There are a lot of horrid, bad movies out there and there are a lot of unwatchable, boring movies out there. With this movie, we get the worst of both worlds.
1) The characters. The actual warriors have no real character; the movie has to list their personality traits! The kid himself is not interesting and the villain is just over-the-top goofy.
2) The visuals. The world of Tao (Actually pronounced "Dao") is nothing you haven't seen before and the puppetry is pitifully bad. Mouth movements by the warriors and others rarely match up with dialog. Fight scenes are simply unwatchable, with this weird frame-cutting technique.
3) The slug-like pace. If it wasn't for Mountain Dew, I would've fallen asleep numerous times.
At least with films like Battlefield Earth, we get entertainment, even at the expense of the movie. Here, we don't have such luck.
1) The characters. The actual warriors have no real character; the movie has to list their personality traits! The kid himself is not interesting and the villain is just over-the-top goofy.
2) The visuals. The world of Tao (Actually pronounced "Dao") is nothing you haven't seen before and the puppetry is pitifully bad. Mouth movements by the warriors and others rarely match up with dialog. Fight scenes are simply unwatchable, with this weird frame-cutting technique.
3) The slug-like pace. If it wasn't for Mountain Dew, I would've fallen asleep numerous times.
At least with films like Battlefield Earth, we get entertainment, even at the expense of the movie. Here, we don't have such luck.