Didn't see a thread, so I made this.

I'm contemplating seeing this movie because the group of students I'm down here in Louisiana with will be seeing it...but, its also a CG movie of a kung-fu panda voiced by Jack Black.

Has anyone seen it>

6/7/2008 10:22:02 AM

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kung_fu_panda/

Looks like it will be pretty good.


I might see it at some point.

6/7/2008 10:32:58 AM

Boo DreamWorks!

Yay Wall-E!

6/7/2008 11:00:46 AM

saw it last night...funny as shit! would recommend seeing it.

6/7/2008 11:08:11 AM

there is something after the credits but it isn't worth staying.

hopefully I'll see this monday.

6/7/2008 10:46:13 PM

saw it tonight.

7/10 its no finding nemo, but a good movie.

6/13/2008 12:03:18 AM

^ you don't compare a dreamworks movie to a pixar one. its like comparing wild irish rose to a fine wine

6/13/2008 1:45:05 AM

movie was fuckin BOSS.

6/13/2008 2:46:29 AM

^^Also, as an example, you don't compare two movies you haven't seen yet:

Wall-E - Kung-Fu Panda

It's like comparing two foods you've never tasted.

[Edited on June 13, 2008 at 7:33 AM. Reason : -]

6/13/2008 7:32:55 AM

i want to see kung fu panda and wall-e. we'll go see kung fu panda when Fumbler gets back.

i agree, pixar>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>dreamworks, but...

as far as characters & story, kung fu panda is more attractive to me than wall-e. ever since disney bought pixar, the movies have been kinda different. like ratatouille...it looked horrible and i still haven't bothered watching it, even though i love pixar and own all the other films they've made (and that says a lot bc i don't care anything about owning dvds otherwise).

6/13/2008 8:16:14 AM

I'm gonna watch this movie today...pretty pumped.

I think Wall-E is gonna be pretty badass too. I use to avoid these types of movies, but after catching a lot of them on HBO, they are pretty damn entertaining.

6/13/2008 8:31:51 AM

^^ Dude you're missing out on Ratatouille. IMO it's the best Pixar film since Toy Story 2.

[Edited on June 13, 2008 at 9:01 AM. Reason : Or maybe The Incredibles]

6/13/2008 9:01:28 AM

Brad Bird and his team were working on Ratatouille long before Disney bought Pixar. It's a fantastic movie and I've watched it at least a dozen times (and hello, it's BRAD FUCKING BIRD). The camera work in particular is outstanding. Wall-E is based on a Chaplin flick and should be an interesting experiment if nothing else.

Sorry, moment of weakness here because this is making me mad, but all these people think you shouldn't avoid Ratatouille just because Cars sucked:

Quote :

" The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007. * 1st - Michael Sragow, The Baltimore Sun * 1st - Best Animation, Rotten Tomatoes * 1st - Best Film, users at Rotten Tomatoes * 1st - Gene Seymour, Newsday * 2nd - A.O. Scott, The New York Times * 2nd - Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times * 2nd - Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal * 3rd - Jack Mathews, New York Daily News * 3rd - Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer * 3rd - Noel Murray, The A.V. Club * 3rd - Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle * 4th - Empire * 4th - Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter * 4th - Liam Lacey and Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail * 4th - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune * 5th - Ella Taylor, LA Weekly * 5th - Lou Lumenick, New York Post * 5th - Nathan Rabin, The A.V. Club * 5th - Scott Foundas, LA Weekly * 6th - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader (tied with Black Book and Margot at the Wedding) * 6th - Kyle Smith, New York Post * 6th - Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter * 6th - Shawn Levy, The Oregonian * 6th - Stephanie Zacharek, Salon * 6th - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe * 8th - Glenn Kenny, Premiere * 9th - Dana Stevens, Slate * 9th - David Edelstein, New York magazine (tied with Persepolis) * 10th - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times * 10th - Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe"

6/13/2008 9:27:50 AM

I'm gonna go see this shit tonight

6/13/2008 10:06:01 AM

yeah i heard it got many great reviews, and i want to see it now, but the story line of a rat that tells a guy how to cook from inside his hat just sounded dumb to me at first.

6/13/2008 10:24:00 AM

Ratatouille is my 2nd favorite Pixar film behind The Incredibles. I'll go ahead and rank them all since I know you all care:

1. The Incredibles
2. Ratatouille
3. Cars
4. Finding Nemo
5. Toy Story 2
6. Monsters, Inc.
7. Toy Story
8. A Bug's Life

I rank the Toy Story movies low because of Randy Newman.

6/13/2008 11:52:09 AM

1. Finding Nemo
2. The Incredibles
3. Ratatouille
4. Toy Story 2
5. A Bug's Life
6. Monsters, Inc.
7. Toy Story
8. Cars

I can't believe TS2 got pushed down so far when I used to talk it up to anyone who'd listen...the power of Brad Bird, I suppose.

6/13/2008 12:03:59 PM

This movie was pretty damn hilarious. Jack Black delivers.

6/13/2008 11:05:18 PM

Why did everyone like The Incredibles so much? I thought it was just "okay" compared with the toy stories, a bugs life, and monsters inc.

6/14/2008 10:19:59 AM

i really want to see this movie.

[Edited on June 14, 2008 at 10:30 AM. Reason : ]

6/14/2008 10:29:59 AM

at first i thought "hey Beverly Hills Ninja just animated" but I've heard better things since

6/14/2008 10:33:48 AM

1. Toy Story 2
2. A Bug's Life
3. The Incredibles
4. Finding Nemo
5. Monsters, Inc.
6. Ratatouille
7. Toy Story
8. Cars

i'd need a refresher on some of the shorts cause i'd be tempted include them too...as crude as "Tin Toy" is, that baby still makes me LOL

6/14/2008 10:47:01 AM

I -adored- this movie
the animation is FANTASTIC and I'm not easily impressed when it comes to animation
I loved how they went from 2-D to 3-D and the transition was very smooth and added a nice touch I thought.

A+ would see again!!

6/14/2008 11:56:02 AM

another thread that makes me feel disassociated from society

6/14/2008 11:56:48 AM

i usually dont like the new brand of animated films like monster's inc
the only ones i like are disney real animations and a few gems like Ants with good humor

but Kung-fu panda was awsome, so funny and the animation i think is hand drawn so its definately a must see

6/14/2008 6:07:51 PM

Quote :

"Kung Fu Panda was the first DreamWorks Animation CGI film to be made in 2.35:1 widescreen format."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Panda

Quote :

"That outsider is even more irresistible when nestled amid so much lovingly created animation, both computer generated and hand drawn. The main story, executed via 3-D animation (all done on computers) and directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne, fluidly integrates gorgeous, impressionistic flourishes with the kind of hyper-real details one has come to expect from computer-generated imagery: photorealistically textured stone steps, for instance, and fur so invitingly tactile you want to run your fingers through it. One of the pleasures of “Kung Fu Panda” is that instead of trying to mimic the entirety of the world as it exists, it uses the touch of the real. The character designs may be anatomically correct, but they’re cartoons from whisker to tail."

http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/movies/06pand.html?n=Top/News/Science/Topics/Pandas

[Edited on June 14, 2008 at 6:14 PM. Reason : ]

6/14/2008 6:12:18 PM

bttt for the best thing dreamworks has done so far

here are some clips from the movie, definately check out the opening 2-D dream sequence
http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=2078444>1=MOVIES5&mp=t&silentchk=1&

PS, I want a Po shirt that says Skadoosh

6/17/2008 9:21:02 PM

Quote :

"a few gems like Ants"

FAIL

6/18/2008 3:48:58 AM

Funny movie, worth seeing. My friend and I were bored so went to the movies and saw it on a whim outside of our normal movie going choices. We were pleasantly surprised.

6/18/2008 4:35:11 AM

Quote :

"and hello, it's BRAD FUCKING BIRD"

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that without turning to Wikipedia only you, StillFuchsia, and spookyjon know who that is.

6/18/2008 9:02:52 AM

^i've liked brad bird since Iron Giant.

6/18/2008 12:38:08 PM

^^ Kodiak does too

[Edited on June 20, 2008 at 9:12 PM. Reason : Wall-E will be cute as fuck]

6/20/2008 9:11:09 PM

I know who Brad Bird is.

Wait, am I not cool now?

6/20/2008 9:59:46 PM

I don't know if you're cool or not, but it does make you an indie elitist homo.

6/20/2008 10:01:32 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I'VE BEEN LABELED!!!

6/20/2008 10:06:02 PM