Funny and well animated

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 2008)

Kung-fu Panda is packed with explosive animation sequences that go well with the story. Most of the characters are well developed, likable and really well animated. If you watch their faces closely, you will not consider them 1-dimensional. Less is more, some of the body language was beautifully accomplished with the slightest of moves.
As for the story, it bears heavy resemblance to the movie Kung-fu Hustle. If you watched both movies, you will be able to tell without hesitation who is who, and many scenes and concepts from the Hustle are directly transposed to the Panda. Still, the movie has lots of original content. Event characters and jokes carried over from the Hustle are tweaked in such way that they are still very funny and enjoyable.