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For two Kung Fu Panda animated movies, portly Po has believed all his bear kin were in panda heaven. That he was the lone survivor.

But Kung Fu Panda 3 proves Po wrong. The new film (opening Jan. 29, 2016) is Panda-palooza.

"There is great joy," says Jack Black, the voice of Po. "Lo and behold, there's a secret panda village. There's intense rejoicing as I am reunited with my people."

Po has a chance run-in with his long-lost panda father Li (Bryan Cranston), who brings Po back to an enclave where the pandas have been living since a fierce panda attack alluded to in DreamWorks Animation's 2011 hit Kung Fu Panda 2.

"There are even cute baby pandas," says Black. "Those guys are going to be the life of the party, for sure."

Also found in the village: an overeager, amorous young female panda Mei Mei (Rebel Wilson), a wannabe ribbon dancer. This does not turn out to be a panda love story.

"Po's a little freaked out, since he's never been around a female of his own species," says Black. "I don't think he has game in that realm yet."

But directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni will be able to feature panda frolicking, swimming in streams, rolling down hills. Nelson even visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China, to study playful panda behavior for use in Panda 3.

"That is the most shockingly adorable place — there are nurseries filled with gaggles of baby pandas," says Nelson. "A lot of how the pandas play was inspiration for the movie."

It's not all fun. The biological father/son reunion causes concern for Po's adopted father, the noodle shop-owning duck Mr. Ping ("He feels very protective," says Black). There's also a menacing supernatural villain called Kai who poses a threat to the village and the world. Po has to train his fellow pandas in martial arts to fight back.

Kung Fu Panda 3 enlists the original characters from the past hit films, with all Furious Five kung fu warriors returning: Angelina Jolie as Tigress, Jackie Chan as Monkey, Seth Rogen as Mantis, David Cross as Crane and Lucy Liu as Viper. Warrior trainer Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) returns as well.

Meanwhile, the new voices are bringing their own talents in the recording studio. Wilson even wrote a love poem dedicated to Po and pulled out pink nunchucks during her first meeting with directors to demonstrate how much she was thinking about her animated character.

Her martial art talents were appreciated. "We were blown away, she does play a nunchuck-wielding panda," says Carloni. "But I wanted to point out (to her) that this is an animated film."

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97 (Post 1470810)

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Can't wait. :tgrin: 1 and 2 were great! And seeing how a lot of DreamWorks animated movies are overrated crap, I'm REALLY glad 2 wasn't a huge letdown. Bring on 3!

Am I the only one who hates that sequels always end up pulling this "he was the only one, but now he's not!" thing? Isn't this what they did in one of the Ice Age movies as well?

That said, Kung Fu Panda is one of the few CG movie series I really enjoy, so I'm happy to see another one.

About the plot synopsis from the IMDB:

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Originally Posted by AT-Man (Post 1473765)

About the plot synopsis from the IMDB:

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Well, Dreamworks has had bad franchises, "meh" franchises, and good franchises. So far Kung Fu Panda has remained a good franchise, so for the moment, I have faith.

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Originally Posted by AT-Man (Post 1473765)

About the plot synopsis from the IMDB:

Spoiler:

There is a bit of magic in the movies (not as much as the tv show) the first film has Po looking at some mystical objects

I never saw the second one, but I think this one will be good, and at least the original cast is back to reprise their roles, so that's great. And I do like the TV show as well even though it's not on anymore.

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The second one was perfect. I was really surprised they pulled off a good sequel.

YES! Loved the last two films, this one looks good so far. Looking forward to it :D

Surprised none of us ever came back to this thread. Just Redboxed it with the family.

... Wife and I agreed that it was "meh." The emphasis was on humor and silliness instead of the story, and it just didn't hook us. No emotional reaction, just bored and wishing it were better.

Kai was great, but barely in it. Also, wish the Kung Fu Panda franchise had more than one lesson to offer. "Be yourself", "accept who you are", etc etc. We got it the first two times. :tlol:

I wonder if the differences between the first two films can be attributed to the facts that 1) Dreamworks was partnered with Fox Studios, not Paramount as in the first two, or 2) that this was a full partnership with China. China produced 1/3 of the movie, the US the other 2/3.

Whatever it was, this trilogy didn't stick the landing.

I think the message grew through various stages of Po's life, with different tones fitting to each situation.

Number one was "accept who you are" in terms of figuring out one's destiny. There is no mold to fitting into where you belong. You're your own mold.

Number two was "accept who you are" in terms of where one comes from. Po learned where he was born and what happened to his biological family, but that didn't change the fact that he considers himself the son of a f***ing goose ("he still thinks he came from an egg!")

And that progressed into the third. He may have met his birth father, but that didn't change his relationship with Mr. Ping.

The villains all have similar notes of resentment towards the people who loved them. Of which Shen probably made the most sense, though just as petty as the others.

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Originally Posted by Utrommaniac (Post 1602698)

The villains all have similar notes of resentment towards the people who loved them. Of which Shen probably made the most sense, though just as petty as the others.

I think Kai was the least interesting; Tai Lung and Shen were both more fleshed out... ESPECIALLY Shen. That was one evil peacock.

Kai could have been better; he just needed more focus. All the right ingredients were there...

The blu ray is already out I should get it soon.

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Originally Posted by Shark_Blade (Post 1602721)

The blu ray is already out I should get it soon.

I got it, and it's great. Bring on Ku Fu Panda 4

I found it to be the best one of the three. I hope they release all three movies together as a set on Blu Ray.

I honestly thought it was the weakest out of the three films. That's not to say that it was bad - far from it, actually - but there were quite a handful of moments that felt kind of rushed. I was also disappointed that they more or less strayed away from the darker tone of the second film.
I'd be up for a fourth film that goes back to the more mature themes of KFP2, but judging by the ending it seems like this is the last that we'll see of the series for a good while.

I loved all 3 films. I not sure were it "ranks" with the other 2 though.

I loved Po dealing with his background of were he came from, and the issue with his step dad and his real dad. The villain was not the best of the series. I think Shen is really hard to top. I thought he was the best of the series. That is really big shoes, or bird feet to fill in lol.

I do think 3 was the weaker of the 3. BUT with 3 films, one has to be at the bottom. I still think it was great. And the finally battle with Kai and Po ruled.