MovieChat Forums > D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) Discussion > Reminds me of "The Karate Kid Part III."

Reminds me of "The Karate Kid Part III."


The stakes are not as high as the previous entry with the main character seriously regressing. Similar to Rocky V as well.

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Rocky V was at least far better than Rocky IV.

D2 and D3 were on similar levels to me, D2 was bland and mediocre throughout, D3 was either really good (like the scene where Bombay gets their scholarships back) or really bad (like the scene where Goldberg skates off a bridge)

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WHOA!...I LIKE ROCKY V,BUT IT IS WAY BELOW ROCKY IV IN QUALITY...AS FOR THE DUCKS...I LIKE ALL THREE WITH 2 BEING MY FAVORITE AND ONE BEING REALLY CLOSE...3 HAS SOME REALLY NICE MOMENTS THOUGH.

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Rocky IV is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, but to each his (or her) own.

Mighty Ducks 1 is the best one, and then overall I'd say 2 and 3 are tied. If 3 did away with some of the stupid humor and if the acting was a little better it would have been better than 2. Every scene however with Coach Orion was gold.

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3 REALLY DID AMP UP THE FRAT STYLE SHENANIGANS...YES COACH ORION DESERVED HIS OWN MOVIE.

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3 was pretty much 2 movies in one: We had a silly, campy Disney Channel after school special, and then we had a serious coming of age drama. If they had just stuck with the latter the movie would have been a lot better. Like during the "confidence" scene with Coach Orion the movie had me then the next thing I knew the movie had turned into an episode of Mission Impossible???

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It's very much like KKIII. In Karate Kid II Daniel beats Chozen in a fight to the death against all odds yet he's magically afraid of Barnes. Why is Daniel afraid of Barnes? Chozen was a vastly superior opponent it made no sense.

In D2 the ducks beat the toughest team in the world against all odds yet in this movie they are afraid of a bunch of trust fund babies. Like seriously.

Both mentor characters Miyagi and Bombay had their moments to shine, but couldn't save their movies, and yes both Daniel Larusso and Charlie Conway were unbearable in their third entries.

At least KKIII had Terry Silver to keep the movie afloat.

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the ducks in D2 were in the junior goodwill games which is a tournament for kids aged in middle school, in D3 they are in high school. I'm sure you're old enough to know the competition from age 12 to 14-15 is vastly superior.

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I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or serious. If you're being serious just stop

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