Jack Black is back as "The Dragon Warrior" in Kung Fu Panda 3! After a five year lay off the fighting panda and the "Furious Five" still have the same big screen chemistry as they set off on a new quest. In the latest installment Po has two big challenges. One is to become the Furious Five's teacher, as their master Shifu looks to hand over that role to his pupil, and the other challenge comes from a supernatural villain who seeks to steal the chi of all the kung fu masters. Kai is an evil beast who'll stop at nothing to be the ultimate master of kung fu in this realm and in the realm of the supernatural. He is one bad dude!
The vocal talents of all the previous actors return, including Angelina Jolie as Tigress and Dustin Hoffman as Shifu, but two new big names join the cast with Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) as Li, Po's long lost father, and J. K. Simmons (Whiplash) as the evil villain, Kai. Po's father, Li, helps him reconnect with his panda roots when he reveals to him an entire tribe of pandas which had long been considered extinct.
Jack Black was born to be a panda (on screen). He's perfect in this role. He has just the right amount of "awesomeness" mixed with a boyish innocence. Kung Fu Panda 3 is rated "PG" for some crude humor and martial arts violence but the movie is a real fun time for kids of all ages. On my "Hollywood Popcorn Scale" I rate Kung Fu Panda 3 a JUMBO.
Hollywood Hernandez
