Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
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71% of critics liked it
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68% of users liked it
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Join the star of Kung Fu Panda as he sets out on a whole new adventure in this sequel to the animated box-office hit featuring the voices of Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman. In the wake of defeating the ferocious Tai Lung, the Dragon Warrior must draw on the skills of Viper, Tigress, Monkey, Crane,… More Join the star of Kung Fu Panda as he sets out on a whole new adventure in this sequel to the animated box-office hit featuring the voices of Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman. In the wake of defeating the ferocious Tai Lung, the Dragon Warrior must draw on the skills of Viper, Tigress, Monkey, Crane, and Mantis in order to face Shifu's greatest challenge to date. Along the way, Dragon Warrior uncovers the ancient Secrets of the Furious Five while discovering that it takes much more than strength and agility to become a true kung fu master. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Raman Hui
- Written By
- Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family
G,
- In Theaters
- Nov 9, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- Monterrey Media
Critic Reviews
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Director Nesher has a way of reducing each confrontation to its two-dimensional essence, and he's not helped by a swampy, sentimental musical score.
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Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News
Restrained direction and the cast's strong, disciplined performances keep it from falling into soap-opera territory.
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Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The Secrets twines coming-out, coming-of-age and coming-to-terms-with-Orthodoxy in a way that diminishes all three -- and dilutes its message with clichés.
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Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
There is pain and empowerment in The Secrets as difficult choices are made. There are also gaps, but emotionally moving performances by Ardant, Bukstein and Shtamler in particular, keep you with this small but provocative film until the end.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
In some ways, it is a traditional narrative. But it is more. It is gently and powerfully acted.
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Cast
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Jack Black
as Dragon Warrior
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Dustin Hoffman
as Shifu
