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Angus Macfadyen | ... | ||
Mario Yedidia | ... | ||
Marley Shelton | ... |
Elysia
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Chao Li Chi | ... |
Master Chung
(as Chao-Li Chi)
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Jack Tate | ... | ||
Doug Jones | ... | ||
Don Lewis | ... |
Lai /
Mayor Keena
(as Don W. Lewis)
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J. Todd Adams | ... | ||
Adrienne Corcoran | ... | ||
Michael J. Anderson | ... |
Mudlap
(as Michael John Anderson)
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Tom Towles | ... |
Grillo
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Lee Arenberg | ... |
Mantose
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Dennis Dun | ... |
Ming
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Roy Ceballos | ... |
Willy Beest
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Jason Hamer | ... |
Mosely
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A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao. Written by R. L. Strong <RS080455@PACBELL.NET>
Alright, I admit going in that I was predisposed to dislike this movie. I have studied Taoism for many years, and I guess I don't take kindly to it being reduced down to a 90 minute family friendly event. Although it came highly recommended to me, I was put off by it's kid friendly approach to something as complex as Eastern Philosophy.
Through out the film, I could not shake the vision I had of a Roos vs Turtles sequel.
Although not as bad as I feared, this film looks for all the world like it was edited by a Cuisinart. The over extended climatic fight scene had so many different editing styles present that it nearly gave me an epileptic fit. Either that, or my digital TV is on the blink.
I really cannot recommend this film to anybody except possible a few hard core gamers who would get off on the cartoon-like action sequences.