Kung
Fu Panda 3 (2016/Fox/DreamWorks Blu-ray w/DVD)
Picture:
A/B Sound: B+/B Extras: A Film: A
The
Furious Five are back. Po discovers a secret panda village leading
to his long lost family. But when a supernatural warrior escapes from
the spirit world and threatens to destroy all villages and enslave
the Kung Fu masters. Po must fight to protect all he loves in Kung
Fu Panda 3 (2016).
Po
is the Kung Fu Panda, the Dragon Warrior, but all his mad kung-fu
skills will not prepare him when he is reunited with his long lost
father and he learns there is a secret village full of pandas out
there. He will have to retrain himself (and the villagers) to become
a 'chi master' to defeat an evil 500-year-old spirit warrior 'Kai'
from Master Oogway's past. Only by combining everyone's chi does Po
have a chance to defeat Kai.
This
was another great addition to the Kung Fu Panda saga, full of action,
comedy, laughter and family fun goodness. The movie is all about a
student become the master when he/she is able to teach others and
about being the best yourself as possible. The voice actors
including Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston,
J.K. Simmons, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, James Hong, Wayne
Knight and Jean-Claude Van Damme among others is top rate, making
this another strong entry in the series.
The
1080p 2.35 X 1 digital High definition image is incredible and shows
how strong the CGI animation from DreamWorks continues to be: highly
impressive. The DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) lossless 7.1 mix is a nice
mixdown from the Auro 11.1/Dolby Atmos 11.1 mix featured in the most
deluxe theatrical screenings of the film, but sounds really fine here
throughout. The anamorphically enhanced DVD with lossy Dolby Digital
5.1 sound is passable, but no much more after the outright experience
of the Blu-ray. Extras come with all new Kung Fu Panda shorts,
"Everyone Loves A Panda Party" Karaoke with Po, Make
A Panda Party Paper Pal, The Origin of "Skadoosh" and
more.
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Ricky Chiang
