1989 · action · family · drama
The Karate Kid Part III
Directed by John G. Avildsen1h 52m1989
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.
Our read: The Karate Kid Part III (1989) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · family · drama entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured action / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, epic, tender.
- kinetic
- intense
- redemptive
- tender
- epic-stakes
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