A great continuing story

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2011)

Kung Fu Panda 2, Po's new adventure where he finds out about his parents and his sacked village when he was a baby bear. Left by his mother to escape the carnage by Shen (Gary Oldman) who uses the dark arts of making black powder more powerful as a weapon. In the care of Ping (James Hong) as his adopted father, starts Po on his journey to discover his true roots. The movie is excellent as the original cast was used to give their lively voices the needed boost to give the audience what they crave. To see Po and the furious five back in action. Yet this time, Po learns the way of inner peace using old memories of his past to stop Shen and his madness. Dustin Hoffman is as always, though through a smaller part, excellent as master Shifu, Po's instructor who tries to explain to Po how inner peace really works. But Po gets his idea from another who is a soothsayer (Michelle Yeoh). I thought this was a great addition to the character cast, her ability to give the mysteries of the universe using her juxtaposition conundrums was quite inspiring. And of course, new additions to the group, such as Master ox and Master Croc (Jean Claude Van Damme) who give a performance just as lively and inspiring as the furious five do. But now in this case, it is the furious seven. Plus this also opens a door for another movie for which Po's parents might still be alive and in hiding. All in all, a fantastic movie with action, humour, fireworks, and puzzling riddles for which a person or panda might bang their head against a wall for to try and figure it out. Highly recommended.