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. Set a few years after the original film warriors of virtue, the sequel finds. The film was an international coproduction between the united states, china, hong kong, and canada. It is about a boy called ryan who starts out doing an initiation for a gang and ends up in another world which is inhabited by kangaroos and other animals who are also human. Upon learning that the malevolent dogon now rules over tao, the two young fighters attempt to deliver the land from evil. 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. 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. Film the return of bruno en streamcomplet streaming complet. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film directed by michael vickerman and starring kevin smith, nathan phillips, nina liu, and shedrack anderson iii. 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. Ryan and chucky are taken to the parallel universe of tao, where the they learn to become warriors of virtue. 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. Searches related to warriorsofvirtue1997 total verified torrents.
Although its not as violent as other martialarts films, there is still considerable martialarts. 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 approximately three stories, severely injuring his head. Return to tao are basically mia for the entire film. What they arent prepared for is a return trip to tao, a parallel universe now controlled by the villainous dogon.
Warriors of virtue is a 1997 chineseamerican martial arts fantasy film directed by ronny yu and starring angus. Consider young ryan mario yedidia, the hero of warriors of virtue. Kevin smith in his final role as dogon, the baddie in warriors of virtue 2, the return to tao. With kevin smith, nathan phillips, nina liu, shedrack anderson iii.
But a weak script that borrows heavily from star wars and the wizard of oz never lets the film realize its potential. It stars angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, and chaoli chi the film was based on a series of characters created by the chinese. Warriors of virtue is a 1997 martial arts fantasy film directed by hong kong filmmaker ronny yu in his englishlanguage directorial debut. 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. Warriors of virtue nostalgia critic channel awesome. 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. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film and sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue. 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. In 1997, smith resurfaced with chasing amy, the final film in the trilogy and his most. Warriors of virtue the journey begins when young ryan mario yedidia, a typical teen, is swept into very unusual circumstances. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Warriors of the rainbow seediq bale part 1 the sun flag. A young man, ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team.
Teenage martial artists ryan and chucky find themselves mysterious transported to the realm of tao while preparing to take part in a beijing karate tournament. The return to tao 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is the straighttodvd sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film. Sixteenyearold ryan jeffers and his friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, china, prepared to fight. Return to tao is not completely a bad sequel, but it would have been nice to see the kangaroo warriors in the original film return. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five.
Then the mysterious owner of a chinese restaurant supplies him with a manuscript that reveals the mythical land of tao. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film and sequel to the. Get warriors of virtue dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. 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. The return to tao year 2002 genre action fantasy adventure type movies idmb rating 3. 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.
Warriors of virtue 02 warriors of virtue 2 return to tao. 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 film. There he is hunted by the evil lord komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. This spectacular sequel to the fantasy favorite warriors of virtue stars kevin smith tvs xena. June 5, 2002 warriors of virtue could be the most impressive hollywood debut yet for a hong kong director, although lackluster writing and a needlessly muddled. The return to tao also known as simply warriors of virtue 2 or warriors of virtue 2.
If you want to start a main warriorsofvirtue page, just click the edit button above. Coupled with an engaging young lead, these offbeat elements make the film quite interesting, certainly more so than the ninja turtles movies. During an initiation rite, ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of tao. Warriors of virtue flirts with the hyperkinetic coolness of hong kong action films that quentin tarantino has helped bring to these shores.
The sequel should have never been made and the score for this movies should be lower than the original. 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. Nous offrons des informations sur warriors of virtue. An incident at school causes the boy to be swept into a vortex which takes him to the magical realm of tao where he joins a great adventure. Production on the chineseamerican hybrid flick warriors of virtue began not long after the pagemaster essentially told the same story in 1994, and it somehow defied poor. Ryan has the key to saving the kangaroos and the whole world of the dark lord who is trying to wipe out all of the kangaroos. With angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, chao li chi.
Together, the warriors of virtue embark on a heroic journey, to save their paradise from the evil warlord komodo. Return to tao 2002, which ditches the kangaroo suits for an allhuman cast. Yet on the flip side, the fight scenes are not nauseating and are easier on the eye. Edition discs price new from used from dvd jan 19, 1999 please retry 1. Crawford productions, international film group, film brokers international, crawfords australia, wov2. Angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, chaoli chi, dennis dun, official content from mgm home entertainment eyepopping. One moment hes balancing above a drainage whirlpool on a bet from a bully on the football team, and the next hes on the planet tao, helping a race of kangaroo warriors fight. 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 film s major setting. Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online binge. On earth, 12yearold ryan and his friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition. Ryan jeffers yedidia, who has a bum leg, tries to prove himself with the highschool football crowd by walking across a pipe.
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