Each film gets its own 4K and Blu-ray disc housed in a standard black case with individual slipcover held together in a hardstock book sleeve packaging. Miyagi to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray a deluxe six-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital box set. The Karate Kid Collection brings the original three adventures of Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Vital Disc Stats: The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray He may not get a lot of time in the film, but Martin Kove at least looks like he's having a blast!' Ralph Macchio looks like he’s doing a caricature of the troubled yoot Daniel while Pat Morita has little of anything to do except look despondent. Newcomers Thomas Ian Griffith as the diabolical industrial polluter Terry Silver, Sean Kanan as the psychotic Karate champion Mike Barnes, and Robyn Lively as Daniel’s plutonic gal pal are the only ones really delivering here.

Notorious for onset turmoil and a script that was far from finished before cameras rolled, it’s a bizarre sequel where the only people who look like they’re having a fun time are the ones who weren’t in the previous films.

'Trilogies rarely end on a high note and The Karate Kid Part III is sadly no exception to the longstanding rule. He wants peace and lives to the openhand ethos of Karate.' Sato and Chozen frequently challenge Miyagi and antagonize Daniel - but a fight isn’t what Miyagi wants. In fact, the art of Karate actually takes a bit of a back seat to the more important lesson of conflict management. The focus isn’t strictly about Karate training or tournaments or fights. Leaving Los Angeles for Okinawa (actually shot in Hawaii), Daniel gets to be the fish-out-of-water again learning about a new culture. While they could have gone the simple “more but the same” route of so many sequels, this outing shakes things up. A cultural phenomenon, it was a massive box office success and practically demanded a sequel. 'You can’t fault everyone involved for wanting to recapture the magic of The Karate Kid. Avildsen's The Karate Kid, check out our original Blu-ray review written back in 2010.' The sequels are fun for a watch here and there, but three follow-ups and a remake can’t touch the majesty of this first outing.įor a more in-depth take on John G. It’s the magic in the bottle the sequels would keep trying to recapture but you can only experience learning “wax on, wax off” once. Miyagi (Pat Morita), and the troubled yoot Daniel (Ralph Macchio) makes this film special. It may be a little too “ Rocky with Karate” at times, but the relationship dynamic between the teacher Mr. But there’s something genuine about John G. The genre is usually boiled down to an overly simplistic platitude that makes your eyes roll.

I’m not usually a big fan of the “coming-of-age” drama because more often than not it’s a pretty trite affair. 'I don’t often pull this off the shelf but it’s an important piece of the collection.

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