KUNG FU PANDA Film Review - 7/7/08

I saw the trailer for this months back with the annoying Jack Black jumping all over the screen telling us about his latest movie - I was just about to turn it off when it segued perfectly into Dreamworks latest animated tale and was so glad I had not switched off! Now after viewing it's become an add-on to my BUY it DVD List. With a mix of humour and a slight tone of drama we get the story of a slacker and a bunch of pompous heroes. Both get reflected for what they truly are in a showdown with the villain at the end of the film. More a weaving of threads of stories twisted into a whole; we get a "Believe In Yourself" cliche but although trite, is done with such good fun the retread formula does not matter. Sheer exuberance all the way - this is definitely worth seeing - and after a couple of blips from previous Dreamworks features this is back on track at last. Enjoy the adventure thrills that gradually unfold before your eyes.

Po is a waster Panda with dreams whilst the group of heroes he worships have an over-inflated sense of their own importance. When a vicious prisoner escapes from jail bent on vengeance on the peaceful valley that shunned him, Po and the other heroes band together to bring the fearsome villain down.