Python Hyena
Warriors of Virtue (1997):Dir: Ronny Yu / Cast: Angus MacFadgen, Mario Yedidia, Marley Shelton, Jack Tate, Doug Jones: Represents the doing of good and prevention of evil but its violence is aimed at those poor folks who enjoyed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Both films resemble each other tremendously with the exception that this junk never caught on. That is due largely in part that this is eye candy crap. Children attending were introduced to such terms as "sh*t happens." A boy is sucked into a strange world and encounters the warriors of virtue. They resemble kangaroos and each gain power from nature via earth, wood, metal, fire, and water. Trained by their master to protect their village but the kid obtains a book that can render total power to the enemy. Overburdened with flaws including no plot. The violence is over the top and glorified to the delight of its young viewers. Director Ronny Yu is backed by fine production but the cast overact horribly. Among those who were suckered into starring in this crap are Angus MacFadgen, Mario Yedidia, Marley Shelton, Doug Jones, and Jack Tate. They provide no personalities to these kangaroo looking creatures and it is likely that their contribution will go unnoticed. The Ninja Turtles are slightly more entertaining and have personalities where these creatures do not. The result is a big pointless mess containing no virtue. Score: 2 / 10
May_lo
This film is one of those forgotten 90s rip-offs from the Ninja Turtle fall out. It's easy to forget how insane the turtle craze was but it is also easy to forget that the original TMNT movie was actually pretty decent. Most of it's sequels and copies were not.Which brings us to this little gem...It's a film so bad it's good. The fight scenes are sloe-mo with wind-blown leaves for no reason other than effect. The warriors of virtue are kangaroos with martial art skills, they personify the virtues eg patience....and it's fight to the death between good and evil. All told it's a great movie for kids that the adults can enjoy while pretending to be too old for it.
catc16783_20
So many people are saying that this movie is not worth their time. I am a movie fanatic, and this movie is a perfect movie for people of all ages. It is similar to the Dark Crystal, and many others like it. But what makes this one different is that actual little kids or people with disabilities that have never fit in with the crowd can watch this movie and get some confidence from it. I sure that we all need something or other to show us that we're all right for who we are and maybe that the real message this movie was sending. Go on and think that this movie is horrible, but no matter what I'll show it to my kid and my grandkids, because I enjoyed this movie.
Bart
This movie is quite possibly the stupidest kid's film ever made, and don't get me wrong, I like many films made for kids (Cloak & Dagger, Goonies, The Sandlot, The Dark Crystal, etc, etc). The story and whole premise is completely idiotic, and the Kangaroo costumes must have been left overs from the equally horrible Tank Girl adaptation. I don't even know how one would come up with the concept for this film, let alone get a budget for it. Anyway, this film doesn't deserve any more of my time (or yours for that matter) and I just hope that those reading this heed my warning and stay clear of this waste of raw materials. (I mean it, don't even rent it for your kids, they don't deserve such treatment at such an age.)
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