Ryan jeffers mario yedidia arrives in this fantasy world unexpectedly, after. 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. She uses the knowledge of plants and minerals found beneath the ground to heal and nurture the inhabitants of tao. Warriors of virtue is the story about ryan jeffers, a teenager seeking acceptance and understanding among his peers. A childrens fantasy adventure, warriors of virtue features five superheroes, dressed in kangaroolike outfits, who are known as the roos. 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. Warriors of virtue original motion picture soundtrack. What they arent prepared for is a trip to tao, a parallel universe now controlled by the villainous dogon.
Angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, chaoli chi, dennis dun, official content from mgm home entertainment eyepopping. 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. Return to tao sixteenyearold ryan and his friend, chucky, arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing prepared to fight. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of tao. To prove himself worthy to the popular boys in school, ryan accepts a dare which lands him in tao, a parallel world of lush green landscapes and majestic. The logical conclusion should be the other way around. Highest virtue is not virtuous and that is why it is virtuous, says lao tzu. Warriors of virtue 2 return to tao full movie, fullhd tv movies action. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Teenage martial artists ryan and chucky find themselves mysterious transported to the realm of tao while preparing to take part in a beijing. With resident evil 3 remake upon us, trace the franchise through its. The return to tao starring kevin smith, nathan phillips, nina liu and more on american netflix from mafts. Highest virtue is not virtuous is lao tzu contradicting.
These roo warriors, or rooz, are kangaroolike creatures and they harness their power from nature and include yun, virtue of benevolence and the force of water. 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 critical and. He falls in the water and is transported to a mystical land called tao, where the forces of good, kangaroolike martialarts experts called warriors of. 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 year 2002 genre action fantasy adventure type movies idmb rating 3. 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. 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. Why is the highest virtue virtuous when it is not virtuous. While in tao, ryan and chucky get a lesson in what it means to be a warrior of virtue. What they arent prepared for is a return trip to tao, a parallel universe now controlled by the villainous dogon smith. Warriors of virtue is a 1997 chineseamerican martial arts fantasy film directed by ronny yu and starring angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, and marley shelton.
Kevin smith in his final role as dogon, the baddie in warriors of virtue 2, the return to tao. 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. Warriors of virtue nostalgia critic channel awesome. Warriors of virtue original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by. It can be explained as the noble behavior of a person who follows tao, the way, which is virtuous in itself. 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. Ryan jeffers yedidia, who has a bum leg, tries to prove himself with the highschool football crowd by walking across a pipe above a whirlpool. The return to tao also known as simply warriors of virtue 2 or warriors of virtue 2. Just so were all clear on this point, the warriors forgave komodo, the insane, selfobsessed warlord, and offered him a place in their community even though he. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kevin smith, nathan phillips, nina liu, michael vickerman.
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. 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. 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. 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.
Sixteenyearold ryan jeffers and his friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, china, prepared to fight. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film, the straighttodvd sequel. Although its not as violent as other martialarts films, there is still considerable martialarts fighting in the form of. Return to tao are basically mia for the entire film.
It is the straighttodvd sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue. Buy warriors of virtue the return to tao 1997 dvd from amazons movies store. Tunecore on behalf of bsx records the wonder of tao. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film and sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue. Together, the warriors of virtue embark on a heroic journey, to save their paradise from the evil warlord komodo. The warriors of virtue no, theyre not a fanatical purist larping collective or christian. Pointless, lowbudget sequel is unoriginal, violent. Each warrior represents one of five virtuesbenevolence, righteousness, order, wisdom, loyalty. With just one lifespring left, the survival of their world is in doubt, but the inhabitants are protected by master chung chaoli chi and his warriors of virtue. Her faith and selfless dedication is the bond that holds the warriors of. Warrior yee doug jones battles it out with evil lord komodo angus macfadyen screen captures from warriors of virtue click on the thumbnail to see a larger image. But before they can restore peace to tao, they must defeat dogon once and for all.
Til that film critic kale klein was so distressed by the warriors of virtue that he vomited during a screening of it. In the paradise of tao, a land unknown to man, live five special kangaroolike creatures. Together, the warriors of virtue embark on a heroic journey, to save their paradise from the evil warlord. What they arent prepared for is a return trip to tao, a parallel universe now controlled by the villainous dogon. It was released in english, mandarin and cantonese language versions. Download warriors of virtue 4 chi and the giant free books. It is harder for ryan than most adolescents because he walks with a limp. The creature effects were designed by academy award nominated special effect production house alterian, inc. Elysia, tsun, and barbarocious warriors of virtue play em. 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 roos inhabit a magical underground world which is threatened by the foppish villain komodo angus macfayden, who is mining a lifeenhancing mineral from the river of life. Warriors of virtue the journey begins when young ryan mario yedidia, a typical teen, is swept into very unusual circumstances. The tao theme of te virtue the themes of the tao te ching te, virtue, is one of the most important concepts in tao te ching, the old classic on taoism.
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. Final fantasy vii remake lingers on midgars greatest moments. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Return to tao you are looking for movies about with teenager, martial arts, magic, parallel world, forest, queen and fantasy world themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in australia.
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