Not just a rotund panda; but a true fighter of evil.

Rating: 6/10 (14 November 2008)

A Dreamworks blockbuster with an all-star cast, KUNG FU PANDA is an awesome animated treat for all ages. Po Panda(Jack Black)is really not that happy working as a waiter in his father's noodle shop. He has big dreams of being a Kung Fu champion. Po studies the history of Kung Fu and admires the top martial arts masters: Tigress(Angelina Jolie), Monkey(Jackie Chan), Mantis(Seth Rogen)and Crane(David Cross)...they were all trained by the respected Shifu(Dustin Hoffman). When the nasty Tai Lung(Ian McShane)breaks out of prison the Kung Fu Master(Randall Duck Kim)must select a new Dragon Warrior to defend the town. It makes for the strangest of all events for Po to be chosen to be trained by Shifu to be a combatant in the proverbial battle of good versus evil. And how could it be wrong to discover the way to a Dragon Warrior's heart is through his stomach. The fight sequences stay within the PG standards equal to the sight gags. Visually striking and a pleasant score by Hans Zimmer and John Powell.