Show Panda delivers high kicks Diana Joy Jones Arts Reporter Kung Fu Panda introduces Po voiced by Jack Black Pos Po's family legacy is a humble restaurant in China His father a goose voiced by James Hong wishes for his son to take over the business Po has dreams I of grandeur as all awkward heroes of animated features do that dont don't exactly fit in with his heritage The panda dreams of becoming a Kung Fu warrior Po would rather karate chop his way through life than discover the special ingredient contained in his I families infamous soup Po wakes from a night sleep and the dishes shake on the shelves with each attempt he makes to lift himself from the floor It doesn't seem that Po is fit or intended to fill out his desire Then again in a world where a goose can father a panda without a logical explanation anything is possible When the city is threatened by the return of a former fonner Kung Fu student gone bad it is up to Master voiced by Randall Duk Kim to choose the Dragon Warrior The Dragon Warrior is the only one capable of protecting the villagers Master Master a wise and aging turtle has five students call called cd The Furious 5 voiced by Angelina Jolie Jackie Chan Lucy Lui David Cross and Seth Rogen as as as' worthy choices The five have been trained by byMaster byMaster byMaster Master voiced by Dustin Hoffman a red panda with a white beard and whiskers Po does everything in his power to get into the Jade Palace for the momentous revelation With physical comic effects that will no doubt appeal to kids h he e L j H idl y 4 sf i y I I catapults himself into the wall instead of over it When Po finally lands inside the palace he does so in front of Master pointing finger starting the Pandas Panda's journey towards becoming the Dragon Warrior Po is clumsy but determined through his ng During the hardest of times the panda finds his Zen and prowess through a full stomach In one scene Po busts his fists through a cupboard eating the pieces of food he retrieves I eat when Im I'm upset ok he says The Kung Fu sequences are stylish and well designed Scenes mimic martial art blockbusters of the past including Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Tigress voiced by Jolie breaks two concrete blocks with her hind paws while performing the splits in in n mid air Slow motion reactions of the characters are heavily played on The characters faces contort in instill instill instill still frame images as they are hit in fight sequences The voice-overs voice embody the qualities of the character Blacks Black's loving fun-loving and rowdy personality comes through he proclaims in a arich arich arich rich and authentic dream sequence There is no charge for awesomeness or attractiveness but with more subtlety than his live action films Family friendly Kung Fu Panda is everything it promises to be full of martial artistry attractive computer generated effects and charm chanu The film is geared towards kids with the timeless message of never giving up Regardless this film is sure to awaken the inner child in audiences of all ages Kung Fu Panda is rated PG for cartoon violence |