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RE: No charge for awsomeness - 22/7/2008 11:03:17 PM

scary_ice

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From: Meath, Ireland

I really enjoyed this. I would have to agree that Dreamworks stuff doesn't really do it for me much apart from the first Shrek and there isn't much point in comparing it to Pixar but as a fan of martial arts movies I thought this was great. I really wasn't expecting such great action sequences, the two obvious standouts being the rope-bridge and the prison-break and the quality of the animation was much better than other Dreamworks stuff. A fairly predictable kids movie but one that's done very well with great action sequences. Good stuff!

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MR T aged 6 - 27/7/2008 6:41:16 PM

bobbyperu

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wow its brilliant i loved it and so did my dad who is a real kung fu master.

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MR T aged 6 - 27/7/2008 6:41:23 PM

bobbyperu

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wow its brilliant i loved it and so did my dad who is a real kung fu master.

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RE: Kung Fu Panda - 29/7/2008 4:26:35 AM

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Way way better than I expected. So glad they didnt screw this up, 4 stars!

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Definitely one of 2008 highlights - 30/7/2008 9:13:41 PM

elmwood2309

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Right by now we know The Dark Knight has become the best film of the year, but by god this film deserves at least the nomination for best animated feature at the oscar's. It may not be as hilarious as the first 2 Shrek films but Jack Black is comedy gold but that we already knew from his brilliant turn in High Fidelity and School of Rock. Po is one of the best animated characters in recent years. Of course with WALL-E pretty much making the rounds for animated films this year its obvious it'll be the clear winner for that oscar i mentioned but Kung Fu Panda sports some of the best kung fu action since Kung Fu Hustle and come on we all know how awesome it would be if a panda could kick your ass using the crouching tiger style.

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RE: No charge for awsomeness - 31/7/2008 8:03:35 PM

LiritLeBoursier

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i;m not a big fan of animated films, but i thoroughly enjoyed kung fu panda. i thought it was entertaining and funny, witha great story and some darkness behind characters.

4/5 from me

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- 12/8/2008 8:30:46 PM

TheGodfather

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Not bad at all, this animation flick about a phat panda who wants to learn how to do Kung Fu.
Already in the second scene the moral of the story gets put on pretty thick, something that is repeated a few times during the film and towards the ending gets a bit too forced.
Luckily this doesn`t kill the film. It`s saved by the animations that look really good and the humor from (especially) the lead character Po (an excellent part by Jack Black).
All in all this is pretty OK try of Dreamworks to keep up with Pixar, one that`ll especially be appreciated by the little ones.

7,0/10

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Brilliant Cartoon Effort. - 22/11/2008 9:24:53 AM

joanna likes films

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I always wanted to see this, my sister and her husband had seen it and they said it was brilliant. So I rented it out and saw it last night, I thought it was a brilliant cartoon with stunning artwork and very cool kung-fu. Now, I did enjoy the Matrix series and has a load of slow-mo moves, in this they use it a lot but it works for kids and adults. The violence can be a bit shocking for kids as it's qutie brutal, though there's no blood but they will like the laughs and the shining charaters. Jack Black was perfect as Po, Dustin Hoffman was brilliant as Shifu and Angelina Jolie fits as Tigeress. Though the co-stars don't have a chance to lend their talents, only here now and then but they still shine alongside the beautiful scenery and excellent drawings. The laughs arren't fequent but there is laugh-out-loud moments, especially the ending which made my mum and my sister laugh alongside me. In all, it's up there with Shrek as the best Dreamworks picture. No doubt there will be a sequel sometime soon, they should do one because it's brilliant.

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Good jokes, gags and animation - 25/1/2009 10:38:30 AM

THE DALTONATOR

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Joined: 17/2/2008

much better than i expected and yet again the magic of jack black can carry a whole film and just his voice in this film makes me laugh and to also have jackie chan, dusitn hoffman and angelina jolie cant hurt and to have the pure comedy born straight away from having a panda do kung fu is right there. it does what it says on the in but does it well and is perfectly enjoyable but if you want real animation classics then you might want to check out wall-e instead.

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RE: Good jokes, gags and animation - 17/1/2010 8:53:49 PM

Francis46

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Yes, a very enjoyable film with Black, Hoffman and McShane (is there currently any other actor who can play a dastardly baddie any better?) in particular coming across well. Great animation, great gags and a film that will leave you hankering for dim sum, noodles and the lightning fast chop stick skills that you first learned during The Karate Kid.

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Kung Fu Panda - 18/7/2011 5:17:13 AM

nc_jj

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Joined: 20/2/2008
From: Manchester.

A really good, groundbreaking animated achievement. It sure not equals WALL-E (released in 2008, as well), but it sure is a great effort in children's films.

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Kung Fu Panda Review - 2/1/2012 10:05:22 PM

the film man

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Kung Fu Panda has a familiar message, but the pleasing mix of humor, swift martial arts action, and colorful animation make it winning entertainment.

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