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Monday, June 9, 2008 12:00 AM

"Kung Fu Panda's" inside joke

Even a copy of a masterwork is worthy of the proper respect.
Andrew Leonard

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  • Monday, June 9, 2008 08:43 AM

    Thanks!

    Thanks - it's good to know that there was more behind that already-funny line.

    I saw Kung Fu Panda with my wife and little boy over the weekend, and we all loved it. I was particularly surprised, because my opinion of modern animated movies has never been lower; moronic trash like the interminable "Shrek" series (among many, many others) had convinced me that the only people in Hollywood making quality animation for children were Pixar and the inimitable Brad Bird.

    I can't understand how such a well-written, well-(voice)-acted movie made its way through the Hollywood machine that has foisted crap like "The Cat In The Hat" on America's innocent children (someone should charge Mike Myers with serial child abuse for that cinematic abortion). And I'm even more amazed that Kung Fu Panda is #1. Did I accidentally slip into an alternate universe over the weekend?

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