Kung Fu Panda

My Rating: 3 stars

My Angle: Kid's movie that appeals to my "Black Belt Theatre" days.

Kid Appropriate: yes with some concern about "kung fu" violence

Spiritual Issues: yes - mild references to the "universe" as if it was a god

I have to admit I loved the movie in large part due to my own childhood. In fact every Sunday for years my mom had to chase me away from "Black Belt Theatre" to go to church so it was almost religous for me.

Seriously though, for young viewers this movie does have some serious kung fu fighting but it is also so outrageous that my kids were not very frightened by it.

The mild eastern mysticism was very easily confronted with my kids and dismissed.

There was pleasantly almost none of the other unfortunate add ins to animation these days like:
Sexual inuendo - none
Double Meanings - none
Iffy words - none

The worst parts of the movie was a rabbit looking at the Panda and saying he was attactive and the Panda's butt landing on the bad guy's head in super slow motion (which I made worse by wondering if he passed gas).

A fun movie to be watched with the kids. You can use it to talk about faith and laugh your head off at the same time.

Bill Crawford - The Bayou Christian