Starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, Thomas Ian Griffith, Sean Kanan

(4-Bad Film)

Over the top. Rehash. Drudgery.

Daniel and Mr. Miyagi return to California and open a store selling bonsai trees. Their enterprise is interrupted by Terry Silver (Ian Griffith), a member of the Cobra Kai who was humiliated by the protagonists a year earlier at the Karate tournament. Silver vows revenge and enlists a superstar hotshot to compete against Daniel to reclaim the title. Utterly unnecessary first and foremost. Completely devoid of fun or humor. Daniel is too manic in this entry. The villains are way over the top; in their actions and in their acting. And the love interest, if she can be called that, is more like a friend zone relationship. Pat Morita’s Mr. Miyagi is wonderful as always.

-Walter Tyrone Howard-

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