| Movies- Warriors of Virtue-MGM (PG) About a young boy who's crippled and dreaming of kung fu and adventure. As his friend who owns a chinese resturaunt cooks with kung fu skill...he tells the young boy of fantastic warriors and martial arts. And in doing so he helps guide his way. He then falls into to this other world by accident and finds he's no longer injured. A fantastic place filled with magic and creatures.... and guarded by Kangaroos who are masters of Kung Fu. Gargoyles: Season 1- Disney-(television cartoon/video) Animation The gargoyles time and again face danger and friendship from a warriors mind. Loyalty, Honor, Wisdom and Justice. They deal with life day to day with these in mind and are stronger for it... Great animation... Shadow Skill- Pt 1 & 2 -Manga (PG-13) Animation A Martial Arts Fantasy set in the land of Caruda... About a dieing martial art that emphizes leg techniques only and is so deadly few dare face it...A young girl is the last remaining retainer of the Art known only as "Shadow Skill" and her brother who she is trying to train as they face the world of magic and demons... Street Fighter II V(victory)-Manga -video series (PG-13) Animation Two best friends who have trained all their lives as shotokan style karate practitioners, venture out in the world to learn about different fighting styles. Running into trouble and criminals on the way. In doing so learn about themselves and what true martial arts is about. Street Fighter II the animated movie- (PG-13) Animation A different take on the above..very good animation. The Star Wars Saga-20th Century Fox(PG) A space adventure and fantasy with great characters and story. In paticular the story of the Jedi Knights. Knights sworn to right and justice. Trained in Martial skill and hold a very close student/teacher bond. And carry what they learn into their lives. Samurai Jack: Season 1 & 2 and the Movie-Cartoon Network-Animation A story of a Samurai Warrior flung into the future to stop an evil from devouring a world. Funny and full of laughs.it shows that dicipline and balance can make you calm in a crazy world. And that doing whats right takes more courage then following the crowd. The Last Dragon-Tri Star (PG-13) A young martial artist's journey in his search to becoming a master. And what seperates a martial artist/warrior from a bully...and good humor while the story unfolds. The Karate Kid- (1,2,3, &4)-Columbia Pictures (PG/PG-13) Great movies that stress the mentor/student relationship. An old Okinawan man takes a young rebellious and vunerable boy and a girl in pt 4. And shows them that strength and character comes from within...through karate. SideKicks- (PG) A movie about a boy who daydreams of wild adventures with his martial arts hero. And somehow he actually meets him when he needs inspiration for a martial arts tournement. Mulan/ Mulan II-Disney-(PG) Animation A Chinese fable about a young girl who disguises herself as a man to help her family and her country. When the Huns attack China, a call to arms goes out to every village, and Mulan's father, being the only man in the family, accepts the call. Mulan decides to take her injuried fathers place. To save his life and that of China. Her legend is so dear to the Chinese that a martial art was created in honor -Mulan Chuan (mulan fist) Kung Fu Hustle-Columbia Tristar- (R) Kung Fu Hustle takes the gleeful mayhem of Hong Kong action movies, the deadpan physical humor of silent comedies, and the sheer elasticity of Wile E. Coyote cartoons and fuses them into a spectacle that is simple in its joys and mind-boggling in its orchestration. A run-down slum has been poor but peaceful until a bunch of black-suited gangsters called the Axe Gang show up to cause trouble--and discover that, hidden among the humble poor, are three kung fu masters trying to live an ordinary life. But after these martial artists repulse the gang with their flying fists and feet, the gang leader hires a pair of assassins, whose arrival leads to the unveiling of more secrets, until both the screen and the audience are dizzy with hyperbolic fight artistry (choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping, who also choreographed The Matrix). Weaving through this escalating fury is a loudmouthed loser (writer/director/actor Stephen Chow) who suddenly finds himself having to live up to his bragging. Kung Fu Hustle more than lives up to the promise of Chow's previous film, Shaolin Soccer Shaolin Soccer- Dimension Films- (Unrated) Computer generated special effects have seldom been so giddy as in Shaolin Soccer, a gleeful fusion of kung fu and a classic Bad News Bears sports story. A former soccer star--whose "golden leg" was broken by a hired mob--assembles a team of former students of Shaolin martial arts, whose assorted skills (indicated by their nicknames, like Mighty Steel Leg and Iron Head) lend themselves to the swift interplay of the world's most popular game. Along the way, the team's leader (Hong Kong comic superstar Stephen Chow) meets a sticky bun baker (Vicki Zhao) whose kung fu is the equal of any of his teammates. Shaolin Soccer is supremely silly--in the final match, their opponents are called Team Evil--but that's part of the fun. American movies rarely achieve this perfect balance of the absurd and the sincere |
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