Kung Fu Panda 3 Reviews
August 16, 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 concludes on a definite high note, filled with eye-popping animated set pieces as well as thrilling story beats that I was perfectly entertained by.
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| Original Score: 3/4
August 2, 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 revisits the same themes as its predecessors ... But that familiarity doesn't lessen the film's emotional impact and solid laughs.
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| Original Score: 4/5
April 1, 2016
It may serve up exactly the same mix of mayhem, noodles and dumplings as the first two films in the series, but Kung Fu Panda 3 is still energetic and wildly entertaining fare.
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| Original Score: 4/5
March 24, 2016
There is plenty in Kung Fu Panda 3 that echoes the first film and the sequel, but it's not tired recycling. Instead, the movie deftly reinforces and extends what has gone before.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
March 14, 2016
The film is simultaneously sweet, simple and savvy.
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| Original Score: 4/5
March 13, 2016
It's amiable, colourful fare, buoyed up by occasional moments of beauty, most of them in the dazzling background designs - both worldly and otherworldly.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 11, 2016
Gaze in wonder at the beautiful woodcut-inspired landscapes, the 2D manga-style flashbacks, and the inventive choreography. Skidoosh, indeed.
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| Original Score: 4/5
March 11, 2016
Decent, generic fun for all the family.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 10, 2016
Nothing short of a tranquilliser dart or a polo mallet to the back of the head is apparently going to stop the gobsmackingly successful Kung Fu Panda franchise.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 10, 2016
Starting in the exploding mountains of the spirit realm and concluding with a spectacular musical set piece - what else but Kung Fu Fighting? - this third instalment of the animated children's franchise knows how to impress.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 10, 2016
Rather than the cynical 'one last grab' of the series, Kung Fu Panda 3 might actually be the best.
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| Original Score: 4/5
March 10, 2016
The first two films laid down a distinctive visual template which this pushes ever further into trippy, sliced-and-diced abstraction, nodding frenetically to the techniques of the wuxia martial arts genre.
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| Original Score: 4/5
February 17, 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 follows that same template almost to the letter and punctuation mark. But it's so engaging and entertaining that its reliance on that well-worn hero's journey narrative doesn't feel stale.
February 16, 2016
Kung Pow! for Kung Fu Panda 3. The third in the series is all that!
February 12, 2016
So vividly immersive is Kung Fu Panda 3 - so vibrant, so tactile - it will make you feel as if you've stepped into a fully realized world. And then once you've stepped out, you'll be craving dumplings.
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| Original Score: 3/4
February 9, 2016
The new sequel lacks the tear-jerking revelations and darker edge that characterized its predecessor. Visually though, it's a candy-colored 3-D treat, from the exquisite sunset that shimmers over the panda enclave to the psychedelia of the spirit world.
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| Original Score: 3/5
February 1, 2016
With a star-studded voice cast (Black in the lead, with Rogen and Cross on backup) there's no shortage of humor. But the animation is the real standout in the film.
February 1, 2016
I think the secret to the appeal of the entire Kung Fu Panda franchise is the enormous affection we feel for Po, that seemingly bumbling good guy who also can rise to the occasion and showcase true heroism and mystical power.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
January 29, 2016
Another successful entry in this dependably smart and well-crafted franchise for kids.
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| Original Score: 3/4
January 29, 2016
Kids, especially those who enjoyed the previous Kung Fu Panda movies, will appreciate what the third movie has to offer.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4