Kung Fu Panda 2

Once again, the DreamWorks team demonstrates that humor is the primary weapon in its arsenal. Full Review

Accomplishes the depressingly familiar mathematical trick of being both more and less than its predecessor. Full Review

The big action pieces, particularly the final face-off, are masterful both for their cleverness in bringing down the house and the detail jammed into every frame. Even composers Hans Zimmer, who's scored a zillion movies, and John Powell seem to be having more fun than usual. Full Review

It's still Black's franchise, though. And part of the problem with this sequel is how little it lets its star just riff with silly abandon, as he did throughout the original. Full Review

Hardly a scene goes by that isn't visually striking or kinetically thrilling, and all of it enhanced by 3-D. Full Review