The odds on favorite would seem to be one of The Furious Five, the quintet of students training under Oogway's assistant, Shifu (voice of DUSTIN HOFFMAN). Yet, for all of their martial arts prowess, Tigress (voice of ANGELINA JOLIE), Monkey (voice of JACKIE CHAN), Mantis (voice of SETH ROGEN), Viper (voice of LUCY LIU) and Crane (voice of DAVID CROSS), don't make the sort of accidental impression Po does. To everyone's shock, Oogway announces he'll be the next Dragon Warrior.
Nobody's more surprised than Po, and Shifu immediately sets out to prove the roly-poly panda is the wrong choice. Yet, Po perseveres, and Shifu eventually realizes the wisdom of Oogway's decision. All of which is important since feared warrior Tai Lung (voice of IAN McSHANE) has escaped from the prison run by Commander Vachir (voice of MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN) and is now headed for the Jade Palace, desirous of being the Dragon Warrior, a role he believes is rightly his.
With time running out, Shifu tries to train Po as best as he can for the confrontation, with the initially reluctant Furious Five soon joining forces with him to battle Tai Lung.
Violence consists of all sorts of physical contact during both martial arts training and actual fighting. There are hard blows, but no one is killed (although one character dies from old age). Some of that material as well as various visuals might be unsettling or suspenseful to younger kids, but probably few if any others, while the martial arts training/fighting and other behavior might be enticing for some kids to imitate.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while a little bit of tense family material is present.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that from flashes of lightning toward the end of the film.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some bouncy camera movement from time to time.
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(2008) (voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman) (PG)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
None
Minor
Heavy
*Moderate
Heavy
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
Moderate
None
None
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Minor
None
Mild
Moderate
Moderate
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Reviewed May 8, 2008 / Posted June 6, 2008
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