Now, I'm not asking for this film to go all-out martial arts film homage and gratuitously run two-and-a-half to three hours, but really, when's the last time a sweeping character study that just barely runs a mere hour-and-a-half worked? Well, I couldn't tell you, but now that I think about it, it couldn't be for a lack of trying, because this film is still rather tight enough to show that a brief martial arts character piece epic could work.
Slightly obscure Tenacious D references aside, this film is actually pretty darn cool, yet that's not quite enough for you to completely forget about its flaws. However, next to that, this drop the prejudice for this Dreamworks family film, because although it does get kind of cheesy, if you think that Jack Black is inexplicably as awesome as he fancies himself in real life, then watching this film really will cause your brain to explode out of the top of your head like that one guy at the climax of Tenacious D's performance of "Master Exploder" in "The Pick of Destiny". That was just a little inside joke for all of the Tenacious D fans out there, even though someone into something that crazy isn't likely to even be interested in a review about animated family film about a panda bear becoming a kung fu master, but hey, to those people, I say that you should at least drop your prejudice againsts family films for, well, a Pixar film. Ol' Jackie boy was right, the metal will strike you down with a vicious blow.
Seriously, I was just waiting for that big climactic sequence in which Po just busts out a sitar from out of nowhere and vanquishes Ian McShane's Tai Lung character with the Ancient Chinsese Rock. Thomas Jacob Black, because when he's not doing or at least faking some pretty cool stuff, he's a soft-spoken, but still kind of annoying nerd. No, I don't simply mean that he's playing the character that he always does, I mean that we're looking at a cartoon panda version of Mr. Critics spoke highly of the artwork in this film and stated although the storyline may be a bit familiar, the addition of the kung fu action and smart humor make it stand out.Īre you excited to watch the Kung Fu Panda movies on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below.Vocally, most of the performers fit their roles like gloves, but really, when you look at who they usually play, you never would have guessed most of the people behind these voices, and I only bring that up because, while most of these voice actors are so far out of their comfort zone it's ridiculous, Jack Black is playing Jack Black. These films are a lot of fun with great humor for all ages. He eventually befriends the Furious Five, and they must join forces to defeat Tai Lung, an evil warrior who escaped from prison. Po sets out to prove everyone who thinks he can’t handle this task wrong by sticking it out through his training. The Dragon Warrior title was expected to be bestowed upon one of the Furious Five: Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper and Crane, a group of highly skilled kung fu warriors. Po Ping is a Giant Panda who is very clumsy and mistakenly chosen to be the Dragon Warrior, a kung fu master who would understand the Dragon Scroll. The Kung Fu Panda movies feature a whole cast of anthropomorphic animals, some of who possess special powers. Wuxia means martial heroes, and it is found in Chinese fiction that features anthropomorphic animals - ones who have human characteristics. The films are set in a fantasy wuxia genre.
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These films are fun for the whole family, which will allow for some great bonding with movie nights.
Netflix will add Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2 to its Dreamworks titles on July 1, 12:01 a.m.
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This inspired two TV series, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness for Nickelodeon and Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny for Amazon. The first two films will be available on Netflix, and the franchise also has a third film and three shorts. The second film sees many of those actors reprise their roles and adds in more all-stars like Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber. He is joined by an all-star cast of Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan and Jackie Chan. Jack Black voices Po, the Kung Fu Panda, and brings his unique style of hilarity to the films. You can now add Kung Fu Panda and its sequel, Kung Fu Panda 2, to the list when they become available on July 1, 2021.
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