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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   56,034 votes
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Writers:
Jonathan Aibel (screenplay) &
Glenn Berger (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 June 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Prepare for awesomeness. more
Plot:
In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 20 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(639 articles)
Hey Hollywood, What About the Rest of My Childhood?
 (From newsinfilm. 1 July 2009, 12:08 PM, PDT)

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User Comments:
Cute animated comedy that inspires lessons in life more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Black ... Po (voice)

Dustin Hoffman ... Shifu (voice)

Angelina Jolie ... Tigress (voice)

Ian McShane ... Tai Lung (voice)

Jackie Chan ... Monkey (voice)

Seth Rogen ... Mantis (voice)

Lucy Liu ... Viper (voice)

David Cross ... Crane (voice)

Randall Duk Kim ... Oogway (voice)

James Hong ... Mr. Ping (voice)
Dan Fogler ... Zeng (voice)

Michael Clarke Duncan ... Commander Vachir (voice)
Wayne Knight ... Gang Boss (voice)
Kyle Gass ... KG Shaw (voice)

JR Reed ... JR Shaw (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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Trivia:
One character that needed revisions was Tai Lung, who continually seemed too sympathetic as the villain of the story. As a result, the producers included the sequence that illustrates the story Tigress told about Tai Lung's betrayal of his father's principles and his rampage after being refused the Dragon Scroll to make him sufficiently despicable to the audience. By contrast, Po was refined by Jack Black and the writers from an unpleasant obsessed fan who unsettled his heroes to an affable martial arts lore devotee painfully self-aware of his inadequacies. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Po removes the Dragon Scroll to read it for the first time, he drops the outer casing without a sound of the casing hitting the floor. Also, the casing is no where to be found on the floor after it is dropped. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Po: Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.
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Movie Connections:
References Hot Rod (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Kung Fu Fighting more

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Do Kung Fu Masters teach different styles?
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74 out of 90 people found the following comment useful:-
Cute animated comedy that inspires lessons in life, 6 June 2008
8/10
Author: Douglas Young (the-movie-guy) from Memphis, Tennessee

(Synopsis) Kung Fu Panda is the story of Po, (voice Jack Black), a sweet, but clumsy Panda who has dreams of fighting with the legendary Furious Five and protecting the city against all threats. The only problem is that Po has no real life experience of kung fu, and his real job is serving noodles at his dad's noodles shop. News of selecting the Dragon Warrior is sent out from the Jade Temple, and the whole city along with Po, go to the celebration. The competition is between the Furious Five: Tigress (voice Angelina Jolie), Viper (voice Lucy Liu), Crane (voice David Cross), Monkey (voice Jackie Chan), and Mantis (voice Seth Rogen). Po accidentally enters the contest and is named the Dragon Warrior. Master Shifu (voice Dustin Hoffman) must find a way to train Po and make him a Kung Fu Master, especially, after they learn that the snow leopard, Tai Lung (voice Ian McShane), is headed their way.

(My Comment) This is a cute animated comedy that also inspires lessons in life. The audience can relate to people who have dreams of doing the impossible, just as Po. Po ultimately learns that if he believes in himself, he can do anything. Jack Black (Po) and Dustin Hoffman (Shifu) voices were just right for their parts, and the chopstick fight between them is fantastic. Ian McShane (Tai Lung) was also wonderful as the villain, and his battle sequence on the rope bridge is spectacular. This film is for the whole family, because adults will enjoy the movie just as much as their children. (DreamWorks, Run Time 1:28, Rated PG)

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