Kung Fu Panda 3

After learning the well kept secret that he was adopted in the last film this film is all about the panda training, finding his dad and becoming a panda.

I think that many of us were wondering how they were going to make a third film. Kung Fu Panda films are genius and really quite silly (in a good way) but I certainly felt like this film may lack a story at certain points. It didn't- it was brilliant in every sense but it did seem like a filler (if anyone is familiar with anime) for the next big plot in the story line.

Having now watched the entire film instead of reviewing as I go along (to save time) I can now reflect on the entire film and how it was more comical than the other films but still a very good film. Kung Fu Panda is going to be something that has the potential to be consistently good. The first one was still the best and there isn't necessarily an obvious way for a fourth film to be made but I would go and see the fourth film if it were to be made because these films have been very enjoyable. We all need that film which helps us to feel like a child without being ridiculously cheesy and for me this is the film which does that.

The most touching moment came from when all the panda's put their chi together to help Po out when he is losing a battle. We all love seeing him with his father and his adopted goose father but there is nothing nicer than seeing panda's roll around and helping each other out. We all knew that one day he would get back to his panda village.

Comedy line 'Even master Chicken is going in and he's a chicken!'. There were probably better lines than that but each to their own and nothing makes me laugh more than that line. Not that we don't enjoy watching the panda dance around with the all important staff and becoming a ninja but I am a Dustin Hoffman fan 'till I die and I wanted to see more of him in this film. Yes, there was development in his character and some great development that is key for the story but he should have featured much more in this film than he did. Monkey was pointless and useless in this film so I am questioning as to why his character was even included in this film and overall we would expect a little more than what we saw from each of the masters but I guess that we can't have everything and the script writers did not write it just to please me (would be nice if they had!).

I hope that you enjoyed this film as much as I did and if you haven't seen it then you should definitely set aside a few hours to watch this film and to just enjoy it. Don't expect too much from it, it is after all, one of the best animated films made within the last five years.