Chop Kick Panda

I saw this at Best Buy today and just had to buy it. As a collector of rip off movies, I couldn't resist.As far as the blatant ripoff genre goes, this is a pretty bland one. Unlike other ones, such as Ratatoing and Spider's Web: A Pig's Tale (both of which I whole-heartedly recommend to any fan of so-bad-its-good movies), Chop Kick Panda never reaches that same abysmal quality that makes these movies so gosh darn hilarious. It is bad - don't get me wrong there - but it isn't terrible. I actually found myself chuckling at a joke here and there, but that wasn't enough to redeem it from its lazy art direction, flat characters, and awkward, completely out of place subplot about how the panda is a single father. Oh, and it downright copies Kung Fu Panda at points, too, nearly word-for-word.An interesting thing is that the summary of the movie on the back has literally nothing to do with the actual movie.Let me quote the back of the box:"Lu is a large (okay, fat) lovable panda who is the sixth generation owner of the Tae Kwon Do dojo." First off, the name of the character isn't even Lu; it's Zebo. Second, he works as a janitor at the dojo, and he certainly doesn't own it."What Lu doesn't know is that buried beneath the dojo is the ancient Amulet of Fury." The amulet was hidden behind a picture, not buried."When the villainous tiger warrior, Kudo, terrorizes the small village in pursuit of the amulet, it s up to Lu and his rag-tag team of martial artists to stop him!" The villain doesn't terrorize any town, and Zebo (Lu) doesn't form any 'rag-tag team of martial artists."Also strange is the fact that the DVD comes in its own little sleeve. You know a movie is good when it has a sleeve.

good movie

It kept his attention, but caused him to perform "Kung fu" in my living room. This freaked out my dogs.

Kids didn't find it very entertaining. Only watched half of the movie. Your kids might like it better than mine though

I put this on, expecting to be amused by what a cheap copy-cat of Kung Fu Panda it would be. Instead, I was entertained by its humor, dialogue, animation, and voice acting. I chuckled at a lot of the dialogue, and its ironic, self-aware wit.To be sure, it does blatantly rip off major elements from Kung Fu Panda (the conflict, the character arc, the resolution, the *entire* opening dream sequence). But it adds its own style, so that it feels more like borrowing, rather than ripping off, those elements. I'm not quite sure why the producers decided to do this, as the team seems up to the task of telling an entertaining story in their own style. You could argue that it is parodying Kung Fu Panda, except that it doesn't ever poke fun at KFP, so it never feels like a parody.What makes it work is its well-executed, understated absurdity, similar to shows like South Park (minus the shock value), the Simpsons, Samurai Jack, and News Radio, to name a few. So if you like those, you'll probably be entertained by this as well. If this same crew were to make other features, I wouldn't think twice about checking them out as well.

rip-off titles like this prey upon and deceive ignorant and stupid parents and grandparents who think they are getting what their child is hoping for. Amazon is being ill set if this this the rubbish quality that people should look for as they move into the streaming era.People who are buying into this (even if it is free) are idiots.DO NOT WATCH DO NOT GIVE THESE BLATANT MONEY GRAB PRACTICES THE TIME OF DAY.

A movie that's perfect to watch when you're feeling down or need inspiration in your martial arts practice. Other reviews say it's a knock-off. Maybe. But it's very well done and fun to watch.I rented it first; now, I'm buying a copy.

This animated knock-off of Kung Fu Panda is terrible! Bad story, cheap stupid jokes that aren't even funny! We endured all 45 minutes of it and now I wish I could get those 45 minutes of my time back! Do yourself and your kids a favor and pick something else to watch!