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It's was obvious that quality was going up when Van-Damme joined the cast so I don't know why you're so surprised JB?

I think Van Damme has about three lines, four tops. Then again, that's probably the same number Jackie Chan has.

I couldn't agree more with the review. This movie does what a sequel should do, and that's expand on the characters introduced in the first movie. There's a little Empire Strikes Back influence here; a much darker second chapter that explores the main character's origin.

Kung Fu Panda 2. An example of a really good movie which is ruined in 3-D. The problems are (1) the movie is too dark with 3-D glasses and (2) the action is so fast it's impossible for my eyes to adjust. I took my glasses off occasionally, and the movie was blurry but mostly looked great. Or would have looked good if it had been in 2-D.

The opening set-up scene and the closing credits are done in a pseudo-Chinese style of animation, and are strikingly beautiful. The backgrounds are delightful, too. I just wish the people involved with the film had thought more how they'd look through polarized 3-D glasses.

The story is solid. It involves Po trying to find his origins (he's caught on that he's adopted), and an evil Peacock trying to take over the world, rendering Kung Fu obsolete in the process because he's discovered that gunpowder can be used as as a weapon of war, despite the soothsayer's prediction that he'll be defeated by a panda warrior. This means, by the way, that we know from the beginning Po will win, but it's wondering how he'll win that drives the plot.

The villain is strange. The key thing is that he's a peacock--in other words, he's an egomaniac, darts his head around like he's on amphetamines, fans his tail to stun his enemies, and always thinks that's he's destined to be on top, damn the prophecies. I love the way he uses his tail to glide around.

I'd give this a 6.5 in 3-D. It's probably 8.5 in 2-D.

That's unfair. Jackie Chan has a dozen lines at least.

Excellent, I'm REALLY looking forward to this movie, and the fact that it's getting excellent reviews because it's different to the first installment makes me even more excited to watch it.

I don't know when it's gonna be released in Peru, though, although I expect it'll be soon. (And I'm DEFINITELY not gonna see it in 3D).

are you kidding me? where did my post go?

Took the family out for the Panda this afternoon. A good time was had by most. For me the pace of the first two thirds of the movie were rather slow for an animated kid's movie. However, the payoff at the end made it worth the effort. I didn't think there were many laughs in the story, but a good story was told. My 7 year old son really liked it, my 4 year old daughter was mostly disinterested although she's a big fan of the first Kung Fu Panda.

I went to see this in a mostly empty theater and loved it.
I had to go to the matinee because they had no shows after 4:00pm. I was pleasantly surprised at how mature this was. I also thought they did an excellent job with the animation. It is not a laugh out loud riot, but I was impressed at how they were able to tell a complete story in about 90 minutes. Well done.

Only half as much fun as the first one, don't expect anything like the humour in KFP1. So many of the characters barely have any dialogue in it, just a lot of fight scenes.