{"id":3930,"date":"2024-03-21T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/?p=3930"},"modified":"2025-10-04T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T13:59:14","slug":"kung-fu-panda-4-review-the-dragon-warrior-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/entertainment\/kung-fu-panda-4-review-the-dragon-warrior-strikes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Kung Fu Panda 4  Review &#8211; The Dragon Warrior Strikes Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kung Fu Panda 4 <\/strong>had me wondering how could they top the other movies in the franchise, and I have to admit I had a great time and the story was well paced the animations were perfect as in the previous movies, but they did a great job with the void left by the Furious Five team as they too were on their own various adventures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kung Fu Panda 4 needed to go bigger and they not only did with some of the story sets but also the fact that Po is only but a whisper in the universe even as the <strong>Dragon Warrior<\/strong>, the story touched on the dangers of trusting strangers, as Po finds out his kindness is a tool for the power-hungry Chameleon who I have to admit was very ominous and another epic villain in the Kung Fu Panda universe. The film I feel shows the world is bigger and in some cases worse off than the Valley of Peace and Po\u2019s possible adventures will see him go beyond the Dragon Warrior and Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10E57_sq110_s230.pub_.f132_f132_2K_final-1024x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3893\" style=\"width:1149px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10E57_sq110_s230.pub_.f132_f132_2K_final-1024x435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10E57_sq110_s230.pub_.f132_f132_2K_final-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10E57_sq110_s230.pub_.f132_f132_2K_final-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10E57_sq110_s230.pub_.f132_f132_2K_final-1536x653.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/10E57_sq110_s230.pub_.f132_f132_2K_final.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Po (Jack Black) in DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Kung Fu Panda 4, directed by Mike Mitchell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life in the Valley of Peace flows calmly, and Po, taking his role as a dragon warrior in earnest, frequently travels to neighboring lands to establish tranquility and unity in the villages. His confidence starts to wane, however, when Master Shifu informs him that he must relinquish his status to become the spiritual guide of the valley, necessitating the selection of his successor, a robust and charismatic warrior skilled in safeguarding those territories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our cherished Dragon Warrior, on the other hand, appears unwilling to forsake the action and the convictions he has painstakingly earned, and he gets an opportunity to jump back into action in the guise of a thieving fox named Zhen who, apprehended in the act of stealing precious artifacts, proposes to accompany him to the city to conquer <strong>Chameleon<\/strong>, the new and relentless criminal mastermind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po has mastered Kung Fu, however the one thing he has not mastered is the art of seeing the bad intentions people have, even after they commit terrible acts, however it&#8217;s this belief of redemption that winds Po into trouble, but thanks to the years of training and being the Dragon Warrior he and his talents of making friends, and thinking on his feet turns the tide in his favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"KUNG FU PANDA 4  |  OFFICIAL TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0gboXpfjqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you liked the previous movies in the franchise, you will enjoy this one, I found that some of the main characters missing in this film made room for an expanding Kung Fu Panda Universe. I believe that is what they are trying to accomplish as we look forward to even more Kung Fu Panda in the future&#8230;.Skadoosh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kung Fu Panda 4\u00a0releases in\u00a0theatres\u00a0this Friday, 22 March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kung-fu-panda4.jpg\" alt=\"Kung Fu Panda 4\" class=\"wp-image-3895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kung-fu-panda4.jpg 625w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kung-fu-panda4-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Director:<\/strong> Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Ian McShane, Ke Huy Quan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rating:<\/strong> PG <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genres:<\/strong> Action, Adventure, Animation, Martial Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Studio(s):<\/strong> DreamWorks Animation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Distributor(s):<\/strong> Universal Pictures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Music<\/strong>: Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get Your Tickets Below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterkinekor.com\/details\/HO00002972\/kung-fu-panda-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sk-logo.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3896\" style=\"width:128px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/numetro.co.za\/movie\/6496\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nu_metro_logo_orange.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3897\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_review_wrap\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_review_subtitle\">The Review<\/h3>\n                <h2 class=\"jeg_review_title\">\n                    Kung Fu Panda 4\n                <\/h2>\n                <div class=\"jeg_reviewheader clearfix\">\n                    <div class=\"review_score score_good\">\n                    <span class=\"score_value\">8<\/span>\n                    <span class=\"score_text\">Score<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"desc\"  style=''>\n                        <p>If you liked the previous movies in the franchise, you will enjoy this one, I found that some of the main characters missing in this film made room for an expanding Kung Fu Panda Universe. I believe that is what they are trying to accomplish as we look forward to even more Kung Fu Panda in the future....Skadoosh!<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"jeg_reviewdetail clearfix\">\n                    \n                    \n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"jeg_reviewscore jeg_reviewbars clearfix\" data-scoretype=\"point\">\n                    <h3>Review Breakdown<\/h3>\n                    <ul><li>\n                        <strong>Kung Fu Panda 4<\/strong>\n                        <span class=\"reviewscore\">0<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_reviewbar_wrap\">\n                            <span data-width=\"80\" class=\"barbg\"><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/li><\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kung Fu Panda 4 had me wondering how could they top the other movies in the franchise, and I have to admit I had a great time and the story was well paced the animations were perfect as in the previous movies, but they did a great job with the void left by the Furious Five team as they too were on their own various adventures. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"1","type":"point","name":"Kung Fu Panda 4","summary":"If you liked the previous movies in the franchise, you will enjoy this one, I found that some of the main characters missing in this film made room for an expanding Kung Fu Panda Universe. 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