Kung fu panda 2

emanhattan · May 28, 2011 12:56 AM

has anyone seen this movie yet? ill be watching it later tonight

billy · May 28, 2011 02:56 AM

i want to because i like jack black

Hnilmik · May 28, 2011 03:53 AM

Gonna see it on Sunday in 3D!

emanhattan · May 28, 2011 09:00 PM

saw it last night. I thought it was a lot of fun! its got a lot more fight scenes than the original and it is les talky, but it still feels like a kung fu movie and its true to the original.
It kinda knows it cant beat kung fu panda 1, so it goes in a different direction...this is more like a "beat all the baddies" action movie. The design and animations of the characters all look great and i think this movie has some of the most impressive backgroung/stage work that ive seen in a dreamworks movie. That being said the plot does feel a bit forced and predictable. [spoiler]I also didnt like the use of words like "hardcore" and "awesome" and it feels a bit out of place during dialogue.[/spoiler]

never the less. fun stuff.

As a side note, one of the things that i found to be a very nice suprise is that there are many 2D animated scenes during the movie during the intro, flashbacks, and dream sequences, but these sequences merge really well with the 3d stuff. I think the audience reacted positively to this: those sequences remind them of how much they actually liked 2d. so its nice to see a movie that tries to encourage it. but maybe thats just how it felt for me.

8/10

CoolDrMoney · May 28, 2011 09:03 PM

Its weird to me but 2D has a charm that cant be replaced and I cant figure out if its just old generation non sense from what we grew up on or if there is legitamately something about it

W.A.S.I.M. · May 28, 2011 09:03 PM

i was a lil sketpic about it but after readin emans review ill check it tonite

DrRumack · May 29, 2011 12:02 AM

Quote from: CoolDrMoneyIts weird to me but 2D has a charm that cant be replaced and I cant figure out if its just old generation non sense from what we grew up on or if there is legitamately something about it

it's the simplicity i think

rtil · May 29, 2011 06:51 AM

i never saw the first but i did see this one tonight and i liked it . everything seemed to move really fast, but the movie was beautiful, the animation was awesome and the story was great, and the very ending part was pretty cool. the 2d sequences were very well done as well. but i do think it's strange how po is really a horrible fighter who is so out of shape, tigress can beat the shit out of him - but in the end [spoiler]he learns this killer 'inner peace' move that saves everyone[/spoiler]. also i liked the villain, very unique to make him a peacock of all things. the animal heirarchy in the movie was curious.

CVG · May 29, 2011 10:40 PM

Seriously is this worth seeing?? Because the first movie made me mad that the final battle was Jack Black yelling "SKADOOSH" with his pinky. I didn't read the spoiler stuff you guys posted because I don't want to know what happens but can you tell me if they actually took it somewhere this time or is it a retread of the first one?? Lately I'm really skeptical of sequels and even MORE so when it's a DreamWorks sequel.

creamcorn · May 29, 2011 11:33 PM

i heard it was all references to the first movie, is this true?

rtil · May 29, 2011 11:34 PM

Quote from: creamcorni heard it was all references to the first movie, is this true?

you may be thinking of the hangover 2

CoolDrMoney · May 30, 2011 12:01 AM

Honestly my least favorite thing about the first one was Jack Black. I don't feel like I enjoyed myself as much as the rest of you all.

redmongoose · May 30, 2011 12:02 AM

I saw the first one and I liked it a lot, I would go and see the second one if I had the time to do it atm

CVG · May 30, 2011 03:00 AM

No one answered my question

BloodyCheery · May 30, 2011 08:18 AM

Jack Black: I'm Still A Panda

p.s. The ending will make you cry, CVG.

Hnilmik · May 30, 2011 08:00 PM

Kung Fu Panda 2 was pretty cool~ I prefer the first, since I feel like I got overhyped* for the sequel and it had odd pacing because of the exposition/plot (lots of looking back instead of moving forward the whole time, like the first one), but I still enjoyed it~

I feel like this movie tried really hard to measure up to the first. Lord Shen made the movie "darker and edgier" because of his flippin' mental instability. If you didn't think he was crazy because of how he talks (giving it thought, he's ridiculously murderous and persistent in laying waste to everything), you can see how off the rocker he is with his freaky stare in every scene he's in. The disappointing side to his instability though, is the name "Oedipus" repeating in my mind whenever I think about his "fighting the prophecy" motivation--It really simplifies things. I still like Lord Shen, it's really cool to watch a peacock actually partake in kung fu on occasion, but he's clearly not a Tai Lung.

Ehh, not a spoiler to stuff in the movie, since you can actually find this information on the official KFP2 website and stuff, but blacked out if you don't want this extra info rattling in your head/"overhyping"/"if it ain't in the movie, it doesn't count":
* [spoiler]From what I read up on Lord Shen, his parents were embarrassed of his albino, "white = death" (to the Chinese and most Asian cultures) plumage and sent him off to stay with the Seer. Before he got exiled, he was the only one who befriended the wolves when they guarded Gongmen Palace, so they're in his debt. Knowing all these things made the "cute" moments with him a bit more interesting, since he probably would've been a "nice" guy if he didn't lose his marbles. The "look how far you've fallen" reactions from his parents, the Seer, and Wolf Boss respectively gain a bit more dimension in the film, knowing these things.[/spoiler]
Now THIS was what I was looking forward to. Admittedly, it probably would've been too much if they put it in the film, but I swear it's possible... I mean, instead of just saying "Lord Shen saw an evil use to gunpowder" + "He was enraged by the prophecy", they could've mentioned [spoiler]him being a good prince and cheated from the throne because of his sickliness (both physical and mental), adding to his beef towards kung fu[/spoiler].

=/ But that's just me being ridiculous.

rtil · May 30, 2011 08:42 PM

one thing i didn't get about shen either was that [spoiler]he was an excellent kung fu fighter, but didn't care about the "death of kung fu", if this is true, why did he practice it all the time?[/spoiler]

Sinitron · May 30, 2011 11:51 PM

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Sinitron · May 31, 2011 12:36 AM

wait wrong thread LOL

lenko · May 31, 2011 03:19 PM

said it before and i'll say it again, these films should be animated entirely like the 2D sequences