warriors of virtue

back when this movie came out i was just entering high school and knew i was too old to see a childish movie like this. but i really wanted too! i dont remember quite why i wanted to see it, i think i just really dug the title. well, it was on our free movie channel recently, so i figured i would fulfill my desire from all those years ago and watch it.  turns out i was not missing anything at all!  the story follows a boy who finds himself in a strange and mysterious land while trying to evade the bullies back home.  well, this land is filled with strange creatures, among them are a small group of kangaroo type figures that know some sort of elemental kung fu.  imagine teenage mutant ninja turtles mixed with captain planet.  sound good?  dont worry, its worse than you think!  the warriors' puppetry is not so great, it felt like the a step down from the first turtles movie in terms of quality.  the story line is just as hokey as you might expect: the warriors must fight against the bad guy who wants to take over, and the only way they can win is if the kid from another world learns how to stand up to bullies.  hey, thats really going to help when he gets back home, huh?  ugh.  but by far the worst part of the movie is its obsession with camera tricks!  digital filters must have just been invented when they were making this movie, because they are used way too much!  its like the director found a new toy and wants to use it in every scene.  although, maybe they just use the blur filter and motion blur whenever the warriors are fighting because they too realize how bad the puppetry is! maybe this would have been impressive back when it came out, but today it would be too stupid to even air on a children's cable channel.