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‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Review: Jack Black Is Back As Lovable Dragon Warrior On A New Mission In This Winning DreamWorks Sequel


A review of 'Kung Fu Panda 4' which brings Jack Black new life responsibilites to the Dragon Warrior now off to the big city with crafty fox Awkwafina

However when Kung Fu Master Shifa ( Dustin Hoffman slyly returning to the role) commands him to become Spiritual Leader of the Valley Of Peace succeeding Oogway, he also instructs Po to name his own replacement, something that fills him with angst, as does the emergence of a new villain, perhaps the most imposing he has ever faced even if it is a tiny lizard known as The Chameleon ( Viola Davis) who came shape shift into some pretty frightening forms making this maniacal creature a real threat to deal with. Zhen thus leads our would-be hero into a series of adventures in Juniper City and eventually to a confrontation once again with the first villain he defeated in the initial movie, Tai Lung (Ian Mc Shane), After losing that battle to Po this proud leopard has lived quietly and on his own spirtual journey until The Chameleon decides she has some use for him. Juniper City, filled with some fabulous sights to behold is a great getaway for the franchise, and serves these characters, new and old, perfectly even as the place is full of all sorts of other various living creature citizenry making it all look like something out of a Ridley Scott epic.

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