86% Kung Fu Panda

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Box Office: Panda Vs. The Zohan
Published 6/4/2008 by Matt Bradshaw at Cinematical
... Why It Might Do Well: With all the big releases lately, there haven't been many geared toward the little ones, so I can see this one filling a void and Rottentomatoes.com gives it a 92% fresh rating. ...

I’m Not Saying Every Critic Is Wrong About Kung Fu Panda Without Having Seen It, But…
Published 6/5/2008 by Dan Hopper at Best Week Ever
... turns it into crazy, spastic 3-D animated thing that should've come out in 2002, Ad Execs debate how many of the film's seven Matrix parodies they want to include in the trailer -- essentially, just your regular ol' star-driven, plot-lackinbig-budget non-Pixar summer animated pic, nothing we aren't expecting every year between now and the invention of 4-D animation. Waaaaiiiittttt aaaaaaaa minnnnnuttttteeee: "Kung Fu Panda" is currently an 86% on Rottentomatoes? I realize it's early in the critical process, but we're talking ...

Multiplex Mayhem: Pacifist Zionist Commando vs. Fightin’ Slacker Panda
Published 6/6/2008 by Bob Westal at Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog
... , Dustin Hoffman), there’s no reason this one can’t exceed expectations in a big way. In any case, positive, though not rapturous, reviews indicate that the film has some fairly strong adult appeal, which should help guarantee some longevity for this release. ...

Israeli Takes on Panda in Long-Awaited Box-Office Bloodsport [Defamer Attractions]
Published 6/6/2008 by STV at Defamer
... the box-office sadists in us were quietly praying for. Theaters are happy about it, though, with Adam Sandler's annual mediocrity orgy guaranteed its minimum $35 million and Panda — with its Black/Jolie firepower and well-above-average reviews — raking in the $50-$55 million from families who dodged Speed Racer a month ago and have three weeks before Pixar's Wall-E emerges. Far be it from us to be content with a draw, but this is a weekend when our blood lust may go unsatiated. ...

Weekend Boxoffice: Sex and the City Messes with Zohan and Kung Fu Panda
Published 6/7/2008 by Variety.com * at Thompson On Hollywood
... will hit solidly with families. (It's pretty damned good.) Panda scored great reviews Friday, with an 85% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, while Adam Sandler's You Don't Mess with the Zohan nabbed a piddly ...

Kung Fu Panda doing well!
Published 6/8/2008 by Sherry at Pittwatch.com: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Gossip
... Rotten Tomatoes has given it an 85% which is pretty impressive because that site is RUTHLESS with their reviews. The site’s overall consensus was “Kung Fu Panda has a familiar message, but the pleasing mix of humor, swift martial arts action, and colorful animation makes for winning Summer entertainment.” ...

'Kung Fu Panda 2' Being Made, Will Probably be Called 'Fu 2' or Something
Published 6/26/2008 at I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
Alright. Since it's now received many glowing reviews and ended up with a respectable 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, maybe I was wrong about Kung Fu Panda. While I'll still never see it, perhaps it isn't a black & white turd thrown at cinema walls with the hope that the familiar voices of celebrities will pacify you until the animated poop can streak its way down into a waiting DVD case. (I never actually said this, but I thought it.) But a sequel!? From the ...