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"KUNG FU PANDA 2"
(2011) (voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie) (PG)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Minor
Blood/Gross Stuff Mild
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes Heavy
Music (Scary/Tense) Heavy
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity None
Sex/Nudity None
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Extreme
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Animated Action: Po and the Furious Five return to do battle with an evil peacock obsessed with becoming the ruler of China.
PLOT:
Following the events of the first film, Po (voice of JACK BLACK) has become firmly entrenched as the fabled Dragon Warrior, fighting enemy threats alongside his former idols, the Furious Five: Tigress (voice of ANGELINA JOLIE), Mantis (voice of SETH ROGEN), Crane (voice of DAVID CROSS), Viper (voice of LUCY LIU), and Monkey (voice of JACKIE CHAN). Po, though, learns that he still needs the tutelage of Kung Fu Master Shifu (voice of DUSTIN HOFFMAN) in finding his "inner peace."

Po's inner turmoil is ratcheted up when his father, Mr. Ping (JAMES HONG), tells him he is adopted and that the identity of his real parents is a mystery. Po starts to have brief flashbacks and even nightmares of his real mother and father under attack by some unseen force.

Meanwhile, a great evil arises in China in the form of the power-hungry peacock Lord Shen (voice of GARY OLDMAN), who has ignored the warnings and advice of the Soothsayer (voice of MICHELLE YEOH) and imprisoned kung fu Masters Ox and Croc (voices of DENNIS HAYSBERT and JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME, respectively).

Shen's family cast him out years earlier for seeking to transform their beloved Chinese fireworks into explosive weapons so that he could rule the entire land unchallenged. As Po and the Furious Five rush to fight Shen and his forces, it soon becomes clear that Po and Shen's paths have crossed before and the conqueror holds the key to the panda warrior finding out who he really is.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Yes, absolutely. The first one was a major hit with children and families, and the on-air promotions are inescapable.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG
For sequences of martial arts action and mild violence.


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