Kung Fu Panda - 2008 (PG)

Featuring The Voices Of:

• Jack Black (Po)
• Dustin Hoffman (Shifu)
• Angelina Jolie (Tigress)
• Ian McShane (Tai Lung)
• Jackie Chan (Monkey)
• Seth Rogen (Mantis)
• Lucy Liu (Viper)
• David Cross (Crane)
• Randall Duk Kim (Oogway)
• James Hong (Mr. Ping - Po's Father)
• Michael Clarke Duncan (Commander Vachir)

Year of Release: 2008
Rated: PG
Director(s): Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Animation Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Approx. Running Time: 88 minutes
Format(s): DVD
My Rating: 2 stars (Out of 5)

Trailer:

From Back Cover:

"KUNG FUN!"
-Gene Shalit, TODAY

Prepare for awesomeness with DreamWorks Animation's KUNG FU PANDA, "a delightful movie that can stand among the very best animated features" (Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight). Jack Black is perfect as the voice of PO, a noodle slurping dreamer who must embrace his true self - fuzzy flaws and all - in order to become the Dragon Warrior. With groundbreaking animation, an all-star cast and high-kicking humor, KUNG FU PANDA is "Ultra satisfying entertainment... There's heart in this movie and that's the secret ingredient." -Richard Corliss, TIME

My Comments:

This silly movie just doesn't quite work for me. However, it has some cool special effects and a strong voice cast, so it is by no means unwatchable and is - if not by a lot - better than DreamWorks's previous effort Bee Movie.

Happily, their next release - 2009's Monsters vs. Aliens looks great.

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Rated PG (MPAA)
2 Stars
2008 (Year of Release)
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