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Kung Fu Panda

Release Date 04 Jul 2008 TBA

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Currently 4/5 Stars.

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Certificate: PG

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Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of kung fu around--which doesn't exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of kung fu and studies alongside his idols, the legendary Furious Five--Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey--under the leadership of their guru, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it's up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a kung fu master into reality? Po puts his heart--and his girth --into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.

Writers:
Dan Harmon | Rob Schrab | Cyrus Voris | Ethan Reiff

Producers:
Melissa Cobb

Directors:
Mark Osborne | John Stevenson

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Avg User rating
Currently 4/5 Stars.

User Reviews

- Currently 3/5 Stars.
mart

It's still a bit patchy in terms of its pace, and it's awfully violent for a PG movie, but it also features the best fight sequences the animated world, or any other world, has ever seen.
- Currently 4/5 Stars.
thompsss
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
Dec
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
Dezo

Decent enough movie.
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
joe_elway

Saw this on Sky Movies. Not horrible but there's been much better animated movies over the last 10-15 years.
- Currently 2/5 Stars.
ssconnolly

This is the story of a noddle-making adopted panda Po who dreams of being a Kung-Fu master. One day when Oogway, the main warrior, choses Po to be the next Dragon Warrior and stop Tai Ling from getting the title for himself. Unfortunately Po cannot fight and knows nothing of Kung-Fu except what the moves look like. So Master Shifu reluctantly trains the clumsy oaf and we see him gradually become a kung-Fu warrior. Not the best animated film I've ever seen but despite the complete lack of any humor it's a pretty decent story, which makes this entertaining enough to sit through. I've never known how to rate acting in these films but Jack Black was pretty good as the panda and he really was perfect for this role. As for the supporting cast I don't think that getting Lucy Liu, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman,Seth Rogen and Jackie Chan to lend their voices was all that necessary. Rogen was surprisingly quiet and unfunny and I expected some great gags after his antics in Superbad and I don't Jackie Chan is gotten to the age where he must voice kung-fu fighters instead of actually showing he is one. Angelina Jolie did a good job but apart from that I was unimpressed. not as good as most of the reviews made it out to be and I was very disappointed.
- Currently 4/5 Stars.
little-tortilla
- Currently 5/5 Stars.
Doomofman

One of the best animated movies I've seen, While it's kind of childish as you might expect it's enjoyable for everyone, solid voice work and decent animation make it a movie to match some of Pixar's best.
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
soc

This movie was good, but it wasn't great. There were some funny moments, but not as many as what I was expecting (given the hype on this movie).
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
star

i saw half
- Currently 5/5 Stars.
obieonedub

Very funny movie from start to finish.
- Currently 5/5 Stars.
sallyrice
- Currently 4/5 Stars.
anna_mc

family fun!!
- Currently 4/5 Stars.
Lara

great characters, funny storyline, thouroughly enjoyable entertainment
- Currently 4/5 Stars.
pkinsella

Good voice cast, great animation and enjoyable humour