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Hands down the most visually striking of DreamWorks Animation's releases, this lively CGI comedy is tailor-made for Jack Black.
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.
The action tends to blur into a whirlwind of slapstick chaos.
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 potential -- panda potential -- that little kids hear all the time on TV.
Everything that happens in this dull tale of Po, a paunchy panda who becomes a zealous kung fu fighter, is telegraphed well in advance.
Neither as original as Ratatouille nor as funny as Shrek.
Kung Fu Panda is a colourful, extremely enjoyable if workmanlike animated romp.
A vast improvement over such previous DreamWorks dreck as Shark Tale and the Shrek flicks
Kung Fu Panda puts most other recent action movies to shame with its astonishingly beautiful, fluid, fast, clean use of movement and space.
This is easily one of the best cast animated films to hit the screens in a while.
The DVD extras include several featurettes on everything from noodles to real pandas and chopsticks to Dragon Warrior training.
A witty, visually interesting and sweet comedy that works in pretty much all departments.
It looks great, especially in high def, and the animators give it their all, but.... (Blu-ray Edition)
How an eating disorder paunchy punching bag morphs into an accidental fighter and subsequent Dragon Warrior by default, literally and figure-atively throwing his weight around. A Jenny Craig wet dream.
...relies on the sounds of its voice cast and the brilliance of its CGI animation to help it succeed.
An uplifting animated cross of Rocky and The Karate Kid certain to inspire and delight another generation of impressionable youngsters.
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.
It is as if the spirit of recent Zhang Yimou spectaculars have informed this warm and very likable Hollywood fare.
This Panda delivers a cuddle more than a thump.
Formulaic, but entertaining and often dazzling.
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