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Kung Fu Panda (+BD Live) [Blu-ray] | ![Kung Fu Panda (+BD Live) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e%2ByLaD0tL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: John Stevenson
Actors: David Cross, Angelina Jolie, Ian Mcshane, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 142
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 88
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.4
MPN: PARBR138684
UPC: 097361386843
EAN: 0097361386843
ASIN: B00168OINK
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/07/2008 Run time: 88 minutes Rating: Pg
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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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 The secret ingredient June 9, 2008
48 out of 58 found this review helpful
You have to try to understand a
Noodle eating lazy panda
Who should be serving noodles faster
But dreams that he's a kung-fu master
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):
1.Noodle eating lazy panda, Po (Jack Black) dreams of becoming a kung-fu master.
2.He's really a waiter at the family noodle shop
3.A new Dragon Master is about to be named to battle the fearsome Tai Lung (Ian McShane), just in case he succeeds in breaking out of his escape-proof prison
4.The front runners for the job are the members of the "Furious Five" - Master Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Master Crane (David Cross), Master Mantis (Seth Rogen), Master Viper (Lucy Liu) and master Monkey (Jackie Chan)
5.Po drops in on the ceremony, causing an upset
6.The soup hits the fan when Tai Lung escapes
7.Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) has to make a martial arts master out of a panda bear, and fast!
8.With the right motivation, Po learns the secret of the sacred Dragon scroll
9.Crouching Leopard meets Lazy Panda with hidden Dragon
10.Exciting fight scenes ensue
Take the kids out for a treat
This kung fu cartoon's really neat
Despite his metabolic rate
This panda is a heavyweight
This is a spectacular animated action film for all ages. Big name actors, non-stop action and with a moral to the story to boot. Who could ask for more?
Well....actually......
We COULD ask for a sequel!
Amanda Richards, June 8, 2008
Watch your back Pixar, there is a Panda on the loose June 8, 2008
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Along with Shrek, Kung Fu Panda is Dreamworks best animated film to date by far. The voice talent is excellent, especially Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman. These two not only have the best characters in the movie, but they have the perfect voices to make them stand out from all the rest. Ian McShane is also really great as the villian, but Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen and Jackie Chan are wasted. Seth Rogen has some good lines as Mantis, but Chan as Monkey gets only two lines of dialogue. What's the point of having someone as well known as him if he doesn't say more than a few words?
The animation itself is in the same league as Pixar (especially in the digital theater I saw it in). The colors and textures will make you feel your really in ancient China. The character models and details are as good as any that have come before if not better. You know they did a good job when you actually care about an animated creature.
Kung Fu Panda is funny throughout without sacrificing the story, which is better than you may think. It seemed like the kids and adults were laughing on the same wavelength most of the time, which just shows you how well thought out the writing is. It works for everyone.
4 and 1/2 out of 5 stars
'Kung Fu Panda' Kicks! June 24, 2008
22 out of 28 found this review helpful
I enter this movie with one question: Was Jack Black born to play the voice of Po, or was he merely groomed to play it? I wouldn't be surprised if the whole movie were centered with him in mind. `Kung Fu Panda' is another Dreamworks' production, one that employs or improves admirable animation tricks--giving the film the vitality of a free-flowing digital puppet show. A visual delight, the film has the innovation of `Surf's Up (Full Screen Special Edition)' combined with the entertainment value of `Ratatouille'. Sent mostly on the fast track, the film has a good ol' witty time matched with artful adventure.
Literally and figuratively, Po (Black) dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master. He's a chubby Panda bear who has more passion for eating than making the food at his family's noodle restaurant. As he's humoring his stork father, a crisis develops in the village: A prophecy states Tai Lung (Ian McShane), a dragon more aptly described as a snow leopard with pouncing Kung Fu proficiency will escape Chorgum Prison. The town converges on Jade Square, the center of The Valley of Peace where holy wise tortoise, Master Oogway (Randall Duk Kim), will announce the chosen Dragon Warrior. Clumsily, Po propels himself in the center where Oogway, pointing at Tigress has his finger on the panda instead.
All the voices are right on. Jack Black as already mentioned makes all the "That's cool," aphorisms work through his own hapless character. Happily his lines lack the hyperactivity of Po's training or Black's own character past. ("I know you're being all mystical and Kung Fu-ooey," he chortles.) Hardly discernible is Dustin Hoffman, perfectly cast as the quiet curmudgeon master trainer, Shifu (Chief-u). Some of the funniest scenes go along with Po's training. "There is now a level zero!" he proclaims after Po's first session. There's also an acupuncture scene that makes a point of Po's ridiculous novice status. Flanking him are the furious five, including Lucy Liu (a viper), Seth Rogen (a preying mantis), Jackie Chan (monkey), David Cross (a crane) and Angelina Jolie (Tigress), each brings a certain perfection to their parts. They're all Shifu's prodigies, and each sport some superhero Kung Fu moves as well as resentful remarks for their new dragon slayer trainee.
Adding fortune cookie wisdom to the mix both illuminates and entertains. ("One takes one's destiny on the road to avoid it." and "There's no such thing as an accident." Now I may be all wrong, but I thought Freud said that one.) Everyone from director Jack Stevenson to editor Clare Knight deserve kudos for assembling such a fine feature. Containing a well done script, shaking up the animation formula, and mixing funny with fabulous action scenes, 'Kung Fu Panda' may be the one to beat in the animation category when it comes to Oscar time.
What a Chinese thinks about Kung Fu Panda July 14, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Want to know how Chinese think about it? I'm a typical Shanghaiese living in Shanghai forever, guess my voice counts. Everybody loves the movie here, including myself. Simple as the story is, it is beautifully done -- the rhythm of the story, the use of Chinese elements and the kung fu moves.
None of us complained that the movie was not China enough, 'coz nobody expected for that. How could you expect an English speaking panda to be Chinese? If dreamworks ever tried to make *real* Chinese characters, I think they failed on this, badly. All characters in the movie are very American, they were just in Chinese outfits. But still, Po is such a cute lovable panda, and Shifu and Wugui are also impressive. "The Five" are a little bit weak. The worse is the bad guy - I cannot even recall his name - it's no personality, just a bad guy.
I was also very happy to see lots of Chinese elements too. Although they were used in a little bit exaggerated way (for example, the building style, and the outfits of regular people in the valley), it's relatively better than other *fake* Chinese movies, especially the music.
Kung Fu Panda - Blu-ray Info November 2, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Version: U.S.A / DreamWorks / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
High Profile 4.1 (Main Video) / High Profile 3.2 (BonusView)
Running time: 1:32:09
Movie size: 22,27 GB
Disc size: 44,29 GB
Total bit rate: 32.23 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 20.98 Mbps
Number of chapters: 23
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 3256 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3256kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Plus Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / Portuguese / Spanish
#Filmmakers Commentary
#The Animators' Corner
--Trivia Track
--Meet the Cast (HD - 13m:17s)
--Pushing the Boundaries (HD - 7m:07s)
--Conservation International: Help Save Wild Pandas (HD)
#Po's Power Play
--Dragon Warrior Training Academy
--Dumpling Shuffle
--Learn to Draw (HD - 8m:20s, 5m:26s)
#The Sounds and Moves of Kung Fu Panda
--Sound Design (HD)
--"Kung Fu Fighting" Music Video by Cee-Lo (HD)
--Learn the Panda Dance (HD)
--Do You Kung Fu? (HD)
#Land of the Panda
--Mr. Ping's Noodle House
--How to Use Chopsticks (HD)
--Inside the Chinese Zodiac (HD)
--Animals of Kung Fu Panda
--What Fighting Style Are You? DreamWorks Animation Video JukeBox (HD)
#Dreamworks Animation Video Jukebox
#Trailers
#BD-Live
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