Pop Top movies: Satirical 'Panda' is hit and miss
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Grade: B-

Yet another cute, snuggly computer-generated animal comes to the big screen thanks to zillions of carefully-programmed pixels. While it all sounds formulaic, "Kung Fu Panda" is still an endearing and sometimes funny parody of martial arts movies. Chock-full of all-star voices -- including Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan -- the story of a panda bear in search of perfect kung fu harmony is a comfortable, if clichéd, tale.?

-- Vince Horiuchi

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