Useless trivia time. I was the bouncer at a Venice, CA bar. One of regular patrons was a super nice guy whom would regularly invite me to join in on a Wushu class he taught. He was super excited because he had completed being the computer animation model (where they put motion sensors all over the body) for an upcoming animated movie about the Chinese calendar or zodiac characters. After 6 months of requests from him I finally relented. It was one of the best decisions I've made. Great exercise with great people. After another year and a half he came in all smiles. "That movie I was telling you about comes out on Friday. Promise you'll go. I am the Panda. Actually I am a couple of the characters. See what you think." Sure enough I could tell within the first minute of action it was him. He also played the tiger and monkey. So many stylistic combinations that only he can do that way. It's like a fingerprint.
tl:dr? I am friends with the real life Kung Fu Panda, and yes he is every bit a badass. First name is Rickie.
It's $15 at Amazon and Best Buy for blu-ray and digital copy including the bonus material. For those of you that like a physical copy too.
EDIT: It looks like the bundle from Amazon and Best Buy don't have the Holiday Special
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05-18-2022 at 04:35 PM.
Useless trivia time. I was the bouncer at a Venice, CA bar. One of regular patrons was a super nice guy whom would regularly invite me to join in on a Wushu class he taught. He was super excited because he had completed being the computer animation model (where they put motion sensors all over the body) for an upcoming animated movie about the Chinese calendar or zodiac characters. After 6 months of requests from him I finally relented. It was one of the best decisions I've made. Great exercise with great people. After another year and a half he came in all smiles. "That movie I was telling you about comes out on Friday. Promise you'll go. I am the Panda. Actually I am a couple of the characters. See what you think." Sure enough I could tell within the first minute of action it was him. He also played the tiger and monkey. So many stylistic combinations that only he can do that way. It's like a fingerprint.
tl:dr? I am friends with the real life Kung Fu Panda, and yes he is every bit a badass. First name is Rickie.
Useless trivia time. I was the bouncer at a Venice, CA bar. One of regular patrons was a super nice guy whom would regularly invite me to join in on a Wushu class he taught. He was super excited because he had completed being the computer animation model (where they put motion sensors all over the body) for an upcoming animated movie about the Chinese calendar or zodiac characters. After 6 months of requests from him I finally relented. It was one of the best decisions I've made. Great exercise with great people. After another year and a half he came in all smiles. "That movie I was telling you about comes out on Friday. Promise you'll go. I am the Panda. Actually I am a couple of the characters. See what you think." Sure enough I could tell within the first minute of action it was him. He also played the tiger and monkey. So many stylistic combinations that only he can do that way. It's like a fingerprint.
tl:dr? I am friends with the real life Kung Fu Panda, and yes he is every bit a badass. First name is Rickie.
Awesome! Did he just do the action sequences, or all the movement?
Awesome! Did he just do the action sequences, or all the movement?
Pretty much all the action including the weapons. There are some not-so-actiony subtleties that are his, too, like the fist in the palm salute to opponent. He is a whiz with the bamboo staff and the long sword. He whirls that thing around so fast I am surprised he still has ten fingers (although he has broken most of them at some point in his training).
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tl:dr? I am friends with the real life Kung Fu Panda, and yes he is every bit a badass. First name is Rickie.
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tl:dr? I am friends with the real life Kung Fu Panda, and yes he is every bit a badass. First name is Rickie.
tl:dr? I am friends with the real life Kung Fu Panda, and yes he is every bit a badass. First name is Rickie.
Pretty much all the action including the weapons. There are some not-so-actiony subtleties that are his, too, like the fist in the palm salute to opponent. He is a whiz with the bamboo staff and the long sword. He whirls that thing around so fast I am surprised he still has ten fingers (although he has broken most of them at some point in his training).