 3 where Daniel feels frustrated in his slow training and getting tempted to the dark side. It also would have raised the stakes as the first was just about a tournament, the second would be personal with silver and Kreese wanting to destroy Daniel and Miyagi.

Also come to think of it switching two and three would fix one big issue with the original order. It always bugged me that the stakes of two were life and death with Daniel fighting for his life against chozen while part three was him fighting a bully in another tournament. It seems like just on that it was a step back wards. If switched it would have ended with Daniel using all he has learned in a real fight with an opponent that wanted to kill him.

[richardrude]

I don’t care what anyone says, this movie kicks ass. Hands down it’s the funniest one of the trilogy. Unintentionally of course, but that doesn’t matter. It’s mad entertaining

[edwardsanchez]

I always thought Chozen was the best and most dangerous of Daniel's foes

[nickfrancis]

I liked 3 myself, loved the Terry Silver character too!

[mrswhite]

I wish they had told a side story on Kumiko living with Miyagi and going to a dancing school in the states. Let her and Daniel's relationship continue in the process. Completely write out Jessica. She added nothing.

[ShanteeHaynes]

7:13 actually, Jessica pops up again at the end in the background sitting in the audience at the all Valley...

[EvaFull]

Been watching this every single time it airs this month on Showtime. Absolutely love this movie just because of Terry Silver, he totally makes this movie with all of his over the top acting throughout the film.

[warzone]

A man can't see, he can't fight.

[AmosTheTalented]

I honestly liked it when Jessica left the movie. It actually felt real to life, as not everyone’s interests have to revolve around karate rivalry. Yes, the character was bland and ultimately forgettable, but her departure sincerely felt like a mature decision on her part.

[nehemiahnealy]

One more interesting fact about the age of the Characters, Ralph Machio was older than Thomas Ian Griffith.

[trojans]

Karate Kid Part 3 is the Rocky V of Karate Kid.

[TimSnead]

To this day, I still want a bonsai tree because of this movie.

[c-rad]

Thomas Ian Griffith went on to play one badass vampire and John Carpenter's vampires

[NemeanLion-]

The third film is just a disaster on every level. How can Larusso devolve so much as a character? It undermines the message of the first two films. It’s like he hasn’t grown at all. His fighting has devolved, his friendships have devolved, and he’s turn into an ass.

There is no tougher opponent than Chozen, now we have a local named Barnes? The girlfriend is just a platonic fly on the wall who has no significance. Macchio’s acting was way over the top. Like they said, it’s a rehash of the first film with zero heart or charm. If anything, they should’ve just had Macchio’s challenge as facing multiple opponents, or even defending himself against Kreese. Don’t undermine what Miyagi has taught him or question their friendship. Geez.