Kung Fu Panda 3

Name: Kung Fu Panda 3
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: January 29, 2016
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, David Cross, Dustin Hoffman, J.K. Simmons

2016

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: January 29, 2016 | PG

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, David Cross, Dustin Hoffman, J.K. Simmons, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen

Summary: When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible-learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsyWhen Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible-learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas. [20th Century Fox]… Expand

Director: Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 95 min

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Steve Persall

Jan 27, 2016

A singular look, an exemplary vocal cast, and a narrative arc like a caress. That'll be the Kung Fu Panda franchise's legacy, the idea that shouldn't have worked but did, beautifully and with its own chi. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Feb 9, 2016

Mostly, Kung Fu Panda 3 is just fun. Read full review

Jamie Neish

Mar 29, 2016

The stakes are upped and character count doubled, but this doesn't mean attention to detail is spared. The visuals are sublime with different animation styles used to tell different stories. Read full review

Sam C. Mac

Jan 25, 2016

It finds a benefit in its genre affiliation, evenly distributing its action in quick bursts of fluidly animated fight choreography. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Feb 1, 2016

Like most sequels, it pacifies its core demographic by offering “more of the same.” To that extent, it can be said to be successful. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Jan 16, 2016

Fitfully amusing and certainly heartfelt, this latest chapter in the likeable animated saga will work best with younger viewers, but its life lessons and emotional beats feel slathered on rather than deftly woven into the storyline. Read full review

Katherine Pushkar

Jan 27, 2016

Once upon a time, Black's charisma might have been enough to carry the movie. Read full review

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ashermudenge

Jan 31, 2016

With a great cast, an amazing score by Hans Zimmer, great new characters, beautifully animated, an overall sense of fun, and with the heart and humour of the previous films. Kung Fu Panda 3 is one of the best 3rd instalments in a series on films, and right up there with some of Dreamworks'sWith a great cast, an amazing score by Hans Zimmer, great new characters, beautifully animated, an overall sense of fun, and with the heart and humour of the previous films. Kung Fu Panda 3 is one of the best 3rd instalments in a series on films, and right up there with some of Dreamworks's best films like How To Train Your Dragon and the previous Kung Fu Pandas.… Expand

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johannaar

Mar 14, 2016

With an amazing cast, beautiful animation and jokes that make your stomach hurt from laughing,
Kung Fu Panda 3 enriches the legacy of it's predecessor's. Although I still prefer Kung Fu Panda, this 3rd part of the story about our favorite panda is nothing short of perfect.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

GentM2015

May 28, 2016

Kung Fu Panda 3 is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni. It is written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and features the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, J. K. Simmons, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, andKung Fu Panda 3 is directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni. It is written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and features the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, J. K. Simmons, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, and James Hong.
I really liked Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2 and I was super excited to see where they're going with the third one. If you've seen the the last two movies on this franchise, you pretty much know what you're getting into, very well animated action set pieces, character moments and a prophecy.
In this movie, Po, the legendary dragon warrior, reunites with his long lost biological father. When a new threat arises from the spiritual realms, he then has two challenges in front of him, one supernatural and another very different, but much closer to his heart.
Just like the last two, I really liked this movie from start to finish. The animation is glorious but what makes these movies as good as they are, is the character moments that make us feel for them. When they're fighting, you get thrilled at the amazing sequences filled with epic moments and great fighters, when they're not fighting, you're usually either laughing a lot, or feeling a lot. It knows when to be funny and when to get serious, and this is very important in such a movie. Sure, all three Kung Fu Panda movies are pretty similar in themes and emotion, but they're all great and build upon one another nonetheless.
The villain Kai, voiced by the great J. K. Simmons, is truly a threat to the world of Kung Fu. He makes his presence known by doing great fights, and doing damage that no previous villain could do. Even though personally I like the second movie the most, and the villain Lord Shen (voiced by Gary Oldman) is still overall the best in my opinion, Kai is also very memorable and a strong villain in general. The score, composed by Hans Zimmer is unforgettable and really good, especially the Kai theme that helps him be even more mesmerizing and threatening.
I loved this movie, not as much as the second one, but on par with the first one. Overall they're all just really entertaining and memorable animated movies, that are well directed and beautifully written.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

morninstar

Mar 10, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love it when an awesome film series develops into a well formed trilogy. Obviously not the best of the trilogy(the second one was my favorite), but still a pretty good one. I like how in every film they give Po a new challenge to overcome, all the while keeping his previous knowledge intact. And the villain was badass in this movie too, he just keeps on turning masters into zombie versions of themselves, and the scene where Po does the wooshu finger hold on himself to send Kai back to the spirit world, I mean you know he's going to be fine, but still, it had me worried for a bit. I loved watching J.K Simmons in Whiplash a couple years back, and I just love him more for giving us Kai.… Expand

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avanbeek0209

Feb 3, 2016

Kung Fu Panda 3 is definitely the weakest movie in this trilogy, but that shouldn't put you off from seeing it. The plot itself is eerily familiar to the first one, and I felt at times I was just watching a retelling of the first movie, right down to the villain who's motives are cliche andKung Fu Panda 3 is definitely the weakest movie in this trilogy, but that shouldn't put you off from seeing it. The plot itself is eerily familiar to the first one, and I felt at times I was just watching a retelling of the first movie, right down to the villain who's motives are cliche and only has a few sentences of exposition to explain their back story. To be honest, some of the plot points used in this movie are quite lazy, to the point that it became predictable. Fortunately, the movie doesn't spend a lot of time focusing on those particular plot points. Some of the humor is pretty funny, but I felt as if this movie was trying to throw everything but the kitchen sink at the audience to milk every laugh they can get. While I found most of the jokes funny, when they miss the mark, they miss the mark big time and sometimes upset the pacing of the story. Needless to say that because the previous two set the bar so high, it was a little disappointing.

However, by its own merit, this movie is still worth watching. The traditional Kung Fu Panda movie has excellent animation, a well composed soundtrack, and an excellent cast; and this movie is no exception. Although I said previously that some of the jokes miss the mark badly, there are plenty of jokes still that got a good laugh out of me, even the ones that they have used before. So overall, it's a decent movie, though could have done better.… Expand

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21ryanx

Feb 16, 2016

Not a bad movie, but a bit of a step-down from the previous Kung Fu Panda installments, it just didn't live up to the expectations I had for it.

Lets get to the good stuff first, the movie is pretty funny, has a lot of jokes not only made by Po but a bunch of other pandas from the pandaNot a bad movie, but a bit of a step-down from the previous Kung Fu Panda installments, it just didn't live up to the expectations I had for it.

Lets get to the good stuff first, the movie is pretty funny, has a lot of jokes not only made by Po but a bunch of other pandas from the panda village. Voice acting is on point and the animation is bright, colorful and fun to look at, especially during the fighting scenes. Fun and entertaining for about 90 minutes or so.

Than why is this a step-down? Well first I find the amount of Kung Fu lacking. In the second movie Po meets up with Shen about 3-4 times, while Kung Fu Panda 3 takes a more direct approach I guess. Watching the panda village fight is more funny than cool.

But what really makes this a step-down is the message it's giving, this time it's about finding out who you are which I think was already done in the second installment, and I guess teaching people Kung Fu? Good but not as good.

In conclusion, Kung Fu Panda is a good film, but I was expecting something a little more.… Expand

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TyronJames

May 21, 2016

Disappointing,everything about Kung-Fu Panda 3 is disappointing.It never amused me,it never amazes me,I've never laughed once and I don't the first time,I don't care about the characters and the villain is weak,That's saying much because the predecessors are fantastic.

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