Contest: Win a Copy of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness DVD

Enter to Win a Copy of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

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Brace yourself for awesome action and legendary laughs in this fun-filled animated TV series based on the Academy Award®-Nominated hit movie Kung Fu Panda! As the chosen Dragon Warrior and sworn protector of the Valley of Peace, Po the panda is highly skilled, ever vigilant and hungry for justice...and dumplings.  Together with the Furious Five—Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Crane and Viper—Po must fend off fierce villains, including an evil version of himself (courtesy of the Mystical Mirror of Yin and Yang) and the toothy Croc Bandits!

More than two hours of adventure including:

• Good Croc Bad Croc
• The Princess and the Po
• Chain Reaction
• Bad Po
• Jailhouse Panda
• Father Crime
• Po Fans Out

Croc Crackdown Game:

The adventure continues with the interactive online game, “Croc Crackdown!”  Fans will play as Po in this fast-paced and addictive arcade-style game in order to protect the Noodle Shop from the evil crocs. Each DVD set comes with a unique code allowing fans to join the action, unlock power-ups and find exclusive downloads. Do you have what it takes to be the Dragon Warrior?

For a chance to win a copy of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness email me (kyle@popculturebeast.com) with your name, address, and answer to the question below:

Po the Panda is identified as which of the following:

• Dragon Warrior
• Viper
• Cute Panda

         

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Year One Trailer

'Year One' Theatrical Trailer @ Yahoo! Video

This looks quite funny.

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Kung Fu Panda DVD Review

http://www.popculturebeast.com/2008/06/kung-fu-panda-review.html

I reviewed Kung Fu Panda back when it was first released so, rather than rereview it (I did watch it again and my opinion is pretty much the same. I loved it. You can read the review here.) I'll talk about the DVD and the new short Secrets of the Furious Five.

Kung Fu Panda was one of my favorite movies of the summer. I said in my previous review that it was near Pixar quality so I was pretty curious to see what Secrets of the Furious Five was all about. To put it quickly, it's Po telling a class of rabbits eager to learn kung fu the origin stories of the Furious Five. It's a simple little film under 30 minutes but it has that same heart that made Kung Fu Panda so enjoyable. It is a mix of of the computer animation of Kung Fu Panda and 2d animation which looks great here. Jack Black returns to voice Po, as well as David Cross, Dustin Hoffman, and Jackie Chan. Each origin of the Five has an underlying message that teaches that there is more to Kung Fu than just fighting. They're some great messages here that are presented nicely. Nothing is shoved down your throat. Considering this DVD comes packed with Kung Fu Panda you're getting a pretty enjoyable half an hour to hold you over until Kung Fu Panda 2 hits theatres in a couple years.

The Secrets of the Furious Five dvd has some fun special features including a neat tutorial on how to draw your favorite Kung Fu Panda characters, an interactive game, a panda dance you can learn, and more.

The Kung Fu Panda DVD includes interactive features, a kung fu fighting music video, Food Network's Alton Brown at Mr. Ping's Noodle House, and more.

I kinda wish there was more to the DVD maybe some deleted scenes or a sneak peak at KFP2 (probably a bit too soon for that) but really the movie holds up on it's own. It's a great great movie so anything that comes along with it is just bonus.

Christmas is right around the corner and Kung Fu Panda would make a great gift for kids, adults, kung fu fans, cartoon fans, well...most anyone will enjoy it to be honest.

Kung Fu Panda and Secrets of the Furious Five are both available now.

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DVD Review: Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder
Directed by: Ben Still
Written by: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, and Etan Cohen
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte, and Tom Cruise.

I'm going to make this a quick review only because there isn't much to say other than this is probably the funniest movie of the year and everyone should buy it.

Tropic Thunder is the hilarious movie directed by Ben Stiller about a group of actors dropped into the jungle to film a movie about Vietnam only to find out that the events happening around them aren't a movie at all.

The cast is beyond brilliant. Robert Downey Jr. is simply hysterical. Every word out of his mouth is laugh worthy. He is certainly the stand out here playing an Australian actor who has treated his skin so that he can play a black character. With heavyweights like Stiller, Black, and Downey Jr. it must have been nerve wracking for relative newcomers Brandon T. Jackson and Jay Baruchel but they handled their own quite well. They both go toe to toe with the big boys and handle themselves well, providing a lot of laughs of their own.

I hesitate to talk about Tom Cruise here. You'll just have to see him in action for yourself.

The unrated director's cut just adds more laughs to the mix with a few scenes that just improve a near perfect movie. The movie is extremely smart with a first class script and great directed from Stiller.

The DVD is packed with extra features. Extended takes, alternate scenes, deleted scenes, extended scenes, numerous featurettes, commentary, the works.

I do have a couple complaints though. First no gag reel. The outtakes from this shoot must have been the stuff gag reel dreams are made of but we weren't treated to one for some reason. Second, no Simple Jack trailer. It seems like the studio just gave in to the protests and quietly just dropped the clip. The other faux trailers still appear at the beginning of the film but no Simple Jack. Those two minor quips aren't enough to keep me from telling you to buy this DVD though.

So do that. Buy it. You'll laugh till you hurt and then laugh some more.

Tropic Thunder is in stores now.

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Kung Fu Panda 2!

One of the best movies this summer is getting a sequel. News that surprises exactly no one.

Jack Black and Angelina Jolie will be returning in Kung Fu Panda 2 which has been scheduled for release on June 3, 2011.

I hope it's as good as the first one.

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Tropic Thunder Trailer

Robert Downey Jr is going to own this movie.



Tropic Thunder stars Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Nick Nolte, and Brandon T. Jackson (who incidentally I shared a flight with from Detroit to LA).

The movie opens August 15.

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