A Cute Little Story

Rating: 6/10 (26 September 2015)

I had heard some good things about this movie but I kind of relegated it to "just a little kids film" for years in my mind. When I finally sat down and watched it....yeah, that's pretty much what it is. I'm not saying it's painful if you have to sit through it if you're an adult--it's absolutely not. But it's not quite on par with the Toy Story trilogy.
There are 2 elements about the movie that really stick out as excellent. Firstly, a lot of the scenes are extremely beautiful to look at. The shots like where Po is talking to the turtle teacher by the peach tree and you get an overhead view of the valley of peace are just gorgeous. The second element that is really great are the action shots: they're fast, they're fun, they're varied. The fight sequences are a joy to watch.
Other then those 2 elements, I don't know if anything really stuck out. The voice actors are all well-chosen and do good jobs and the jokes are pretty good but the story is pretty predictable. Like I said, it's pretty good but I wouldn't go as far as to say it's spectacular.