But Po will need everyone's help — including a clan of pandas who've long been living in a mystical, mountaintop land — to fight the power - hungry Kai (Simmons), who seeks to rule all by stealing the chi
of kung fu masters across China.
This team
of kung fu masters is comprised of Tigress (voiced by Angelina Jolie), Monkey (voiced by Jackie Chan), Mantis (voiced by Seth Rogen), Viper (voiced...
This team
of kung fu masters is comprised of Tigress (voiced by Angelina Jolie), Monkey (voiced by Jackie Chan), Mantis (voiced by Seth Rogen), Viper (voiced by Lucy Liu), Crane (voiced by David Cross) and is led by their master, Shifu (voiced by Dustin Hoffman).
It's hard to complain about sequences as beautifully choreographed and rendered as these are, but it becomes a little overwhelming, especially when Nelson is tasked with balancing the twin storylines
of the kung fu masters battling for supremacy, and the quieter subplot about Po searching for the parents that abandoned him.
Not exact matches
The media has certainly done it's part in portraying these negative stereotypes about Asian men as either geeks or
kung fu masters with 10 words
of English.
Honestly, if you think this is the best
kung fu movie ever made, your brain will explode if you watch Drunken
Master the original and there are a lot better
kung fu movies than that, that don't constantly resort to slapstick without a moment
of seriousness.
He separates each sequence with a series
of flashbacks, fully detailing the wedding chapel massacre that began it all, as well as the Bride's not - quite - tongue - in - cheek training with white - haired
kung fu master Pei Mei (Gordon Liu).
Synopsis: Now known as the Dragon Warrior, Po (Jack Black) protects the Valley
of Peace alongside his friends and fellow
kung fu masters, the Furious Five.
As Po, Tigress (voice
of Angelina Jolie), Mantis (voice
of Seth Rogen), Monkey (voice
of Jackie Chan), Crane (voice
of David Cross), and Viper (voice
of Lucy Liu) continue to use their
kung fu abilities to uphold justice under the guidance
of the mystical
Master Shifu (voice
of Dustin Hoffman), an old enemy returns from exile.
Po, living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, is busy protecting the Valley
of Peace alongside his friends and
kung fu masters, The Furious Five.
The sequel picks up with Po in the ranks
of the Furious Five as the legendary Dragon Warrior, the
kung fu master who can bring peace to the rabbits, pigs, sheep, and goats
of this fantasy version
of ancient China, and Po, now a celebrity and skilled fighter, loses that sympathetic hook that made his first tale such an enjoyable one.
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets
of the
Masters: An all - new adventure where Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend
of three
of kung fu's greatest heroes:
Master Thundering Rhino,
Master Storming Ox, and
Master Croc
In «
Kung Fu Panda 2», Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley
of Peace alongside his friends and fellow
kung fu masters, The Furious Five.
In
Kung Fu Panda 2, a tad more mature Po and his Furious Five
kung fu masters Tigress (voiced by Angelina Jolie), Monkey (voiced by Jackie Chan), Mantis (voiced by Seth Rogen), Viper (voiced by Lucy Liu), and Crane (voiced by David Cross) feel ready to take on those out for control
of the Valley.
Jack Black (The Holiday, Tenacious D in the Pick
of Destiny) voices a bumbling panda bear named Po, who dreams
of being a
master of kung fu all the while being groomed to take over the family noodle business.
«Iron Fist,» releases 3 a.m. Friday, Netflix — Finn Jones stars as the
kung -
fu master possessing a mystical force in the streaming service's latest Marvel offering, following on the heels
of «Daredevil,» «Jessica Jones» and «Luke Cage.»
But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the
kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible — learn to train a village full
of his fun - loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band
of Kung Fu Pandas!
The Yuen is Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, one
of two collaborations between Yuen, his father Yuen Siu - tien and Jackie Chan from 1978 (the other being the first Drunken
Master, and yes, it sure would have made a lot more sense to play that one before Drunken
Master II, as both
of these Chan movies are playing on Friday) that revolutionized the
kung fu film and rocketed Chan to superstardom.
An animated movie about a panda bear who
masters the martial art
of kung fu has obviously been popular enough to spark a successful franchise.
Eighteen years later, the two siblings are on opposite sides
of a battle which results in a tournament to the death to see who will be the next Supreme
kung fu master of the land.
The movie also tells the stories
of other
kung fu masters in that chaotic and poetic era.
Tony Leung said, «To experience a martial art
master's journey
of the heart, the best way was to practically train in
kung fu.
2 (Grade: B): This kinder, gentler second half (not a sequel, the producers stress)
of Quentin Tarantino's epic vengeance saga has its heroine (Uma Thurman) buried alive, training with a
kung fu master (Gordon Liu), battling several villains (Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah) for re-possession
of her samurai sword and trying to work out her relationship problems with Bill (David Carradine) in an anti-climactic series
of rather static dialogue scenes.
An overweight and lazy arrested adolescent
of indeterminate age, Po lives with his noodle - making father in the peaceful valley below the Jade Palace, where Zen
master Oogway (Randall Duk Kim),
kung fu master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and his disciples, the Furious Five, reside.
Shen's explosive machinery means the death
of kung fu as we know it, laments
Master Shifu (Hoffman).
So when Po and his fellow
kung fu masters The Furious Five go on a mission to liberate Gongmen City from the evil peacock Lord Shen (voiced by Gary Oldman), the theoretically opposing aspects
of Po's character are given full flight to deliver a spectacular computer animated adventure that is both hilarious and exhilarating.
Po is expected to take over the family business someday but dreams instead
of becoming a
kung fu master.
In his biggest challenge since becoming the Dragon Warrior, Po must lead his fellow
kung fu masters, The Furious Five, on a mission
of epic proportions to defeat his most threatening rival yet.
Then in
Kung Fu Panda 2, Po and his fellow
kung fu masters band together to protect the Valley
of Peace from a fierce rival.
In the sequel, Po is living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley
of Peace alongside his friends and fellow
kung fu masters, The Furious Five.
Casting a panda as a
kung fu master is one
of those contradictory images that just automatically provoke smiles and chuckles — if not hysterical laughter.
And there are a lot
of good parts in here — the film noirish opening as the Bride catches us up on what's going on, the fight with Daryl Hannah in the trailer, training with the
kung fu master, her getting out
of the coffin, etc..
Master Leung said, «(Tony) Leung Chiu - wai's advantage is that he has no burden or bad habits from any other
kung fu, gradually he is able to absorb the spirit
of Wing Chun.»
Under the introduction
of Wu Bin, (China's national wushu coach and Jet Li «s
master), over the course
of three years Wong Kar - wai visited Beijing, Tianjin, Xian, Hebei, Henan, Inner Mongolia, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hong Kong and other locations and over 100 different
kung fu masters of Wing Chun, Eight Diagram, Tai Chi, Xingyi, Tongbei in order to find the spirit and the philosophy behind
kung fu.
This medieval mish - mosh attempts to incorporate Ritchie's wearing - thin shtick
of quick - edits, jagged cuts and seizure - inducing visuals with the legend
of the Round Table, complete with massive battle elephants (think «300,» but on boatloads
of HGH), African warriors (who no doubt dotted the ancient British landscape), Asian
kung -
fu masters (the film even uses the term, «
kung -
fu,» believe it or not), exploding arrows and,
of course, the famed sword Excalibur which, after being removed from its stone prison, begins to take on a life its own (certainly much more than those acting in this film).
Directed by Wong Kar - wai, the film is an biographical one based on the story
of kung fu star Bruce Lee's
master, Yip Man.
On a quest to transform himself from a scrawny weakling into a
kung -
fu master, a young man drops out
of Princeton and journeys to the legendary Shaolin Temple.
Fans
of the original Parappa the Rapper on the PSX will immediately recognize this
kung -
fu dwelling, which is where Parappa originally acquired his martial arts arsenal from Chop Chop
Master Onion.
Shift through bullets, and
master lightning - fast takedowns in an all new kind
of action game: A speed - stealth,
kung -
fu brawler about a teleporting thief, combining fast top - down gameplay with the ferocity
of»90s Hong Kong action cinema.
This includes a voodoo priestess, a
kung -
fu master carved out
of jade and appropriately named The Beardmaster, a balloon - busted brothel madam, a literally pot - bellied oil baron, and the barely justified Wavy Tube Man.
And it all starts with a crashing meteor that starts a tale
of psychic monsters, goverment conspiracies,
kung fu masters, and a happy go lucky group
of musicians.
We take our first steps towards becoming a true
kung -
fu master through the art
of defense.