![]() ![]() Bautista is great in this role, even though he’s not in it for very long. A warrior named Zhao ( Mark Chao) appears and tasks Jack with protecting a Princess, Su Lin ( Ni Ni) before promptly peacing out.Īrun wants to marry Princess Su Lin and then kill her after their wedding so that he can become Emperor. And what do you know, people from ancient China start popping out of it. ![]() Then one day Jack’s boss ( Francis Ng) gives him an ancient, magical chest, which happens to be the “warrior’s gate” of the film’s title. So Jack, like many kids, escapes into the world of video games because it’s the one place he can feel like a hero. He’s being bullied in school and he and his mom are about to lose their house because she can’t pay the mortgage. Warriors Gate is about a normal, everyday teenage boy named Jack ( Uriah Shelton). ![]() Directed by Matthias Hoene and co-written by Luc Besson and Robert Kamen, it’s an epic fantasy adventure that skips from modern day to ancient China and back again. Warriors Gate (or Enter The Warriors Gate if you’re watching on Netflix) harkens back to these days of yore. ![]() There are a few exceptions, but there are hardly any of these kind of fun, live-action kid friendly movies anymore. I loved living vicariously through the kids in these movies, whether it was the Goonies on a quest to find the treasure of One-Eyed Willy, Bastian Bux falling into the world of The NeverEnding Story, or Thora Birch and Vincent Kartheiser, aka baby Pete Campbell, trying to rescue their father with the aide of an adorable polar bear cub in ‘ Alaska’ (anyone else remember that movie? Just me?) These movies had their heyday in the 80s, with classics like ET, Labyrinth, Karate Kid, Stand By Me, and Honey I Shrunk The Kids. It was a type of family film outside the realm of Disney or animated film, one that felt real and grounded even when fantastical things were going on. The fantasy world created explains how the different worlds can meet.When I was little, I loved “kids on a crazy adventure” movies. The adventure side of the film takes Jack in the new world for an adventure of a lifetime. If you want an easy to follow story, that is light hearted with plenty of action this is great fun.Īction/Adventure/Fantasy – The action through the film is all purely entertaining with the opening bike chase through the town being a big highlight. While this isn’t the most original concept it does check all the entertainment check points, but the one aspect that is original is having our main character learning moments needed from video games which is why the confusion starts in the first place. Story – The story takes our unsung wimpy teenager that needs to grow up and stand up for himself, to do this he ends up in ancient China where he must learn a new culture to save a princess from evil ruler. The big name draw for this film is Dave Bautista who strangely becomes similar to the Chris Pratt role form Guardians of the Galaxy to him needing to explain codes, but does get to enjoy the villainous role. Mark Chao fills the mentor warrior role to be entertaining and watching the two together is enjoyable. Performances – Uriah Shelton taking the leading role does a good job throughout the film working very well with both Mark Chao and Ni Ni. ![]()
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