A young martial artist is caught between respecting his pacifist father's wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing precious artifacts.
I believe I first saw this film when it came out in theaters, and it left a pretty good impact on me. Even culturally, I feel like it has left its mark because people still remember this one -- even if they have never seen it. The idea of a board game that takes on a life of its own is brilliant, and well-executed here.
Apparently this film was seen as the next step in CGI following "Jurassic Park". Arguably, "Jurassic" is still better, but it probably had the bigger budget. For the mid-1990s, these are some great animal effects. Rarely are they surpassed today, and generally we see things much worse (yes, I mean you, SyFy network).
Bonus: Kirsten Dunst before most people knew who she was (though I believe this was still after "Interview with the Vampire").
I believe I first saw this film when it came out in theaters, and it left a pretty good impact on me. Even culturally, I feel like it has left its mark because people still remember this one -- even if they have never seen it. The idea of a board game that takes on a life of its own is brilliant, and well-executed here.
Apparently this film was seen as the next step in CGI following "Jurassic Park". Arguably, "Jurassic" is still better, but it probably had the bigger budget. For the mid-1990s, these are some great animal effects. Rarely are they surpassed today, and generally we see things much worse (yes, I mean you, SyFy network).
Bonus: Kirsten Dunst before most people knew who she was (though I believe this was still after "Interview with the Vampire").