![]() ![]() Kai is the nemesis of the late Master Oogway, making him another great way that these movies continue to increase the scale of their villains with every new installment. Simmons, who is a master of stealing Chi, which allows him to capture and control the spirits of Kung Fu masters as jade soldiers. Unfortunately, the most terrifying villain that Po has faced yet is also in the process of breaking out of the Spirit Realm, that being Kai, an enchanted bull with two jade swords chained to his arms, voiced by J.K. Ping in Kung Fu Panda 3, who stows away with Po and Li, when Li decides to take his son to the hidden Panda Village, where Po is actually from. Fortunately, this leads to the biggest role yet for Mr. Ping gets territorial with his adopted son, and feels threatened by the fact that Po clearly has a lot in common with his biological father, down to their appearance and outlandish eating habits. This creates a conflict between Li and Mr. Ping is also the same lovable noodle maker that he always was.Įven though the leads would be well familiar at this point, things still get shaken up pretty well however, when Po’s father, Li Shan, voiced by Bryan Cranston, finds his way to the Valley of Peace, and Po is reunited with him, with these events springing off of the cliffhanger ending of 2011’s Kung Fu Panda 2. The Furious Five are still their usual selves, even though some, like Viper in particular, barely get any lines or characterization this time. Master Shifu is still the exasperated teacher who has to put up with Po’s failings, albeit to a lesser extent this time, since we’re now on the third movie, and the valley has had plenty of time to accept Po as the Dragon Warrior. Po is still the well-meaning, but inept do-gooder who has an accidental destiny thrust upon him. The familiar leads from the previous two Kung Fu Panda movies make a return in Kung Fu Panda 3, and they’re about the same as you remember them. It’s still similar to the previous two movies, and its wide-eyed simplicity is still kept squarely within the realms of kid-friendly presentation, but for viewers of all ages, Kung Fu Panda 3 is 2016’s first highly recommendable crowd-pleaser! Releasing a high-profile blockbuster animated movie like Kung Fu Panda 3 this month would seem to be inexplicable to many.ĭon’t let the release month fool you though, since Kung Fu Panda 3 is every bit the superb final product that its two predecessors were, and could be the best in the series to date! With Po’s origins finally coming to light, and a cool new villain breaking out of the Spirit Realm to attack China, Kung Fu Panda 3 offers another batch of the same blend of dazzling animation, high-quality fun, and potent heart. Since it comes off the especially busy Holiday season, it’s a popular month for studios to dump their garbage movies that can’t be marketed at any other time of year, without even the benefit of some of the Oscar contenders that sometimes help salvage the similar September lineup of any given year, excluding re-releases and December holdovers that sometimes linger in theatres after the holidays. January is one of the worst months of the year for movie releases. Making matters worse is that Kung Fu Panda 3 saw a delay out of its originally planned late 2015 release window, since Dreamworks Animation and 20th Century Fox didn’t want to compete against the duo of Disney/Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and Fox’s own Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip, along with the mammoth Disney/LucasFilm release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which all made for a Holiday season that was pretty much already cornered at the movies.įortunately, Kung Fu Panda 3 didn’t slip too far into 2016, though its January release certainly feels odd. With two critically and commercially successful movies already under the franchise’s belt, both of which being great blends of exciting action, heartfelt charm and hysterical comedy, the four-and-a-half-year wait for a third installment in the acclaimed series was especially brutal. As much as Shrek and Madagascar in particular have come to define the legacy of Dreamworks Animation most of all, if there’s any Dreamworks Animation franchise that shows off the full potential of the studio, it’s How to Train Your Dragon!… Though Kung Fu Panda is in a close second. ![]()
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