Originally Posted By dshyates Ok, so I took the kids to see Kung Fu Panda 2 on Sat. There were only 4 other people in the theater. I thought KFP2 was great. I LOLed throughout the entire movie. It has some of the most beautiful animation I have ever seen. And the peacock villain is one of the best villains EVER! I liked it a LOT more than I liked TS3 and I have a feeling I will prefer it to Cars 2. Unfortunately, KFP2 had a disappointing opening weekend. I hope word of mouth helps it because it is a great film.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo That is a real shame. IMHO, the stuff coming out of other animation houses has been rivalling the mouse in terms of quality and the original Kung Fu Panda was amazing. I have high hopes for this one and would love to take the kids.
Originally Posted By Labuda Wow, I figured families would be all over this. I only ever saw the first one since I bought the DVD, but still... yeah, it is one that I hope to see soon. Last night's 8:50 pm showing of Hangover II that I went to was virtually full, OTOH.
Originally Posted By dshyates Oh I should add that I liked KFP2 more than the first one, and I loved the first one. I think KFP2 is better than TS3 or Up.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ I was also at Hangover 2 this weekend. Hopefully more people will see it this weekend.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I may have to check this out, then. I liked (but didn't quite love) the first KFP - I think "Dragon" is the best Dreamworks so far. I'm a little surprised KFP2 didn't do better.
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Saw it this morning at DTD AMC. The theater had a pretty good crowd. I loved it!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance We saw it Saturday too. I liked it. It was way better than the first one, I thought. I also liked the Peacock villain. My husband liked it too, and that's saying something. I don't think it could hold a candle to TS3 or UP, but it was pretty good.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Considering I would rather watch Kung Fu Panda instead of TS3, and CC thinks 2 is better than 1, I am looking forward to this one.
Originally Posted By markymouse We saw Kung Fu Panda 2 a couple of days ago. It was alright. I was so pleasantly surprised by the first movie. I had no complaints about the second one, but I can't say I loved it. Typical sequel. All the characters but with the terrific defining theme replaced with something taken from the children's movies' typical Wheel of Life Lessons.
Originally Posted By HRM Thot this movie was ok.... really liked how some of the storytelling was culturally-based on paper cutouts and puppetry... also liked how there was a nugget of morality in the film,... Just like all good stories. But geesh people, TS3 & Cars 2 are are just as good, of not better.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>But geesh people, TS3 & Cars 2 are are just as good, of not better.<< TS3, yes. Cars 2? You're kidding, right?
Originally Posted By utahjosh I absolutely loved KFP 1. One of my very favorite non-Disney or Pixar animated features. KFP2 was fun - but it just felt like they took their great characters and threw them into the Moses story.
Originally Posted By inlandemporer I thought Cars2 and KFP2 were both big steps down from the originals.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Is Cars2 worth seeing in the theatre? It's the only Pixar I haven't rushed to see.
Originally Posted By mawnck If you're dead set on seeing it, then seeing it on The Big Screen would be the optimal experience. But don't be dead set on seeing it. It's not very good.
Originally Posted By dshyates I actually enjoyed both Cars 2 and KFP 2. I like Cars better than Cars 2. And I liked KFP 2 more than KFP, which I liked a lot.
