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

This movie was actually very good for what it was trying to do, which is give a summary (very simply) of the VERY esoteric chinese philosophy of Taoism. Those who know nothing of Taoism will definitely find that this movie does not make much sense in some places.All of the characters are embodiments of the virtues and faults presented in the Taoist Philosophy. Yes, this makes for quite the challenge to present it in childrens movie no less.The movie is fun if you dont take it to seriously. It would seem that some of the people posting here thought they were there to see Gone With the Wind or some other Epic or adult piece. Take it as lighthearted and as a possible education on a foreign way of thought, if you are into that new things. (Then again you could just read books on Taoism to get a somewhat clearer view)3 out of 5 for production, 4 out 5 for accomplishment

I first saw this movie many years ago. It thoroughly bored me, as starting about 25 minutes into it, I could predict what would happen at almost every turn.Well, I read a few of the favorable reviews of this movie here at imdb and decided to give it another chance. Would it be better second time around?Nope. Stopped watching about 40 minutes into it and tuned in Pokemon instead.Rating: 4 out of 10.

Alright, let's get the joke out of the way first of all:"Crouching Glam Guy, Hidden Wallaby", anyone?Seriously, I rented this movie expecting your typical late-80's fantasy with cheesey dialogue and bad special effects and annoying child actors. Well, to that end I got my money's worth. However, while this is nowhere nearly as good as, say, "the Neverending Story" or "Labyrinth", it's not nearly as bad as I expected.Curiously, this is one of the few movies I've seen that might have been a *lot* better animated. Kung-fu kangaroos isn't exactly a concept best realized in live action. However, the crappy effects belie the clever premis. Give it a look.