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Saturday, July 19, 2008, 06:29
Kung Fu Panda is the story of Po, voiced by Jack Black, who is a fat panda who works in a noodle shop.
Po has a dream to be an awesome kung fu master, to fight along the Furious Five and to be taught by the greatest kung fu master in the world, Master Shifu, voiced by Dustin Hoffman.
There's a slight problem — Po has no kung fu fight skills... and he's fat.
The peaceful village Po lives in is in danger, as there is talk that Tai Long, voiced by Ian McShane, might escape from prison.
So after some accidents, some training, then some friendship and then some blah blah blah blah...you can kind of guess that story line.
First of all, let's talk animation.
Obviously, DreamWorks was going for a more cartoony look for this film, in which they succeeded. I have to accept the character designs were perfect.
I don't understand why DreamWorks has gone through loads of trouble getting an all-star cast when only two of the most noticeable stars actually talk.
They had the likes of Angeline Jolie, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu — both of whom only said about 10 words each.
Most of the less known actors got much more dialogue than the big 'uns — such as Ian McShane as Tai Long.
To be honest, this film didn't have as many gags as I thought it would have, but those it does have are very, very funny. Most of them are about the panda's belly, which is totally fine as he's a panda.
Some of the best scenes in the film are the prison escape, the bridge fight, Po's training and Po's big fight scene.
This is a great film that will make pretty much anyone laugh, with great voice acting and very good animation. I liked it and you should too.
SKADOOSH!
Giant panda Po (voiced by Jack Black) studies with Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) in a memorable scene from Kung Fu Panda
