Kung Fu Panda [Blu-ray]

Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson

Overview

A clumsy panda bear becomes an unlikely kung fu hero when a treacherous enemy spreads chaos throughout the countryside in this animated martial arts adventure featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, and Jackie Chan. On the surface, Po (voice of Black) may look like just another portly panda bear, but beneath his fur he bears the mark of the chosen one. By day, Po works faithfully in his family's noodle shop, but by night he dreams of becoming a true master of the martial arts. Now an ancient prophecy has come to pass, and Po realizes that he is the only one who can save his people from certain destruction. With time running short and malevolent snow leopard Tai Lung (Ian McShane ) closing in, Furious Five legends Tigress (Jolie), Crane (David Cross ), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu), Monkey (Chan), and their wise sensei, Master Shifu (Hoffman), all draw on their vast knowledge of fighting skills in order to transform a lumbering panda bear into a lethal fighting machine. Now, if the noble Po can master the martial arts and somehow transform his greatest weaknesses into his greatest strengths, he will fulfill his destiny as the hero who saved his people during their darkest hour.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2018
UPC:	0191329061664
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	PG
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	24,836

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jack Black	Po
Dustin Hoffman	Master Shifu
Angelina Jolie	Tigress
Ian McShane	Tai Lung
Jackie Chan	Monkey
Lucy Liu	Viper
Seth Rogen	Mantis
David Cross	Crane,Master Crane
Randall Duk Kim	Oogway
James Hong	Mr. Ping
Michael Clarke Duncan	Commander Vachir,Voices,Commander Vachir
Dan Fogler	Zeng
Wayne Knight	Voices,Gang Boss
Kyle Gass	Voices,KG Shaw
JR Reed	Voices,JR Shaw
Laura Kightlinger	Voices,Awed Ninja
Tanya Haden	Voices,Smitten Bunny
Stephen Kearin	Voices
Mark Osborne	Voices,Voices
John Stephenson	Voices
Jeremy Shipp	Voices,Blind Gator
Melissa Cobb	Voices
Emily Robison	Voices,Bunny Fan 1
Hape Kerkeling	Voices
Gottfried John	Voices
Bettina Zimmermann	Voices
Cosma Shiva Hagen	Voices
Thomas Fritsch	Voices
Manu Payet	Voices
Pierre Arditi	Voices
Marie Gillain	Voices
Marc Lavoine	Voices
William Coryn	Voices
Xavier Fagnon	Voices
Myl?ne Jampano?	Voices
Tomer Sisley	Voices
Emily Burns	Voices
Stephanie Harvey	Voices
Kresimir Mikic	Voices
J. Grant Albrecht	Actor
Michael Nardelli	Actor
Kath Soucie	Master Viper/Rabbit
Susanne Blakeslee	Voices,Wu Sister #1 / Queen Crocodile
Andrew Kishino	Voices,Vulture / Wang Chow / Goose
Drew Massey	Voices,Master Crane
Phil Morris	Voices,Great Gorilla
Charlie Schlatter	Voices,Rabbit
James Sie	Voices,Master Monkey
Fred Tatasciore	Voices,Shifu
Erin Torpey	Voices,Master Tigress
Mick Wingert	Voices,Zeng / Po
Edwin Evers	Voices
Rik Felderhof	Voices
Yolanthe Cabau	Voices
Sander de Heer	Voices
J?rgen Raymann	Voices
Froukje de Both	Voices
Rob van de Meeberg	Voices
Huub Dikstaal	Voices
Tobias Kluckert	Voices
Ralf Schmitz	Voices,Voices
Jochen Schr?der	Voices
Lutz Mackensy	Voices
Gerald Schaale	Voices
Hans Zimmer	Composer
John Powell	Composer
Kevin Manthei	Composer

Technical Credits

Jonathan Aibel

Glenn Berger

Ethan Reiff

Cyrus Voris

Chris Poche

Adam Foshko

Jonathan Aibel	Screenwriter,Producer
Glenn Berger	Screenwriter,Producer
Bill Damaschke	Executive Producer,Producer
Melissa Cobb	Producer
Leslee Feldman	Casting
Markus Manninen	Special Effects
Ethan Reiff	Screenwriter
Cyrus Voris	Screenwriter
Chris Poche	Screenwriter
Lorne Orleans	Producer
Erik Aadahl	Sound Effects
Adam Foshko	Screenwriter
Matt Brown	Sound Effects
Chris Cowell	Sound Effects
Kristina Reed	Producer
Matt Titus	Special Effects
Ji Hyun Yoon	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

The massive success of Shrek turned out to be a double-edged sword for DreamWorks Animation. The giant box-office revenues created by the big green ogre gave the young company a familiar face to market, and Jeffrey Katzenberg his first mega-hit after his ugly split from Disney. However, Shrek proved to be something of a creative liability. Instead of focusing on storytelling, the studio often attempted to recreate Shrek's massive success by stuffing their movies full of pop-culture references. Shark Tale, Madagascar, and Over the Hedge all sacrificed story in favor of a self-referential pop-culture knowingness, even when -- in the case of the last two -- the story was strong enough to work without relying on those gimmicks. One got the sense that as far as quality went, DreamWorks would forever play second fiddle to Pixar. Kung Fu Panda, however, just might the beginning of a new era. First-time feature directors Mark Osborne and John Stevenson have crafted a traditional story. This is not a send-up or spoof of chopsocky clichés, but rather a bona fide entry in the genre. Po (Jack Black) wants nothing more than to learn martial arts like his heroes, but worries he is destined to be nothing more than a noodle seller like his father. He undergoes training, learns to believe in himself, faces his most feared enemy, and along the way teaches his master (an excellent Dustin Hoffman) a valuable lesson. By staying focused first and foremost on the classic story progression, the filmmakers are able to fill the movie with the little details that make animated films so much fun to watch. Everything in Kung Fu Panda works, from elegant details like the patterns on the serving bowls to the ballet-and-slapstick-inspired fight choreography to the flawless supporting work from talents like Seth Rogen and David Cross. All the elements come through precisely because the film never insists on shoving them down the viewers' throats. This movie is confident. Jack Black projects his personality with the intensity of a Broadway star, something that occasionally makes him seem too "big" for the silver screen. It's not that he overacts, it's simply that his stage presence can engulf everything around him. When, however, he trusts the material, he can modulate this potent talent. He wins the audience's goodwill in the first 60 seconds of Kung Fu Panda, thanks to a very funny monologue about the legend of the panda warrior, and at no point in the rest of the movie does he or anyone else do anything to detract from those feelings. Kung Fu Panda lives up to Howard Hawks' old adage that a successful movie is three good scenes and no bad ones.