On earth, 16yearold ryan and his friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, whereupon they are unexpectedly. Warriors of virtue the journey begins when young ryan mario yedidia, a typical teen, is swept into very unusual circumstances. But before they can restore peace to tao, they must defeat dogon once and for all. Warriors of virtue is a 1997 chineseamerican martial arts fantasy film directed by ronny yu and starring angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, and marley shelton. Taoist tai chi arts international recommended for you. Chenoa had just gotten used to her abusive life when tao snagged her from the world. A young boy is whisked away to the mythical land of tao where he becomes the center of a conflict between an evil lord and a group of animal warriors. It was released in english, mandarin and cantoneselanguage versions. Buy warriors of virtue the return to tao 1997 dvd from amazons movies store. Warriors of virtue flirts with the hyperkinetic coolness of hong kong action films that quentin tarantino has helped bring to these shores. What they arent prepared for is a return trip to tao, a parallel universe now controlled by the villainous dogon smith.
The return to tao available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. What they arent prepared for is a return trip to tao, a parallel universe now controlled by the villainous dogon. The creature effects were designed by academy awardnominated special effect production house alterian, inc. The two bride with white hair films both released in 1993 were hugely popular fantasy adventures, which helped yu secure his first american film, the kids film warriors of virtue. While there are enough action scenes to keep their interest, many other scenes and lines of dialogue will bore andor confuse younger children. Ryan jeffers yedidia, who has a bum leg, tries to prove himself with the highschool football crowd by walking across a pipe above a. Marvel fans will soon get a first look at the upcoming disney plus show wandavision, according to paul bettany, aka vision. Don davis there have been countless attempts to combine the mysticism of star wars and wizard of oz through the years, and unfortunately most of them have proven to be hopelessly lame. I saw this today and also realized that doug jones abe sapien in hellboy, and pans labyrinthplayed one of the warriors of virtue, so that was cool. In the paradise of tao, a land unknown to man, live five special kangaroolike creatures. Each warrior represents one of five virtuesbenevolence, righteousness, order, wisdom, loyalty. Yep, thats right the eponymous virtue warriors you might assume would have at least some minimal, vanilla icecalibre lipservice cameo stake in a movie called warriors of virtue 2. Yu then helmed bride of chucky, the fourth and best childs play movie, the brit action film the 51st state and the horror faceoff freddy vs jason.
On february 6, 2002, while waiting for a ride back to his hotel, and after completing work on warriors of virtue 2, smith decided to walk about the central china television film studio grounds, and climbed a prop tower in a set of another film, lost his footing and fell. Man of benevolence chapter 6, a warriors of virtue fanfic. A young boy is whisked away to the mythical land of tao where he becomes the center of a conflict between an evil lord and a group of kangaroo. Produced five years after the original warriors of virtue but not released in north american until almost a decade afterwards, return to tao is the remarkably lowkey sequel to one of the more exotic mid90s nostalgia classics that no one was expecting. While in tao, ryan and chucky get a lesson in what it means to be a warrior of virtue as they endure rigorous training and ruthless attacks. Marvel fans will soon get a first look at the upcoming disney plus show. The return to tao jahr 2002 idmb beurteilung 3,9 239 stimmen netflix beurteilung 3,1 directors michael vickerman actors shedrack anderson iii, nina liu, nathan phillips, kevin smith. Now, trapped with yun and the other warriors of virtue she must find a way home before her. The return to tao set a few years after the original film sees a new villain, dogon, seize control of tao, a parallel universe forming the films major setting. The return to tao 2002 ryan nathan phillips and his best friend return to help the roos in their fight against an evil lord kevin smith. Return to tao are basically mia for the entire film. Warrior princess in a mustsee martial arts adventure sixteenyearold ryan jeffers and his friend, chucky, arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, china, prepared to fight. Motions of the tao, a documentary film about one of the oldest faith traditions. Warriors of virtue nostalgia critic channel awesome.
If you want to start a main warriorsofvirtue page, just click the edit button above. A young boy who is left physically handicapped by an accident is forced to live a lonely life while being unable to join the other boys at his middle school in sports and other. Warriors of virtue is ambitious in its production, if not especially original. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. This spectacular sequel to the fantasy favorite warriors of virtue stars kevin smith tvs xena. Its set design is by eugenio zanetti, who won an oscar for restoration, and he does a good job of creating a forest planet with towering trees and an evergladeslike landscape not unlike yodas setting in the empire strikes back. After an innocent dare goes wrong, ryan is magically transported to tao, a beautiful fantasy land whose sole lifespring is defended by the brave, kangaroolike, kung fufighting warriors of virtue. The return to tao year 2002 genre action fantasy adventure type movies idmb rating 3. Due to his injury, he spends most of his days reading comics books while he imagines himself in other worlds looking to embark on new adventures. With angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, chao li chi. Sixteenyearold ryan jeffers and his friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, china, prepared to fight. Get warriors of virtue dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. But a weak script that borrows heavily from star wars and the wizard of oz never lets the film realize its potential. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here.
Then let go of your limitations and with me imagine a world beyond anything youve ever known i remember a world of a grand king in far off kingdom. The return to tao is a 2002 movie in which a young martialarts competitor and his best friend travel to beijing only to return to a mystic land that is under siege by a wicked leader and martialarts warlord named dogon. It is the straighttodvd sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The return to tao also known as simply warriors of virtue 2 or warriors of virtue 2. Although its not as violent as other martialarts films, there is still considerable martialarts fighting in the form of. Set a few years after the original film warriors of virtue, the sequel finds ryan and his best friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing and thrust into the parallel land of tao to do battle as the next warriors of virtue. The return of tao follows a young disabled high school student named ryan jeffers. Together, the warriors of virtue embark on a heroic journey, to save their paradise from the evil warlord komodo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ryan and chucky are taken to the parallel universe of tao, where the they learn to become warriors of virtue.