One of the best kid's movies this year

Rating: 8/10 (21 July 2011)

I thought the first Kung Fu Panda was really cute and it likened to the first Shrek - this one was even better. The storyline was darker and it was definitely more violent than the first (maybe a little too much for little ones) but I really enjoyed it and laughed out loud and cried more than once. There were just enough clever one-liners for it to be cute without overdoing it, and there was just enough meat to the plot to interest kids and adults without it being boring. I also think Po was less Jack Black as a talking panda and more of a character on his own. I went to see this at the el cheapo theater one day in the middle of the week and it was the perfect way to spend a hot summer afternoon.