Kung Fu Panda

Watch: Kung Fu Panda

6/6/20081h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Prepare for awesomeness. ~

Overview:

When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- to give it a try.

Director:

Mark Osborne

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$130,000,000.00

Revenue:

$632,091,832.00

Key words:

martial arts
kung fu
strong woman
china
tiger
bravery
restaurant
villain
shop
panda
sensei
anthropomorphism
fighting
master
destiny
crane
aftercreditsstinger
wuxia
monkey warrior
philosophical
viper
inspirational
lighthearted

Cast

Jack Black

~ as ~

Po (voice)

Angelina Jolie

~ as ~

Tigress (voice)

Dustin Hoffman

~ as ~

Shifu (voice)

Ian McShane

~ as ~

Tai Lung (voice)

Jackie Chan

~ as ~

Monkey (voice)

Lucy Liu

~ as ~

Viper (voice)

Seth Rogen

~ as ~

Mantis (voice)

David Cross

~ as ~

Crane (voice)

Randall Duk Kim

~ as ~

Oogway (voice)

James Hong

~ as ~

Mr. Ping (voice)

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Reviews (2)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
So the rather clumsy and inept "Po" has dreams of saving the world! His real job is working in a noodle bar where one day, maybe, he will learn the secret ingredient that gives their dishes that special flavour. Meantime, the ageing "Oogway", the most learned of creatures, has informed his stalwart lieutenant "Shifu" that he will soon have to defend their "Valley of Peace" from the vengeful "Tai Lung" who, though currently incarcerated in a seemingly impregnable prison, is set to come and wreak some havoc. "Po" is determined to attend the selection ceremony and, well yes - you've guessed. He ends up selected by the old wise turtle, much to the chagrin and general disbelief of just about everyone else. Hopeless, hapless and helpless - but can "Po" prove his mettle and save the day? It's really quite good fun this. The characterisations are well developed and it has humour and style to it too. The animations are lively, vivid and the directors avoid the temptation to allow the combat and action scenes to descend into the all-too-often realms of repetitiveness. There is a moral - the values of teamwork and trust, honesty, integrity yada yada, but the story delivers them in a gentle and demonstrable manner via the plot and the characters rather than pontificating. All in all, this is great family fun that shows the (not so) little guy doing his best... Can he save the day?
MannyD
Written 1 year(s) ago
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Wow, what a surprise this was! It looked like the stupidest movie ever by the trailers. Bit then when you actually sit down and watch it, it's not only one if the funniest, but also one of the most mature, profound, intense, action packed films you'll ever see! The perfect example of a "Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover" movie.
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     **Total Score: 9.5/10**
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