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Kung Fu Panda (Widescreen Edition)  | 
| Director: John Stevenson
Actors: David Cross, Angelina Jolie, Ian Mcshane, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman
Studio: Dreamworks Animated
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $11.11
You Save: $18.88 (63%)
Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 9
Format: Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD117954D
UPC: 097361179544
EAN: 0097361179544
ASIN: B001ECQ75A
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 8, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/07/2008 Run time: 88 minutes Rating: Pg
What's a panda to do when his dreams of kung-fu awesomeness awake to the cold reality of noodle-making? Clumsy, overweight Po (Jack Black) dreams of becoming a kung fu master like China's revered "furious five," but instead seems destined to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in the restaurant business. When great leader Oogway has a vision that the imprisoned kung fu warrior Tai Lung (Ian McShane) will soon escape, he declares it time to choose China's dragon warrior--one kung fu master deemed worthy of possessing the dragon's scroll and its secret to limitless power. Po and all the townspeople rush to the Jade Palace atop the highest mountain to witness the contest between Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Mantis (Seth Rogan), Crane (David Cross) and Viper (Lucy Liu), but Po is locked outside the palace. After a miracle of sorts, Po lands inside the palace gates, where he is chosen as the dragon warrior and placed under the tutelage of the decidedly non-plussed master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman). An unconventional student to say the least, hilarity reigns as Shifu tries desperately to make Po into some semblance of a kung fu warrior. Can Po possibly fulfill his destiny as dragon warrior, or was Oogway's final decision a critical mistake? A film rich with hilarious moments, superior animation, and an important message about believing in oneself and the power that comes from within, Kung Fu Panda is great entertainment that will have the whole family laughing and begging for more. (Ages 3 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...
 My boys love this movie November 22, 2008
Sherry (New York, NY)
My six year old and four year old love this movie, and as movies that get played over and over in my house, I find this one repeatedly entertaining. The nature of good and evil here does confuse my elder son, as he perplexed that one teacher can create a very good and a very evil student. Still, he is puzzling out that the world is a little more complicated than he once thought and having a great time doing so. The movie is fun, and if it makes a kid think a little --all the better.
Great movie for all! November 21, 2008
AvgMom2 (Long Island, NY)
My family and I LOVED this movie! It is very well made, with great characters and storyline -- an overweight panda who dreamed of being a kung fu master! Of course, it's silly -- do you know any pandas who can cook noodle soup? Of course, it's violent -- it's kung fu at it's cartoon best! One of my favorite scene was the one where the panda came puffing up the stairs to save his mentor! Gash, if I had to climb that many stairs, I'd be puffing away, too! LOVE that panda! Jack Black did very well as Po. The other memorable role belong to Dustin Huffman as his unwilling mentor. I also learned a thing or two about the past, the present and the future, but I won't give it away. See the movie. Two thumbs WAAAAY up!
 Grin and Bear It November 21, 2008
Tim Brough (Springfield, PA United States)
"Kung Fu Panda" has a pretty good kick. You're given the standard boiler-plate unlikely hero makes good plot, with Jack Black as Po the Panda and Dustin Hoffman as his not-so-willing coach, Master Shifu. The "Furious Five" are all super-jocks that think this oafish bear doesn't belong in their rarefied air, but Po eventually winds them over with pluck, wit and courage. The evil villain Tai Lung (voiced superbly by Deadwood's Ian MacShane) comes back to get revenge on past discretions; can Po save his beloved valley and prove that he was correctly chosen the Dragon Warrior?
That's the plot in a nutshell, and if you think you've seen this a million times before, you're right. Both in live action (A League of Their Own) and animation (The Shrek Trilogy) have covered this ground, and "Kung Fu Panda" walks the same turf like it was rice-paper. What sets it apart are the clever nods to old-school Kung-Fu flicks (along with having Jackie Chan add his voice skills) and its ability to resist over-indulgence in easy humor. Only once or twice does the film resort to butt or burp/fart jokes.
That helps hold the film's IQ higher than much of "Family Film" content, so I feel safe bumping "Kung Fu Panda" to a fourth star. The dialog is also clever and snappy, which leaves Jack Black plenty of room to riff and vocally mug. (Something the clumsy Robots couldn't overcome, even with Robin Williams leading the voice cast.) The animation is super, giving each character his or her own special trait; I especially loved the burning eyes of Tigress. The battle scenes were exciting, too. With such a positive message in the midst of it all, "Kung Fu Panda" was second only to Wall-E as the summer's best animated movie.
Great friggin movie November 20, 2008
MBorello
This was hilarious. It made my whole family cry until it hurt. I don't think we have all laughed together like that ever. Check it out!
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