WARRIORS OF VIRTUE 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
5 :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( for ugly, butt kicking Roos
Cast: Mario Yedidia, Angus Macfadyen, Marley Shelton, Chao-Li Chi, J. Todd Adams, Adrienne Corcoran, Doug Jones, Don W. Lewis, Jack Tate Director: Ronnie Yu Producers: Dennis Law, Ronald Law, Christopher Law, Jeremy Law, and Patricia Ruben Screenplay: Michael Vickerman & Hugh Kelley
If you thought THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES or POWER RANGERS were bad, wait till you watch WARRIORS OF VIRTUE. This creation has sunk the quality of children's movies to a new all time low. I should have seen it coming and heeded my friend's warning. No good can come from butt kicking kangaroos, carrying far-eastern religious philosophies.
The dialogue is so garbled, that one may perhaps gain the true meaning behind the gibberish, if one was perhaps meditating on ‘Speed' and only then if struck by lightning first. The ending comes as suddenly as kangaroos becoming TRANSFORMERS. In this case, they merge into a bright light and blast the bad guy into oblivion. What a major cop-out for an ending!
As for each of the Roos – there are five of them, and each symbolises a virtue that is colour coded - blue (water), red (fire), silver (metal), green (wood) and white (air). They are all pretty lame (not to mention stupid), except for great tail strength. As they started to annoy me during the movie, I felt like tying them together and stringing them up by their tails for a good Mexican Piñata.
Most annoying of all is the kid (Mario Yedidia) who finds himself lost in the world of Tao. I detest whiny kids and this one isn't short on that. Besides that, the director, Ronny Yu who is best known for his Hong Kong fantasy, ‘kick flicks' ie THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR, has made this children's movie a little too outlandish for my taste.
Timothy Voon
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