China: The Panda Adventure
IMAX | Release Date: September 14, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
2
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New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
These pandas, they're truly wondrous on the big screen, as no digital effect could ever recreate. Director Robert M. Young delivers a spry, richly detailed adventure for general audiences, truly a feat deserving acclaim. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
The true star of the film -- areas whose mind-boggling size and immense beauty are still too overwhelming to be fully captured by the supersize IMAX screen. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
The landscapes and backgrounds of the Min Valley and the Nanking Road, not to mention the cuddly pandas themselves, are the big-ticket items here. Read full review
60
VarietyRobert Koehler
This wobbly docu-drama ends up being caught in between the impulse to make theatrical a true story and the usual Imax mission of imparting information about the natural world in an entertaining way for families. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Since her claim to fame is having brought the first living panda -- a cub named Su Lin -- out of China, Harkness's success is a given, but the footage of pandas in their natural surroundings is enchanting. Read full review
38
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Might have worked as a travelogue, minus the story. In its present form, it is hardly worth the $10 you will be asked to fork over at the box office. Read full review
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The New York TimesDana Stevens
Just as the vast, square Imax screen magnifies panda-haunches and steep, jungle-clad gorges, its relentless scale also enlarges a half-baked, mediocre little adventure story into something almost grotesquely bad. Read full review
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