Kung Fu Bunny is yet another movie from China trying to captialize on the success of the Kung Fu Panda films. Sadly, it was released in a time when KFP was basically over (as the third film, release three years before, basically served as a proper conclusion to Po's story, as it was followed by Paws Of Destiny, which saw him take on a mentor role to four panda cubs who gain mystical powers, which pretty much shows the franchise is well past its prime now).
Basically, the story is the tale of Polaris, a human boy who has trained under the Kung Fu Masters of The Zodiac (and the one reason this gets a two stars, as the main hero is a human in a world filled with animals), after defeating a goat calling himself The Wizard, he moves on in his quest. However, crossing paths with the rabbit peace officer named Velvet Touch, who is suffering from amnesia after a fall, the two team up to save a village from being controlled by bandits in a mountain castle.
Where do I begin with this film? While it does have an original plot, some of the characters are rip-offs (Rascal, Hoffen's rat sidekick, looks like a character from Disney Pixar's Ratatouille, and the intro has a snake that could basically be Master Viper). But the biggest offender is Velvet Touch herself, as she is basically revealed to be a Chinese bootleg of Zootopia's own Judy Hopps, as she is a peace officer who wants to prove she can tackle big cases.
Other than rip-offs, the film has other problems. The character models look like they are unfinished, and the company who made this did not even bother to help the company who did the English dub with editing, as the lip synching does not match the dub, and sound effects are missing from many scenes (like no splashing when Hoffen lands in water while snowboarding from a giant snowball). This is one Chinese knock-off to avoid at all costs, as not much effort was put in making this.
Basically, the story is the tale of Polaris, a human boy who has trained under the Kung Fu Masters of The Zodiac (and the one reason this gets a two stars, as the main hero is a human in a world filled with animals), after defeating a goat calling himself The Wizard, he moves on in his quest. However, crossing paths with the rabbit peace officer named Velvet Touch, who is suffering from amnesia after a fall, the two team up to save a village from being controlled by bandits in a mountain castle.
Where do I begin with this film? While it does have an original plot, some of the characters are rip-offs (Rascal, Hoffen's rat sidekick, looks like a character from Disney Pixar's Ratatouille, and the intro has a snake that could basically be Master Viper). But the biggest offender is Velvet Touch herself, as she is basically revealed to be a Chinese bootleg of Zootopia's own Judy Hopps, as she is a peace officer who wants to prove she can tackle big cases.
Other than rip-offs, the film has other problems. The character models look like they are unfinished, and the company who made this did not even bother to help the company who did the English dub with editing, as the lip synching does not match the dub, and sound effects are missing from many scenes (like no splashing when Hoffen lands in water while snowboarding from a giant snowball). This is one Chinese knock-off to avoid at all costs, as not much effort was put in making this.
