Kung Fu Panda

[cherno]

Did anyone else see this this weekend?

I thought it was fantastic! Finally someone other than Pixar is putting story driven animation out. This one didn't rely or even include any pop-culture references (which are usally out of date by the time the movie is released .. "Bake them cookies Ethel" from Meet the Robinsons anyone?). It felt modern in its language though.

The action was clear so it worked on a good kung fu movie level as well.

I wish they had given a little bit of time to distinctly show the fighting styles of the Furious Five however and I felt that was one of the nicest aspects of the film going in to it. The danger room scene towards the beginning didn't really showcase them properly.

The worst thing that Dreamworks could do now, which I'm sure they will, is look towards a sequel and maybe turning it into a television series. They should just chill out and enjoy a job well done and move on to the next time and raise the bar for themselves.

Highly recommended for kids and adults.

[Monterey Jack]

Toon Town...

[Pirate]

Moving to Toon Town.

And I liked the film, too.

[SilentBob]

Just saw it tonight with my friend and i too enjoyed the film. The animation was great and were the voice actors. . . although Jolie seemed maybe a tad out of place for me but that was it. Yes the non pop culture jokes were nice to see missing but i like the nods to previous martial arts films. Like the Green Sword of Destiny from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (hey i never saw a dragon in the movie. . . well a live one. Time to whore it out for a sequel) The action scenes were great to watch and showed some awesome almost Pixar worthy animation praise. So fun for adult and kids

[mtcarmel00]

I would very much like to see Kung Fu Panda, but I will probably just wait for the DVD release. I was very glad to see it come in #1 over the past weekend.

[Monterey Jack]

What an absolute blessing to watch a contemporary "funny animal" CGI movie sans belch and fart jokes and pop song montages! The film's visual design was gorgeous, the martial arts moves were awesome, and Dustin Hoffman's Yoda/Pai Mei turn as Shifu (what was he, a squirrel? ) was a gas. I would have liked a little more background with the Furious Five (aside from Tigress, they had, what, three lines of dialoge apiece?), but otherwise, that was an absolute charmer.

[Pirate]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

and Dustin Hoffman's Yoda/Pai Mei turn as Shifu (what was he, a squirrel? ) was a gas.

He's a red panda. And doesn’t Shifu mean "master" or "sir" in Chinese? That would make his name Master Master.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Pirate

He's a red panda. And doesn’t Shifu mean "master" or "sir" in Chinese? That would make his name Master Master.

Kind of like "Manos" is Spanish for "Hands", making the film's offical title Hands: The Hands Of Fate.