Kung Fu Panda
The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China's fate hangs in the balance; However the mantle falls on an obese, and lazy panda who is a complete novice in kung-fu.
24 September 1943
8 August 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA
15 April 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 June 1964, Jamestown, New York, USA
22 February 1929, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
11 October 1971, New York City, New York, USA
17 September 1970, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
2 December 1968, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
28 August 1969, Hermosa Beach, California, USA
4 June 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
4 April 1964, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
10 December 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 July 1960, Walnut Creek, California, USA
7 April 1954, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
30 August 1969, New York, USA
20 October 1976, Brooklyn, New York, USA
13 December 1967, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
29 September 1942, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
7 August 1955, Cartersville, Georgia, USA
November 22, 2013
When the kids are happy and I get to watch a Jack Black kung fu movie, that's good enough for me.
November 22, 2013
The animation work is dazzling; it's lovingly detailed without being overdone (particularly the opening sequence, which is hand-drawn and looks like prints struck from ancient woodblocks).
July 18, 2008
The aphorisms creak. The plot's an open book. But all of those clichés are part of the joke in this ebullient ursine coming-of-age tale about a humble panda destined for greatness.
November 22, 2013
Supporting characters (including Jolie, who is wasted as a tiger) are pallid, and the fight scenes disproportionately long, as if the filmmakers figure the young boys most likely to see Panda are just as action-happy as their dads.
July 18, 2016
Kung Fu Panda is not as much fun as Kung Fu Hustle, but it's much better than Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
December 07, 2014
There's something about the look of Kung Fu Panda that is so novel and pleasing. Perhaps it's just that we haven't seen this vintage, Far East world in a computer-animated movie before.
November 16, 2011
As the credits roll, the film's many flaws come sharply into focus. But while it lasts, Kung-Fu Panda is something of a guilty treat.
December 07, 2014
Some of it just seems silly, which is fine for a family movie, of course, but there's silly and then there's silly. Kung Fu Panda is silly.
September 10, 2008
Hands down the most visually striking of DreamWorks Animation's releases, this lively CGI comedy is tailor-made for Jack Black.
November 22, 2013
Kung Fu Panda is hugely entertaining, gorgeously animated and expertly cast, with Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman doing some of their best work in recent memory (no joke).
October 18, 2008
Manages to entertain and dazzle, and parents won't beat themselves up for sitting through it, although what it teaches could fit on a fortune cookie.
