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China: The Panda Adventure
  • Studio: IMAX
  • Release Date: Sep 14, 2001
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  • Starring: Maria Bello, Yu Xia
  • Summary: Maria Bello stars in this IMAX film inspired by the true-life story of widowed New York socialite Ruth Harkness, a fiercely independent woman who dared to take up her late husband's expedition, journeying deep into the mysterious forests of China, following his passionate quest to study the Giant Panda. (IMAX Corp.)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: Gregory Weinkauf
    90
    These pandas, they're truly wondrous on the big screen, as no digital effect could ever recreate. Director Robert M. Young delivers a spry, richly detailed adventure for general audiences, truly a feat deserving acclaim.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Since her claim to fame is having brought the first living panda -- a cub named Su Lin -- out of China, Harkness's success is a given, but the footage of pandas in their natural surroundings is enchanting.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    38
    Might have worked as a travelogue, minus the story. In its present form, it is hardly worth the $10 you will be asked to fork over at the box office.

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