Kung
Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Directors:
Continuing his "legendary adventures of
awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one
supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.
Directors:
Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Nelson (as
Jennifer Yuh)
Writers:
Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Stars:
Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman
Storyline
When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the
reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new
panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across
China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible-learn to
train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate
band of Kung Fu Pandas
Kung Fu Panda 3 Movie review
I rate the original Kung Fu Panda so highly it comfortably
makes my top five animated movies of all time. Yes, of all time. And the second
one, widely disregarded by most critics, is not that far behind it in my eyes.
Well this trilogy-closer proves the law of diminishing returns to be true by
continuing the slight downward trend of the series, yet it still kicks, punches
and rib tickles its way to being an entertaining experience for all ages.
Screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger unleash everything including the
comedic kitchen sink in an attempt to garner laughs, littering this follow-up
with inventive visual gags, hilarious dialogue (often helped by Jack Black's
endearing delivery) and cheeky in-house references. The comedy doesn't always
land without a hitch but it is of a high enough standard that the few damp
squibs float by without much notice, and they've also struck a nice balance
between obvious jokes for the kiddies and subtler quips for the adults. Where
there's a noticeable dip in quality, however, is with the martial arts
sequences; the fights lacking the ingenuity and complexity of the previous
volumes, despite being passionately directed and beautifully realised. A
venture into the spiritual realm allows the gorgeous animation to thrive even
more than normal, though it's a shame the cut-and-paste narrative didn't get
the same level of attention from those operating behind the scenes. This is
undoubtedly Black's show and his voice work as the bumbling Po is outstanding
yet again. Elsewhere in the gigantic ensemble cast, newcomer Kate Hudson makes
the biggest impression with her hysterical delivery as the confident
ribbon-dancing Panda, Mei Mei. Although it may have lost the spark of
brilliance existing in the first instalment, KFP3 is nevertheless an exuberant
and delightful adventure.
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