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The latest CG-animated feature from DreamWorks Animation follows a lazy panda named Po (Jack Black) who inadvertently stumbles upon a martial-arts ceremony. An unlikelier Kung Fu hero you could not find, Po is chosen as the revered Dragon Warrior and must do battle with his master's villainous ex-pupil, Tai Lung, who has just escaped from a maximum-security prison...

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ProducerMelissa Cobb

EAN5051189135835

eBay Product ID (ePID)64007971

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleKung Fu Panda

DirectorJohn Stevenson, Mark Osborne

LanguageEnglish

Run Time88 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FranchiseKung Fu Panda

FeaturesFilmmakers' commentary\Meet the Cast featurette\Tech of KUNG FU PANDA: Pushing the Boundaries featurette\Conservation International: Help Save Wild Pandas\Dragon Warrior Training Academy\DreamWorks Animation Video JukeBox\Trailers, Widescreen

GenreFamily, Animation

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificatePG

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Additional InformationWith 2008's KUNG FU PANDA, the talking-animal CGI film enters a new era, one that makes room for both painterly artwork and fierce martial-arts action. Po (voiced by Jack Black), a clumsy and ever-hungry panda, is a huge kung fu fan, but seems destined to sell noodles like his father, Mr. Ping (James Hong), who inexplicably happens to be a goose. When Po literally crashes a ceremony involving martial-arts masters Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and Oogway (Randall Duk Kim) and their pupils, the Furious Five--which includes Tigress (Angelina Jolie, in a surprisingly small part) and Crane (David Cross)--he ends up being selected by the latter elder as the revered Dragon Warrior. As the sceptical Shifu reluctantly trains the hapless Po, his former star pupil, Tai Lung (Ian McShane), escapes from a high-security prison, setting up a collision course between the bumbling bear and the powerful villain. <BR>One of the finest animated films released under the DreamWorks banner, KUNG FU PANDA deftly avoids many of the pitfalls of the genre (i.e. cheesy musical sequences), juggling action, heart, and humour in a highly entertaining way. While Black (in endearingly restrained mode), Hoffman, Kim, and McShane voice their characters with verve, the real stars of PANDA are directors Mark Osborne and John Stevenson and their animators, who lovingly depict ornate Chinese chambers and vast mountainous vistas, as well as blazing kung fu battles. A movie with remarkably wide appeal, KUNG FU PANDA delivers on its quirky, high-concept title with gleeful aplomb.

ReviewsHollywood Reporter - Though aimed primarily at youngsters, KF Panda embraces humor that plays well across age groups and nationalities, Sunday Times Culture - One of the best animation films to appear for a long while., Time Magazine - A master [course] in cunning visual art and ultra-satisfying entertainment, New York Times - At once fuzzy-wuzzy and industrial strength, the tacky-sounding KUNG FU PANDA is high concept with a heart

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleKung Fu Panda

VoiceAngelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Randall Duk Kim, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Ian McShane, Michael Clarke Duncan, Seth Rogen, James Hong, David Cross, Lucy Liu

Consumer AdviceContains mild martial arts action