“Kung Fu Panda 3” Leads Box Office

The animation is stunning and it’s definitely the most stylized Kung Fu Panda we’ve seen.

In this third movie of the Kung Fu Panda series we meet new characters and learn more about the classic ones.

While the movie wasn’t scary, some children may get a little teary at times.

I’ll give this one 3.5 stars out of 5!

Dragon Warrior Po (Jack Black) returns to the big screen this month in “Kung Fu Panda 3” and in it, he faces an all-new villain, Kai (J.K. Simmons), an ancient sword-wielding evil spirit who steals the powers of kung fu masters. Any more installments and the Kung Fu Panda brand will lose whatever chi it has left. When deciding what product to develop for a film, Sean Bunner, Vice President of Business Development for HSN says that designers and merchants are invited into HSN’s studios to get inspiration from the film.

In terms of voice acting, the ensemble cast brings credibility into the film. The only thing more adorable than one panda or a father-son pair of pandas is an entire village of the two-toned creatures. To that, I will answer her with just one word, “Skadoosh!”

Overall, the plot may not be the most original. Po is already quite endearing but “Kung Fu Panda 3” takes that endearment to a whole new level of awesomeness. I love Rogen as Mantis with his snappy lines, Chan as Monkey is fun, Cross as Crane is as steadfast as ever and Liu as Viper is still the fastest snake ever! While these elements of directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni’s visually pleasing film can form the basis for a useful discussion with teens, really impressionable youngsters will likely be left confused. Each movement is fluid and naturalistic and capitalizes on the unique fighting styles and anatomies of each animal. He traps them in jade and uses them to fight for his cause. In particular, screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glen Berger take Po through the struggle to integrate the panda life he would have had if he’d stayed with his birth parents, and the life he did have raised by a goose and becoming a warrior.

The movie opens with a battle in the spirit world between kung fu master/ancient turtle Oogway (voiced by Randall Duk Kim) and bull creature Kai (J.K. Simmons), who were once friends – not to mention master and apprentice – but have now been enemies for some 500 years. The instantaneous yet natural switching between tender emotion and silly jokes makes the film an appealing picture for audiences of all ages.

Let’s talk about the two different versions of “Kung Fu Panda 3” that are being released.

The story of the student becoming the teacher is something the animator could relate.