So, that lovely all-star voice cast – Angelina Jolie as Tigress, Seth Rogen as Mantis, Lucy Liu as Viper, Jackie Chan as Monkey and Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu – is silenced for much of the movie. That's a problem because, in this not-entirely-comprehensible narrative universe created by writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, when your chi is stolen, you wind up as an ugly piece of green jade on Kai's belt. Simmons's voice work here sounds too ordinary to be truly scary – who steals the chi of all Po's comrades. The second is a large and villainous yak named Kai – unfortunately, J.K. The first is his biological father, Li – another roly-poly sweetheart of a guy, voiced by Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad fame, in the kind of casting against type that delights the parents. This time out, an increasingly complacent Po is confronted by two challenging characters. 3 shows how difficult it is to keep these franchises fresh while remaining true to their initial charm. So, from a sympathetic perspective, let me say that sequel No. He liked the friendly characters and the fast-paced action I particularly appreciated the way Asian approaches to perspective were incorporated into some of the larger scenes, and thought the animation on the final credits, which imitated Chinese brush painting, deserved a prize.
Kung Fu Panda 2 was one of my son's early experiences in a cinema and both generations were well-satisfied. The bumbling central character, a panda named Po voiced by the inimitable Jack Black, is strong the concept of the master-warrior-despite-himself is funny the animation is consistently impressive and often highly original and the inclusion of various Chinese cultural forms is sensitive and smart.
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As yet another piece of IP disguised as a movie series, Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda isn't half-bad, actually. The Hollywood studios bet the store on franchises these days, seeking to activate intellectual property rather than tell stories.