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Kung Fu Panda
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2008
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Positive Reviews
81
Negative reviews
1
Average Rating
3.6
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4.5
It isnt a perfect ridethe action sometimes whizzes by too fast to follow, and the animation shortcuts, particularly in the cheap looking crowd scenes, ..
Av Club
2.5
Once youve made one movie about a tubby, noodle sucking ursid who finds his inner wuxia hero, you cant just start over from scratch.
Av Club
3.0
And so what if by the time this movie hits the DVD rack, all its CGI miracles will have been brushed aside by the next animated blockbuster
Austin Chronicle
3.0
The action sequences are often astounding, the high octane animated choreography superbly executed.
Time Out
4.5
Instead we are swept along by a mixture of silly shtick, slapstick comedy, Crouching Tiger style action spectacle and Hans Zimmers rip roaring score.
Screen Daily
0.0
It is as if the spirit of recent Zhang Yimou spectaculars have informed this warm and very likable Hollywood fare.
Screen Daily
4.0
And when the kids are happy and I get to watch a Jack Black kung fu movie, thats good enough for me.
Paste Magazine
3.8
Its elegantly drawn, the action sequences are packed with energy, and its short enough that older viewers will be forgiving. For the kids, of course, ..
Rogerebert
3.0
But is it possible that even the most unlikely candidate has the potential for greatness
Ny Daily News
3.0
A fun movie that manages to entertain pretty much the whole way through.
JoBlo
4.0
Kung Fu Panda is arguably the best animated movie Dreamworks has produced so far.
Screen Rant
3.1
Its a howl and amazement for anyone under 12. As is often the way with middling kids movies, parents who grow tired of the film are treated to a satis ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
And, thanks to a witty script and the recognizably goofy but absolutely earnest delivery of Black, Kung Fu Panda has a human soul, too.
Philly
3.5
This ups the tempo, although the movie probably spends too much time imitating wire fighting stunts of Pacific Rim martial arts movies.
Philly
3.8
KUNG FU PANDA is beautifully animated, the celebrity voice performances are terrific, and the action sequences negotiate the fine line between being p ..
Tv Guide
3.5
Thats all well and good, but its thrilling to watch this film move with such grace and energy.Having just viewed the poor Quantum of Solace a few week ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
Tongue in cheek dialogue, inventive slapstick and fight sequences, and luminous production design make this a treat.
Chicago Reader
3.5
Tai Lung is a master of Kung Fu and cannot be stopped, even by the famed Furious Five: Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey.Po seems to have no Ku ..
Lariat
3.5
In all, its a perfectly serviceable animated comedy, quite funny at times, and with no pop cultural references to date it.
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
In a Chinese fairy tale animal world, a lowly noodle shop panda (voice by Jack Black) is chosen to defend his valley against a wicked kung fu leopard ..
News Review
2.9
Pos ascension to Kung Fu Panda is fun to watch and nicely voiced.
News Review
3.0
The main drawback is an overly familiar believe in yourself message.
Radio Times
4.0
Nobodys more surprised than Po, and Shifu immediately sets out to prove the roly poly panda is the wrong choice.
Screen It
4.0
Watching this goofball panda become a fighting master is surprisingly funny and sweet.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
There are also some stunning action set pieces, most notably Tai Lungs breathtaking escape from jail and Pos dumpling chase fight with Shifu.The voice ..
View London
3.8
The whoops and hollers and high kicks inevitably carry an element of self parody.
Cs Monitor
3.0
It may not be the most original animated feature, but it is a solid, well crafted one.
Film Journal
3.1
The star of Kung Fu Panda is not Jack Black.Its not even Po, the martial arts obsessed animated panda for whom Black provides dude acious line reading ..
Boston
3.0
Finding Nemo was a story about the complications of parenthood, loss, grief and survival in hostile circumstances.These tough truths were lit with lau ..
Smh
4.0
The new animated comedy and kiddie flick Kung Fu Panda probably seems better than it is on the simple basis of relativity.
Mountain X
3.0
Eventually theres a big battle, the outcome of which like everything else in this charming but studiously formulaic animated romp is never in much dou ..
Npr
5.0
The nicest surprise about Kung Fu Panda is that its so much better than the goofy cutesy title would lead you to expect.
Star Tribune
3.0
It contains ample slapstick and enough mystical apercus to honor and, in its laid back way, gently razz the kung fu genre.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.0
Rudimentary plot and merely decent gags aside, this is the finest DreamWorks Animation effort since the first Shrek, chiefly because of its astonishin ..
Empire
2.5
This is a streamlined, opulent and thoroughly enjoyable kids movie.
Sf Gate
4.0
Dreamworks Even the Kung Fu Panda enjoys the tasty delights of Cannes.
Time
2.5
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Washington Post
4.0
Even better, this animated feature from DreamWorks is so consistently diverting and visually arresting that it succeeds in transcending its storybook ..
The New York Times
3.1
Sincere and touching, but also quite funny without going too far over the top, Black gives one of the better performances of his career.
The Movie Boy
3.5
There are not many jokes in Kung Fu Panda, and that is both good and bad.
Bullz-Eye
3.2
Laura: Kung Fu Panda is an agreeable enough animation with the kid worthy message to believe in oneself, but the embarrassment of riches that is its s ..
Reeling Reviews
4.5
harming and gorgeously animated... kids of all ages, including the grownup ones, will love ...
Flickfilosopher
3.0
The movie is entirely efficient in its storytelling and its delivery of the standard believe in yourself message, and features a few exciting, well an ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
But Kung Fu Panda is possibly the most lovingly crafted example of this dying breed of kiddie platformer.
Total Film
3.8
As one might expect from the title, the movie is full of exaggerated chop socky action sequences, and most of them are clever and entertaining.
Seattle Pi
3.5
Too often though, DreamWorks movies coast on lazy pop cultural references in place of the deeper story and character development found in Pixar produc ..
Cnn
3.1
And while the inconclusive ending feels like a cop out, Sweet Nothing in My Ear is ultimately a slight degree better than its made for television bret ..
Reel Film
3.1
Anyone older than that may yawn at the rote journey Po makes from noodle shop delivery boy to kung fu master.
The Star
2.8
Harmless entertainment though it might be, this movies kung fu is not strong.
E Online
3.0
The production design and animation is highly imaginative, but its predictable and formulaic script is less impressive.
Urban Cine File
3.1
Black and Hoffman provide all of the films laughs.Po is an overweight, lazy compulsive eater while Shifu is a strict instructor who cannot believe Po ..
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
Kung Fu Panda is a colourful, extremely enjoyable if workmanlike animated romp.
Digital Spy
3.8
SETH Rogen calls Kung Fu Panda co star Jack Black about one eighteenth panda..Not to question anyones ancestry, but that seems a low ball estimate.
New York Post
3.5
Beginning with a way cool abstract blast of 2 D animation before settling into more conventional CGI, the film tells the tale of a buffoonish noodle p ..
The Stranger
3.5
Blazing across the screen with eye popping, sublime artwork, Kung Fu Panda sets itself apart from the modern domestic animation trend with its sheer b ..
Contact Music
3.8
Po is a Chinese noodle shop worker whose consuming passion is kung fu.
Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
5.0
An animated cross of Rocky and The Karate Kid certain to delight this generation of tykes afresh.
News Blaze
4.0
Kung Fu Panda is exceptionally good entertainment sure to entertain adults and well as children, and gives the animation genre a new challenge in term ..
Matts Movie Reviews
3.8
A real charmer; a lightweight, generously funny family film that benefits from simplicity and a buffet of Asian cinema influences to pick from.
Brian Or Ndorf
4.4
But the film possessed a grace, beauty and unbridled respect for kung fu as spiritual discipline and as filmmaking fodder.
The Filmy Ap
3.8
Sticking to a tried and true formula (hapless underdog discovers hes the Chosen One) still proves effective when its done with a snappy pace, eye popp ..
Big Picture Big Sound
4.4
Kung Fu Panda is a fun and action packed movie if you are 5 years old or 50 years old.
Waffle Movies
4.4
Its a powerful message delivered brilliantly and far less trite than you would imagine.
Movie Crypt
5.0
Bring the kids and line up for the popcorn as the result is a fundamental balance and a perfect summer animated classic.
Hollywood Chicago
4.0
In the end, this is a strange but pleasant debut from Conrad, one thats sometimes sad but often sweeter than its dark comedy roots might suggest.
ComingSoon
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
4.4
But Kung Fu Panda is a surprise in the best sense, because it works its formulaic premise into an adorably zippy bundle of wry fanboy humor and gymnas ..
Chron
3.0
The screenplay, by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, does have the feel of a script that has been, if not dumbed down exactly, carefully filleted for m ..
Film Guardian
4.0
Po is expected to take over the family business someday but dreams instead of becoming a kung fu master.
La Times
3.8
Kung Fu Panda is not just a comedy, but a kung fu comedy and the kung fu is really good.
Decent Films
3.5
The film settles into a succession of ritual spoofs of the kung fu genre, and peddles the sort of cloying preachments about self esteem and human pote ..
Wsj
3.5
Corporate product Kung Fu Panda is and corporate product it remains.
Flip Side Archive
4.0
Everything about Kung Fu Panda is a little better, a little sharper, a little funnier than the animated run of the mill. Its one of the few comedies o ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
3.0
But this is strictly formulaic animation from DreamWorks, wasting a stellar cast and a marvellously high concept idea.
Future Movies
3.8
It might not be the joyous production a lot of kids will enjoy, this film will appeal mostly to the adults whose support has frequently made Pixar the ..
Cinema Sight
3.5
The latest animated family film from DreamWorks Animation, Kung Fu Panda is not as much fun as Kung Fu Hustle, but its much better than Kung Pow: Ente ..
Fw Weekly
4.0
The strength of this film is its visual presentation. The characters are well designed and they move with the necessary precision and grace.
Movies Ign
4.0
The movie seems tailored to Blacks talents and, frankly, girth.Po is one big porky panda joke, a joke told by a guy given to geeky fanboy riffs.
Articles Orlando Sentinel
2.5
Hope and change are fine and lovely notions, but reality is a harsh mistress.Getting harsher all the time it seems.
The Tyee
3.5
The result is a genuinely pleasing kung fu movie that kids and grown ups can enjoy.
Blog Oregonlive
2.5
But I found this heroic epic about Ghenghis Khan more rewarding.Perhaps thats because its not kiddie fare.
Ma Cleans
3.8
Which is refreshing.Having said that, Kung Fu Panda is still another formula driven animated film with a message.
Sea Coast Online
3.2
DreamWorks Animation In the first, Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) makes no secret of his reluctance to train Po in the ways of kung fu.
Romantic Movies About
4.4
Shifu first tries to work Po so hard that the panda will quit, but slowly a bond grows between the doubting master and the energetic student.Co direct ..
Entertainment Sltrib
4.5
Is it the wonderfully snappy script that manages to be sweet and heartwarming, yet hilarious and clever enough for all ages
Mighty Ganesha
3.5
As summer movies get bigger and bigger, they often make us, the audience, feel smaller and smaller. The bright Kung Fu Panda is a simple and lighthear ..
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