Together, the warriors of virtue embark on a heroic journey, to save their paradise from the evil warlord komodo. Special edition vhs and dvd release the sum of all fears. Sixteenyearold ryan jeffers and his friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, china, prepared to fight. Warriors of virtue 2 2002 leather compilation youtube.
The return to tao also known as simply warriors of virtue 2 or warriors of virtue 2. In the plot, a boy who is a social outcast is guided by nature and a wise man with a book into a fantasy world where. Warriors of virtue is a 1997 martial arts fantasy film directed by hong. The dvd cover may have given you a hint, but heres the fact, people. Jan 01, 1997 in the paradise of tao, a land unknown to man, live five special kangaroolike creatures.
Warriors of virtue wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Complete season 8 dvd free usps first class fast shipping. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sixteenyearold ryan jeffers and his friend, chucky, arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, china, prepared to fight. While in tao, ryan and chucky get a lesson in what it means to be a warrior of. Sep 09, 2009 kevin smith in his final role as dogon, the baddie in warriors of virtue 2, the return to tao. On an episode of siskel and ebert, gene siskel voted thumbs down. Warriors of virtue ronny yu, angus macfadyen, mario yedidia 1997. Buy warriors of virtue the return to tao 1997 dvd from amazons movies store. Motions of the tao, a documentary film about one of the oldest faith traditions.
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. 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 virtue, battle the forces of evil. 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. Teenage martial artists ryan and chucky find themselves mysterious transported to the realm of tao while preparing to take part in a beijing. The return to tao was released on october 22, 2002.
Warriors of virtue 1997 angus macfadyen mario yedidia dvd. Kevin was eager to work on the film because of the opportunity to work with a stuntman from crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000 a. If youre a big star wars fan, this is pretty much that, except instead of jedis and ewoks theres wirefighting and chinese midgets. Warriors of virtue did get a directtovideo sequel in 2002, with ryan and chucky now played by different actors and the title warriors no longer kangaroos, but looking more like humans. The return to tao 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was followed by a directtovideo sequel, warriors of virtue. Warriors of virtue nostalgia critic channel awesome. 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.
Taoist tai chi arts international recommended for you. It is the straighttodvd sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. Tomb of qishi is an upcoming chineseamerican fantasy maritalarts. 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 public response on the way to a 2002 sequel. Get warriors of virtue dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Directtovideo vhs and dvd release october 29 eight legged freaks. Warriors of virtue 2 return to tao full movie, fullhd tv movies. Return to tao are basically mia for the entire film. Download warriors of virtue 4 chi and the giant free books. With angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, chao li chi.
Now a martial arts practitioner, 16yearold ryan jeffers nathan phillips is transported back into the world of tao to do what the warriors of virtue could not and defeat a new evil overlord kevin smith. Return to tao 2002 five years after they originally appeared, the warriors of virtue return in a second adventure that changes course quite a bit, but proves to be a fun film in the vein of films like the neverending story. Set a few years after the original film warriors of virtue, the sequel. The return to tao which he was shooting in beijing, china. Return to tao full movie naagahababa bahanahaannna. Now, trapped with yun and the other warriors of virtue she must find a way home before her heart belongs to the virtue of benevolence rated.
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. It was directed by the first films cowriter michael vickerman with nathan phillips replacing yedidia as ryan jeffers along with nina liu as amythis, shedrack anderson iii as chucky and kevin smith his final role as dogon, a villain bent on taking. This spectacular sequel to the fantasy favorite warriors of virtue stars kevin smith tvs xena. Staring nina liu, nathan phillips, shedrack anderson and layla roberts. This, to me, reflects the disappointment and lost potential i felt when viewing this movie. What they arent prepared for is a return trip to tao, a parallel universe now controlled by the villainous dogon. Although its not as violent as other martialarts films, there is still considerable martialarts fighting in the form of. 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 storyline somewhat tarnish the. 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.
Man of benevolence chapter 6, a warriors of virtue fanfic. Return to tao 2002, which ditches the kangaroo suits for an allhuman cast. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film and sequel to the 1997 film warriors of virtue. Warrior princess in a mustsee martial arts adventure. Each warrior represents one of five virtuesbenevolence, righteousness, order, wisdom, loyalty. Warriors of virtue 2 return to tao dutch imp uk import dvd region 2 new. 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. With kevin smith, nathan phillips, nina liu, shedrack anderson iii. Aug 19, 2009 warriors of virtue nostalgia critic posted by. That same morning while gathering a hearty breakfast yun had heard the commotion and had decided to follow komodos forces just in case they did venture close to romec. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. Fiction m english romanceadventure yun, oc chapters. 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. The return to tao is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film directed by michael.
On earth, 16yearold ryan and his friend chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in beijing, whereupon they are unexpectedly. Coupled with an engaging young lead, these offbeat elements make the film quite interesting, certainly more so than the ninja turtles movies. Kevin died in beijing, china after suffering a severe head injury in a fall. In 1930s china, an opera troupe arrives at an abandoned theater, haunted by the spectral figure of its previous owner a once great opera singer who now seeks to turn the companys young leading men into a great star like himself. The return to tao beowulf on dvd 096009718299 from echo bridge home entertainment. Yun the lost warrior of stone never strayed too fear from the temple ground, living off what the planet could offer.
98 858 259 109 525 420 1458 433 128 623 1361 314 701 229 590 459 1359 1089 774 936 1114 412 1156 968 1359 245 303 966 1207 654 89 117 571 1025 1170 274 1354 779 1170 1008 868 1481