Kung Fu Panda

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Animation

This is not just an animated movie...it's a great animated movie...even for those like me who usually stay away from cartoons, kung fu, or anything involving both.

Basically, the film "Kung Fu Panda" is about yes, a panda named Po. Po happens to be working in his father's noodle restaurant when an unexpected turn of events reveals Po to be the "Dragon Warrior"--the valley's only hope of safety from a rogue kung fu student. However, will anyone take the bumbling, pleasantly plump Po seriously in kung fu training? Watch and find out.

The film's cinematography is just...win. The graphics have a distinct Chinese influence in them, but manages not to come off as a tacky hodgepodge. The jokes in this story are intelligent--and guarantee side splitting laughs in the theater. The fight sequences are in one word: awesome! You do not see many of the visual/cinematic glitches in fight sequences in this flick.

I also love the story of "Kung Fu Panda": light, funny, yet not lacking in substance. Po's evolution as a character and kung fu master is believable, as well as the shifts in attitudes in his mentor and his fellow students.

There's something for everyone in this movie: humor, wit, amazing visuals, great sounds, star factor (Jack Black, Lucy Liu, Dustin Hoffman among others), and an endearing storyline. You have to watch this film at least once...or more than once!