Movie Review :Kung Fu Panda, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

I hope you weren’t looking to get caught up in a good drama or suspense movie this weekend because the new movies releasing this week are nothing but laughs. This Friday “Kung Fu Panda” and “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” come out in theaters.

Kung Fu Panda

A star-studded cast of celebrities provide the voiceovers for this family-friendly animated comedy. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu - the list goes on and on. This sounds like the highest paid cast of an animated movie that there’s been in awhile.

But will the turnout live up to the payday? So far it sounds like it. Rotten Tomatoes gives it 88% after the critics weighed in. The reviews go a little like this:

“simple and lighthearted”
“my favorite film of the year so far”
“A Jenny Craig wet dream”
“funny, unpretentious, more than bear-able crowd-pleaser”
“solid family film material”

You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

Adam Sandler’s latest movie brings a little lightheartedness to the war on terror. Sandler plays Zohan, and Israeli specialist who really just wants to do ladies’ hair. He moves to New York to pursue that dream, but when Palestinian terrorist Rob Schneider comes calling, things get messy … and funny. Well, it’s supposed to be funny, but it appears that the movie may have missed the mark. Instead “Zohan” is full of vulgarity and gay jokes, gimmicks that lost their luster long ago. But you might get a laugh or two out of it, and with only one other competitor this weekend, it will probably bring in the cash.

Kung Fu Panda Trailer