Well, in my opinion, what made Kung Fu Panda so great was Po’s rise from zero to hero (sort of similar to Ratatouille… but in reverse I guess ). You aren’t going to get the same movie if you just take Po and give him another villain.
Personally, I thought that Spiderman 1 was the best of the three movies because the story of going from nothing to everyone adoring you is much more interesting than just a conflict between the love of Mary Jane and Peter which was the focus of the two sequels.
I actually think that the best movie with potential for a sequel (although it pains me to say it, considering that I was not the biggest fan of the first one) is Madagascar. It sort of left things open: will they be stuck on the island? Will they find a way home? And what will happen to the lemurs? There’s a lot more to be said about the story.
For anyone who is interested, there is an article/interview on the official Star Wars website (www.starwars.com) in which Kung Fu Panda is compared to the Star Wars series. The article/interview, which spans three pages, can be located via this link:
Saw it a second time in theaters, and I’ll say it’s better the second time around, something it shares with Pixar features (and not with most DW CG), and the fighting sequences are still beautiful.
You may have something Pixelated, but I couldn’t see it being better than the original.
I saw Kung Fu Panda today and I have to say that it has become my most favorite dreamworks animation movie yet. (Call me crazy, I love it more than WALL-E!!!) I am a fan of Kung Fu movies. I am also a Jackie Chan fan and I have a huge crush for Lucy Liu. ALl of the other actors did really well also. The movie I found really, really funny. I loved it. I can’t wait to see it again in the future.
My favorite quote in the movie, “Yesterday is history, Tommorow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.”
My favourite part was when [spoil]Po was eating the monkey’s cookies and he says “don’t tell monkey.”[/spoil] In fact, most of Jack Black’s delivery was hilarious. I don’t think KFP is on the same level as any Pixar film, but it was quite enjoyable and a big improvement on what we’ve usually come to expect from Dreamworks. Personally, I don’t think a sequel is necessary and I’d rather more original and entertaining stories from DW, but we all know what they’re like by now and will probably see a sequel before too long.
Personally, there is a part of me that wants a sequel and there is another part of me that doesn’t. I would like to see more adventures of the Panda and the five (which I love so much), but I think they ended it really well.
This was definitely a very fun animated movie. I do not agree that it was better than WALL-E, and Pixar in general is a cut above DreamWorks no matter what they do. I definitely enjoyed WALL-E much more, but Kung Fu Panda is definitely on my list of favorite animated movies now.
At this rate, I doubt I’ll actually have a chance to see it in the cinema. But I’m rather surprised at all of the good reviews…Perhaps this is a turning point for Dreamworks?
Well, they’ve made a start by creating an original film that isn’t complete and utter…uh…rubbish. Now, they’ve got to take their lead from Pixar and figure out that just because an original film is good, it doesn’t mean that a sequel is necessary! I swear those guys would make a film with an ending that says ‘THE END’ in big, fat letters right across the screen and somehow manage to make a sequel for it.
Mitch: Well, lets just say WALL-E hasn’t been my favorite film in my life, so basicly, about any movie I see can be placed higher than WALL-E on my favorite movie list.
The Star Swordsman - Mmm. Yes, that’s understandable. My mom feels the same way as you do, actually; she didn’t like WALL-E that much, either.
Nevertheless, I was quite surprised that Kung Fu Panda exceeded my expectations. For it to rank higher than a Pixar film (on my list) is something almost unheard of, but it topped the cake in the end.
). You aren’t going to get the same movie if you just take Po and give him another villain.