this mini series be actually more entertaining than some others with much big budget and grander aspiration . sotd fall somewhere between kung fu and h r pufnstuff on the entertainment spectrum . if it weren not so long ( nearly 3 hour ) i think that kid would like it quite a bit . it get adventure and action and cliffhanger scene and and not too much romance or other icky stuff . when youre young and youre not too critical of flex rubber sword and campy acting and and scene that be repeat . ( at least two scene be repeat identically in the movie and just a be do in old time serial in order to bring the audience up to speed . ) finally and kid be usually more accepting of american english dialogue come out of the mouth of asian actor . ( not to mention the fact that several of the leading role be play by non asian actor . ) i be go to give this movie three star and but i felt like the director and producer and and cast deserve some extra credit for at least carry through on the project . this movie be not art and but and like paint your house and it actually take some time and effort and and discipline to get it make . overall and not a recommend use for your time and but it might keep the kid entertain while travel in the mini van . oh and yeah . hey and imdb . dialogue be the preferred and traditional spelling . your spell check seem to think that dialog be the proper spelling . while dialog be acceptable and both webster and the oed consider it an alternative form .