In the Valley of Peace, Po Ping is revelling in his fulfilled dreams as he serves as the fabled Dragon Warrior protecting his home with his heroes now his closest friends. However, Po and company learn that the murderous Lord Shen of Gongman City is threatening the land with a fearsome new weapon that could mean the end of kung fu. They attempt to stop him, but the panda is burdened with crippling memory flashbacks linked to this villain. Now with China in the balance, Po must learn about his past and find true inner peace against all opposition. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) 

Box Office

Budget: $150,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $47,835,000 (USA) (29 May 2011) (3925 Screens)
Gross: $165,230,261 (USA) (25 September 2011)

Kung Fu Panda characters

My thoughts

This movie is just as good as the first Kung Fu Panda. It has all the qualities that make a great animated film: beautiful artwork, well written story, fantastic characters, emotional moments and great villains! The cast is just filled with great names.. With the addition of Gary Oldman, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Danny McBride you have 360 degrees of greatness! If you haven’t seen Kung Fu Panda yet, either one or two get online and watch it.

I rate Kung Fu Panda 2 4/5 Pandas

• Directed by: Jennifer Yuh
• Year released: 2011
• Actors: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme
• Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
• IMDB link: View it on IMDB