China - The Panda Adventure (2001)
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42% of critics liked it
(19 reviews) -
59% of users liked it
(989 ratings)
In this visually striking tale of adventure, Ruth (Maria Bello) is an American widow who during the 1930s travels to China in hopes of making her late husband's dream a reality by bringing Chinese pandas to the United States. Ruth is awed by the striking beauty of China and discovers several of… More In this visually striking tale of adventure, Ruth (Maria Bello) is an American widow who during the 1930s travels to China in hopes of making her late husband's dream a reality by bringing Chinese pandas to the United States. Ruth is awed by the striking beauty of China and discovers several of the rare pandas as well as a number of other unusual animals; however, Ruth learns that the Chinese government is lax in their protection of wildlife, and that hunters are making short work of the pandas. China: The Panda Adventure was shot and originally released in the high-definition IMAX film process. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert M. Young
- Written By
- Paul Andersen
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Imax Corporation
Critic Reviews
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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
[Young] occasionally mines the IMAX cliches ... but more often he delivers unforgettable images of China.
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David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
Gives only glimpses of the potential for dynamic storytelling many have longed for in an Imax film.
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Robert Koehler, Variety
Despite being helmed by Robert M. Young, who knows more than a bit about docus and drama, China immediately plays as a wooden period piece.
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A.O. Scott, New York Times
So much care has been lavished on the lush, vivid cinematography that very little seems to have been left over for such picayune matters as script continuity, plausible dialogue, coherent editing and acting.
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Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
[Young] knows what's important in an IMAX movie and makes certain that the vastness and beauty of China are matched by the pandas' lovable quotient.
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Cast
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Maria Bello
as Ruth Harkness
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Xander Berkeley
as Dakar Johnston
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Yu Xia
as Quentin Young
- Paul Pape
- Bill Hayes
