Kung Fu (DVD)

Advantages: A fabulous animated film for all ages
Disadvantages: None

...Kung Fu Panda is an American animated comedy film which was first released in 2008. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and runs for 92 minutes. It features the voices of many famous actors and actresses and is set in ancient China. ~The Plot~ I won't give too much away about the plot as it spoils it for those reviewers who have not yet had the pleasure of seeing the movie. The film centres around Po - an overweight, unfit panda who works in the noodle business with his father but dreams of better things. He aspires to be a kung-fu expert but doesn't stand a chance in hell of ever becoming that. A chance encounter sees Po chosen as the dragon warrior and the movie follows him being trained by kung-fu expert Master Shifu in order to defeat the much feared Tai Lung (a snow leapord) who is descending on the town in... Read review

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Advantages: Great animation, story, message, funny
Disadvantages: None

...This past weekend my husband and I went to see Kung Fu Panda at the cinema. I had been looking forward to this for months as we had seen trailers for it in America weeks ago and so when it finally came out in England we were excited to go see it and we were not let down. I really enjoyed this movie. It's an animated movie made by Dreamworks Animation and distributed by Paramount. This is definitely a cartoon for kids and unlike some cartoons does not really include any "adult" jokes like some do but it is still a great film for adults as it is not childish in any way. The film has grossed $356,286,453 worldwide so it is definitely a favourite among movie goers and has now been made into various computer games and merchandising items. The basic premise of the story is this. The film is set in China, the home of martial arts... Read review

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Advantages: Funny,great value,good storyline.
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...Well i must say my family and I had been waiting a while to see this film as it looked so good on the trailer we saw when i took them to watch another film at the local cinema. Kung Fu Panda was out to watch at the cinema on 4th July 2008.It was finally released on dvd on the 17th November. First of all for those who have not seen it yet and are debating about it let me tell you the general jist of the story. Po is a fat,very unfit panda who works in a noodle restaurant owned by his goose father Mr. Ping , who hopes that Po will one day take over the restaurant. Po is a kung fu fanatic with secret dreams of becoming a great master in the art. However, his weight and clumsiness make his goal difficult to attain. The tortoise Master Oogway has a premonition that the evil snow leopard warrior Tai Lung , the former student of his... Read review

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