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Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda is something to be expected over the course of a summer movie season which is an animated blockbuster voiced by a stable of Hollywood A-listers with a question mark hanging over it – is it clever enough to captivate and entertain young and old alike? In what seems like a stretch to incorporate lots of action and perhaps ride the coat tails of China’s Olympic Games this film takes us to the land of Kung Fu and the ancient Village of Peace now in peril as the local guru has predicted the return of Tai Lung the good snow leopard gone bad. A largely Caucasian cast portrays 5 characters personifying some of the kung fu fighting styles – Mantis (Seth Rogan), Tiger (Angelina Jolie), Crane (David Cross), Monkey (Jackie Chan) and Viper (Lucy Liu) who have been training to protect the valley under the tutelage of Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) with hopes of achieving the highest honour of being named Dragon Master. Much to their consternation however a doughy panda named Po, long on enthusiasm but very short on experience is curiously chosen as the Valley’s ultimate saviour. Jack Black is perfectly cast as Po, or should that be Po is perfectly cast to be played by Jack Black who in short order must rise to the challenge of taking on such a formidable foe when he can barely rise in the morning. This isn’t the last animated feature we’ll be offered this summer, but as the first does it captivate and entertain the whole family? With its action, bright colours, philosophically written life lessons and lots of genuine laughs the answer is YES!

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