![]() ![]() Watching Season Five of Cobra Kai-which I enjoyed, for the most part-gave me a sinking feeling. ![]() Not just because, with the introduction of Silver, Cobra Kai has been flooded with The Karate Kid III's regrettable lore. The Karate Kid III turned out to be crusty backwash that wasn't remedied until the 2018 debut of Cobra Kai.Īs I wrapped my binge of the new season of Cobra Kai, I got to thinking about The Karate Kid III. A coked-up Terry Silver, bonsai tree drama, a clearly too-old-to-be-playing-a-kid-anymore Macchio. In fact, I think Ralph Macchio should've hung it up then and there. I'll defend The Karate Kid II until the day I die. It damn near quadrupled the stakes of a silly karate tournament. And while all of you adults who still dress up as Young Johnny Lawrence for Halloween every year, just so you can scream at your kids, "You couldn't leave well enough alone, could you, little twerp?" will probably fight me on this, The Karate Kid II was infinitely more mediative than its predecessor. Back in 1986-a year that also saw the releases of Top Gunand Hoosiers-we laid our eyes on The Karate Kid II. ![]()
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