Punching Panda

Advantages: Some decent vocal performances and nice kung fu fights.
Disadvantages: The animation still lags behind Pixar.

...Po is a lazy, loveable panda who spends all the time when he should be working at his father's noodle shop daydreaming about being a kung fu master and a member of the Furious Five. When vengeful snow leopard Tai Lung escapes from prison, an ancient prophecy identifies Po as the only hope to defeat him. Reluctantly kung fu master Shifu agrees to train him along the Furious Five, but neither he nor they has any real faith in him. But as Tai Lung gets closer and the danger becomes greater, Po finally knuckles down and starts to learn. For years Dreamworks Animation have been trailing Pixar in terms of quality and imagination. But with this offering they start to close the gap just a little. Directors Mark Osborne and John Stevenson showcase two distinct animation styles. The first is two-dimensional (but still computer...

afy9mab 03.11.2008 · Read review
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The Panda family

Advantages: good toy
Disadvantages: small pieces

...Playmobil make many small plastic toys. These toys are good for creating play scenes. There are many people figures of all walks of life also many Animals. The playmobil toy I am talking about today is the panda family. Playmobil have been making toys for over 25 years. Their toys are all a good quality sturdy and will last a many play hours. They are suitable either for a child care centre /nursery/school or for home. There is a playmobil zoo and many other animal sets the panda family would make a great stand alone toy or an addition to another playmobil toy. The playmobil family set consists of a grass green base this measures approx 5 inches by 3 inches. There are a few plastic tufts of green grass that stand on this base. Also there are two bamboo trees and a bush the tallest is about 9 inches high. This set has 3...

mumsymary 17.03.2008 · Read review
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Kung Fu Panda

Advantages: A fabulous animated film for all ages
Disadvantages: None

...Kung Fu Panda is an American animated comedy film which was first released in 2008. It was directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and runs for 92 minutes. It features the voices of many famous actors and actresses and is set in ancient China. ~The Plot~ I won't give too much away about the plot as it spoils it for those reviewers who have not yet had the pleasure of seeing the movie. The film centres around Po - an overweight, unfit panda who works in the noodle business with his father but dreams of better things. He aspires to be a kung-fu expert but doesn't stand a chance in hell of ever becoming that. A chance encounter sees Po chosen as the dragon warrior and the movie follows him being trained by kung-fu expert Master Shifu in order to defeat the much feared Tai Lung (a snow leapord) who is descending on the town in...

bexx0907 29.09.2009 · Read review
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The Panda with punch

Advantages: This is a great film for all the family
Disadvantages: None

...The Story ************** Directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson, this is the story of Po the panda who works in his fathers noodle shop. Po also happens to be a real kung fu fan and sets off to watch the spectacle as the local kung fu monastery selects its next Dragon Warrior. Through a series of accidents Po becomes the chosen one and gets to study alongside his heroes, The Furious five, Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey, under the critical eye of their teacher Master Shifu. At first Master Shifu and the furious five do not take kindly to their new Dragon Warrior and master shifu promises the furious five that he will make sure that Po will fail. Po is an overweight cuddly panda not ideally suited to kung fu but he refuses to quit. They then find out that an ex master pupil of the monastery, Tai Lung, who when he was not...

falcon1959 26.07.2009 · Read review
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I wonder if real panda's taste this good?

Advantages: Healthy sweet treat.
Disadvantages: Only four in a pack.

...When I was in the Health Food shop browsing around I noticed Panda licorice which is available in a pack of four bars or in a bag. Being a fan of licorice and all things sweet I decided to give them a try. I paid £1.69 for four bars which I think is reasonable as they are better for you than chocolate and other sugary treats. They are manufactured from all natural ingredients which are: Molasses, wheat flour, syrup, licorice extract, natural flavour (aniseed oil) Panda licorice contains less than 0.5% fat! They also contain no junk! *No added colours *No added salt *No artificial flavours *99 % fat free *No preservatives They are also suitable for vegetarians and vegan consumption. Each bar comes individually wrapped for freshness which stops me from eating more than one at a time. The wrapper easily tears open to...

Autarkis 22.08.2009 · Read review
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Kung Fu Panda

Advantages: Great animation, story, message, funny
Disadvantages: None

...This past weekend my husband and I went to see Kung Fu Panda at the cinema. I had been looking forward to this for months as we had seen trailers for it in America weeks ago and so when it finally came out in England we were excited to go see it and we were not let down. I really enjoyed this movie. It's an animated movie made by Dreamworks Animation and distributed by Paramount. This is definitely a cartoon for kids and unlike some cartoons does not really include any "adult" jokes like some do but it is still a great film for adults as it is not childish in any way. The film has grossed $356,286,453 worldwide so it is definitely a favourite among movie goers and has now been made into various computer games and merchandising items. The basic premise of the story is this. The film is set in China, the home of martial arts...

Spottydog11 15.07.2008 · Read review
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Fat Panda needs to save village`

Advantages: Good animation, great for children
Disadvantages: Story has been done before with different characters

...This is another film which I wanted to watch at the cinema but never got there so when the DVD came out I was pleased as I would finally get to watch it. Again me and the hubby watched this is peace without the children first so we could watch without interruptions. The film is about Po, he is a fat Panda who works in his Dad's noodle shop but he spends his time dreaming about Kung Fu. His father is a duck (don't know how that happened) and he believes Po will one day take over his business but Po has other ideas and wants to become a Kung Fu master like his idols, the Furious Five. When the Old Master has a vision of the bad tiger coming back to the town to get his revenge for not being selected as the Dragon warrior the Master declares that he is going to choose a new Dragon Warrior. Po struggles to get to the temple in time...

sewbizzie 05.01.2009 · Read review
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Goodbye Panda Eyes

Advantages: Hides black rings well
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Having read several reviews extolling the virtues of YSL Radiant Touch, I decided to splash out in the duty free shop and try it for myself. Two hectic weeks of partying had left me looking like a panda and my usual concealer seemed to have lost its effectiveness. It comes in a chic looking gold stick and has a brush as an applicator. To release the concealer you press the black top once or twice depending on the coverage required. The trick after brushing the concealer on is to use your fingers to blend it in (maybe not what the manufacturers had in mind, but I find it much easier than sticking to the brush!) Those black rings are then banished for the rest of the day! Although excellent to use around the eyes I haven't found it quite as effective at hiding spots. I still tend to rely on a heavier concealer for that purpose...

Festa 22.11.2002 · Read review
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Play along to Kung Fu Panda and feel part of the movie.

Advantages: A Great little game for younger children.
Disadvantages: None!

...Reasons For Purchasing Kung Fu Panda: Kung Fu Panda came along free in our Xbox 360 package at Christmas. I thought it would be a great game for my children to play, so chose this package for them. I had a little play with this game also when we first bought it, but I cleared it in one day. I guess it really is a childs game, as I am not usually good at games like this one, but I found it really fun, addictive and the graphics where just excellent on it. This game is more or less similar to the movie. I never have been that impressed with movie games really, as they usually are not that great to play, but this one is surprisingly good. It has some of the characters from the movie in it, but the main one is a black-eyed panda bear called Po. It really has beautiful settings in this little game, from oriental plants and woodland...

hillhead 13.09.2009 (15.09.2009) · Read review
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Panda's dont breed.

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Noisy, attracts tin worm. leaks oil

...If ever there was a car that resembles a chicken coup on wheels then monster has to be it. I never actually owned this car, it was a company car, don?t ask just don?t ask but she was an experience to drive. At the heart of the Panda beats a 1000cc OHC Fiat fire engine, (not the red type with blue lights) a capable little engine it was and when coupled to a five-speed gearbox and 4-wheel drive it gave an adequate, off motorway performance. The downside was the noise it produced, it was a high revving engine and it soon gained the nickname Pandermonium. Even the radio couldn?t drown the appalling racket at anything over 50 miles an hour. Mind you at that sort of speed it was all you could do to keep the thing on the road as it bounced around on suspension reminiscent of an up turned pram. An experience not to be missed, believe me...

Bigbaz 01.02.2002 · Read review
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