7/17/2023 0 Comments Kung fu panda 2In his biggest challenge since becoming the Dragon Warrior, Po must lead his fellow kung fu masters. Kung Fu Panda 2 accomplishes that with panache, setting a new bar of quality in the process that many animated sequels have failed to reach in the last decade. Kung Fu Panda I only expected to be decent, but it was awesome. Jack Black is back as Po in this fiercely funny sequel. With Ratatouille, I EXPECTED it to be great. I even rated this higher than Ratatouille, due to the fact that it took me totally by surprise. Sure, the movie is filled with clichés, but sometimes you can go a long way with those. Although the story may lack the ambiance the first installment had, it is bounded. Jack Black brings more energy and flavor to the sequel. But for any healthy kid aged 6-7 or above (especially boys), this will be kick-a**! I cannot really put my finger on anything bad. Kung Fu Panda 2 is a solid animation blockbuster. There IS a lot of fighting going on, and while it is (for most of the movie) comical (yet amazing to behold) violence, it might not be suitable for the smallest of children. Now, I am not saying this will be for everyone. It's without doubt the best animation from Dreamworks since the first Shrek. There was so much charm and amusement in this movie. I love martial arts movies, I love Dreamworks CG movies and I must admit I find Jack Black amazingly funny (saw Be Kind Rewind the other day and loved it). The whole deal simply hit home run for me. From then on, it was laugh after laugh, excellent voice acting, amazing CG animation (but this is Dreamworks so I expected that). But then the really funny scenes and details kicked in, after Po gets into the temple. At first I thought it was quite okay, decent entertainment and at least not totally crap. It didn't make me think "This is gonna be awesome" or anything like that. The featurette made me think "Okay, at least I got to check this out". Like many others, I saw the "trailers" featuring Jack Black.
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