Kung Fu Panda 2 — A good funny successor to the original — 7*/10

• Story: Interesting and funny, a whole new chapter with solid ideas. The novelty of the first one (read my review here) is gone, but it retains most of its flair even if it has lost a bit of vigor in its content.
• Ending: Good.
• Acting: Nice.
• Known actors: Jack Black, Michelle Yeoh, Angelina Jolie, Gary Oldman, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Jackie Chan and Danny McBride.
• Cameos: Victor Garber and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
• Visuals: The quality of the graphics are just not as good as the first one. Still, it's satisfying enough.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1302011/
• Entertainment value: Pretty good.
• Who is it for? Kids and anyone who liked the first chapter at least a little bit. The most critical fans might be a bit disappointed, but those who haven't seen the original will probably not like this iteration as much as those who have.

Kung Fu Panda — Awesome and original fantasy kung-fu animation — 8*/10

• Story: Captivating and highly funny, with great details.
• Setting: Very original animal setting in a fantasy version of some far eastern country.
• Style: A little bit silly, almost goofy with a strange slice of wisdom cutting right through it.
• Pacing: Quick and to the point, but not too much so. For some reason, you can really feel his development even if it happens fast.
• Ending: Sweet.
• Dialogs: Hilarious and sometimes witty.
• Characters: The hero, his master and his father have well developed personalities. The other are much simpler but nice too. The bad guy is unidimensional.
• Acting: Very nice.
• Known actors: Jack Black (hilarious), Dustin Hoffman (excellent), Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Michael Clarke Duncan and Wayne Knight.
• Visuals: Beautiful.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/
• Entertainment value: High.
• Who is it for? Anyone, kids and adults alike, especially Black fans. If you like a good laugh and animation this if for you.

Kung Fu Panda 3 — The least interesting of the series but still funny — 6*/10

• Story: The story is very light and doesn't involve all the known characters to their fullest potential. More over, the panda culture is grotesque, and the training, as well as the ensuing battle, just too much. That being said, the premise is interesting and the whole flick is pretty funny.
• Ending: Good, some elements were even kind of super cool, but the circle of power around the petals comes about just too conveniently.
• Acting: Good. My only complain is that some excellent and very well known actors were given so little.
• Known actors: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, J.K. Simmons, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Kate Hudson and Wayne Knight.
• Cameos: Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
• Visuals: Very good.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2267968/
• Entertainment value: Good for the adults, excellent for the kids.
• Who is it for? For the fans of the series only and kids.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny — A pale sequel — 6*/10

• Story: It wants to followup the footstep of the original, but only brings to the table a weak story. The action is okay, the little bit of intrigue present is not worth it, and the romances have no depth.
• Setting: A gorgeous imaginary version of medieval China.
• Style: It's wire work martial art and everything is very much black and white, good and evil.
• Pacing: The lack of material made the pacing a bit boring. I almost stopped it during the first third, but it picked up a bit, enough to be entertaining.
• Ending: Easy and predictable, without flair.
• Dialogs: Simple, straight out of the mold.
• Characters: Simple.
• Acting: Acceptable.
• Known actors: Michelle Yeoh.
• Visuals: Good, but the color were oversaturated.
• Special Effects: Nice.
• Costumes: Nice.
• Sound: Nice.
• Synopsis & information: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2652118/
• Entertainment value: Good, but no more than that.
• Who is it for? Those who like wire work martial arts set in an imaginary ancient China. The fan of the original will most probably be disappointed.

The Grandmaster - Kung Fu at its most artistic - 8*/10

The Grandmaster is a Chinese movie that combines powerfully artistic visuals, great martial choreography, philosophy, and drama, in one story. The action looks much more realistic than most Kung Fu flicks, but it tends to be a little long for those looking for lots of fights. The slow pace is, however, right on the money, given enough room for all the great acting.

A must see for those who love martial arts movie, a good watch for others.
8*/10

Kill Bill - A long tale of violence - 8*/10

Kill Bill: Vol.1 and Vol.2 are the brainchild of Quentin Tarantino and as such are great creations. However, these are not for everybody. They are masterpieces of photography, style, the story is captivating and well told with solid dialogs and characters, but it's a lot of fighting and blood in the first one and lots of story telling in the second one.

It might be an acquired taste, but you'll never know until you try it. A must for every Tarantino fan.
8*/10