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Totally predictable from scene one but gorgeous 3D. It's funny in a trite way with snappy dialog. A decent sequel, unlike Shrek 4, but it sorely needed a new character like Puss. The soothsayer (Michelle Yeoh) had potential but was sorely underplayed, as was Jackie and JCVD. It is a dazzling example of 3D, but still no match for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. If you're going to see this, see it on the big screen for sure. Had some good sword fights, plus a host of other absurd weapons - lots of fights actually. That part was fun. I know my kid will like it.
I'll have an official review at KFM tomorrow.
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It was cute. But, as usual, the only thing I got from the 3D was a headache.
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I did like the settings which did look really nice in 3-d. It had some funny moments, but not enough. It just seemed like more of the same only not as funny. I think the villain was much better in the first one.
I also wanted to be able to absorb Kung Fu like the Dragon Warrior see it once and then be able to perform flawlessly when it's the most opportune moment. We didn't have enough Hoffman and I was amazed they let Jackie speak in this one, something they didn't do in the first one. He three maybe four lines.
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I bet and lost. So did DreamWorks stock apparently.
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wow. There was a trailer tied to your article for some tournament. Go Figure.
How could they lose? Despite coming in second behind ridiculous Hangover 2 numbers, it still had a bigger opening than the original with $68 million dollars.
And they have to call it a success because they are already planning on the sequels. I think Katzenberg wants to do five.
The added benefit, before this movie, I saw trailer for a ton of movies I have no intention of ever seeing. Not even accidentally.
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Read the thread attached to that article. I posted a THR article about DreamWorks and KFP2.
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The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
Doesn't it always come down to just making good movies rather position your product to be well received in the marketplace?
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I'm still trying to fathom $68 mill as so-so...
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Greg, it seems that when all you do is make "product" that then must be "positioned", the concept of actually "making a good movie" is so alien to the people running the asylum that it could only happen by accident (100 monkeys chained to 100 typewriters...) or by actual movie-makers outside of The Machine.
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Where to start? Making cartoons is surprisingly hard. And expensive. And hard. Not digging ditches hard, but long, drawn out focus on someone else's goals hampered by other people's agendas under the umbrella of someone else entirely's budget and their enforcers.
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Why is Pixar so good at delivering a good movie and the other guys are not?
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Pixar's advantage is based on allowing the best filmmakers in the studio critique the work in progress of all the movies as they are made. Steve Jobs invested the authority of making good films in those first-on filmmakers, and they were the right people to hand that authority to. A perfect storm of really talented animation-trained storytellers put that studio on its track, and those guys cemented their initial authority by making good movie after good movie. It was described by a friend of mine as 'lightning in a bottle', and it's hard to argue. They had a long gestation period to hone their skills with commercials and short films, and when they got the opportunity to make their first feature, they were ready for the moment. Plus, they got a storytelling boost by getting Joe Ranft from Disney right as they started Toy Story. He solidified their non-director story team and made it all work. Their upcoming movies, starting with Cars 2, are post-Joe. He died in a car accident in 2005. The impact of his loss will be felt in all their films starting now. Plus, of their initial animator/director storytelling pool, several are gone. They have a new generation. We'll see if they were able to bottle new lightning as the next few releases roll out.
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More Po thoughts:
It's the 3rd best 3D flick so far (#1 Avatar, #2 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs).
High EQ. Lots of colorful Es. Oooh, sparkly.
The fact that they don't really do any kung fu is really starting to bug me. Even the weapons, which are all outrageously fantastic, should have been more authentic, as there are plenty of outrageously fantastic real weapons in kung fu. A big meat tenderizer? A symettrical flameberge thing? A feather blade? Silly.
T, M & D liked it. T thought the flashback sequence was too much the one in Deathly Hallows. She laughed a lot.
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one more thought, and i thought this with my first viewing but forgot to add it here. on my second viewing, i was all 'dayum, forgot to mention that' and then forgot to mention it again. forgot again until now.
the wolf boss, the one with one eye, reminded me a lot of legbone. A LOT. if legbone were a one-eyed wolf villain henchman, that would be him. danny mcbride voiced it.
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Good to have you back on the forum again, HK.
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