Kung Fu Panda 2 Movie Reviews

There are only a handful of sequels — The Godfather-Part II, for example — that it can be said improves upon the original. Thankfully, the follow-up to the 2008 animated hit is one of them. Po, the podgy panda (superbly reprised by Black) flexes his muscles again to save China from a new villain, an albino peacock (dubbed in appropriately terrifying tones by Gary Oldman) intent on conquering the country. First-time feature film director Nelson relies on the simple story

Kung Fu Panda works not only because of his bumbling ways as a martial arts hero but also because he is such a bundle of doubts, misgivings and apprehensions. Yes, he's hardly your archetypal superhero and therein lies his super charm. The first film was a winner because it not only traced the birth of a hero, but also had the philosophical underpinnings of the most-reader friendly self-help book. How to grow from zero to hero: that was the sweet and stirring

Kung Fu Panda never bore the burden of heightened expectations. But its sequel, like all follow-ups to a giant success, is entitled to the probability of bigger and better. While its 3D stature, super smooth computer graphics and endless supply of flat out Wuxia takes care of the scale, is Kung Fu Panda 2 better than its predecessor? Frankly, it doesn't matter because irrespective of what age, you're going to revel in the unstoppable madness, mayhem

Jack Black returns as the voice of mighty martial-arts panda Po in 'Kung Fu Panda 2', the sequel to that 2008 animated gem. After establishing himself as the Dragon Warrior by vanquishing the evil Tai Lung and retrieving the Dragon Scroll in the earlier film, the new adventure involves Po's search for his identity, and his quest for inner peace. He's pitted against an evil peacock named Lord Shen (voiced by Gary Oldman) who killed his parents when he was a baby

Don’t let the plush paunch, gurgling tummy or the occasional comic aside fool you —there’s a restless dragon warrior just itching to break some heads in Kung Fu Panda 2. Po, still kicking and snacking and channelling Jack Black, believes he’s the panda to do it. Master Shifu, who carries within him the wisdom of the ages and Dustin Hoffman’s pipes, is not so sure. All of which makes for a lot of tension and boundary pushing in this frothy, brothy, noodle-and-action-packed

The noodle-lovin’, belly-fat jigglin’ kung fu warrior is back, this time to ask the big questions : Who am I? Where do I come from? And, of course, to beat back another nasty villain. The combo is irresistible. `Kung Fu Panda 2’ gets a little darker and slushier than the first, but never loses sight of its objective : fun, fun, fun. The animation is outstanding, and the story has enough surprises to make it new. In these days of soggy sequels

The Furious Five are back. The kung-fu dream team of Po the Panda, the tigress, the monkey, the crane, the mantis and the viper return in Kung Fu Panda 2 and this time, they are facing a much-deadlier enemy. The wily, wicked, somewhat unhinged peacock Shen, voiced by Gary Oldman, who develops the canon, a weapon so powerful and destructive that it threatens to render Kung Fu extinct. So, the five led by Po must defeat Shen and reaffirm Kung Fu’s place in the world

Kung Fu Panda 2 Review Business rating: 3/5 stars. What’s Good: The humour; excellent voice acting; action seque...