The Prodigy

I am a character animator and cg artist. Seeing this movie was difficult to bear. The movements were done for the sake of moving, without any sense of acting, or intent. As well as it feeling floaty and lifeless. The models were unappealing. The rigs were very restricted and pinched with any extreme pose. The lighting felt OK, but still not so great. Texturing was in the same category.

A different style could have been trialled to hide some of the flaws, but considering the budget, there is little wonder as to why this movie felt so dead.

As for story, it had potential, but requires a whole heap of refining. I commend the attempt, but at best, I would suggest it remain an idea. I give it a one.

Watching this movie was the equivalent of your eyeballs committing suicide. The poor sound and voices is similar to sticking your head in a jet turbine. If you are old enough to understand the story line then you will probably not make it past minute 5 intact. This movie reminded me of nuclear devastation. The panda drumming scene was probably less realistic than lipsinking without moving your lips. I phoned 911 and reported massive head trauma after watching. I know neighborhood lemonade stands more deserving of the profit this movie made. The day after I watched this I woke up to find out that a third of my internal organs had abandoned me. I enjoy even the worst of movies but my life has forever changed. Please spend a few dollars on your friendly neighborhood lemonade stands or something but do not support this movie. ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆.

This movie is terrible. The graphics are reminiscent of an early nineties video game. The characters are flat, the "plot" seems like it was written by 10 year old kids. During the fight scenes, the characters' arms and legs go THROUGH the other character's body. And yeah, the panda is creepy and sounds like like his voice is done by R2D2 if he could actually speak. The "lovely yet humble" KG has purple hair and a Barbie body. If that makes her lovely, more power to her, but she really seems like a 12 year old boy's idea of anime perfection. The music is just as terrible as the rest of it. I can't believe that people actually paid money to see this. I'd get my money back if I hadn't just borrowed it from a friend who didn't warn me about how awful it is.

My mom bought this movie in Canada because it was cheap and we needed some movies to entertain us on the long ride home to Minnesota. I was about 11 when I watched this but even then did I figure that this movie sucked ass. It was so poorly animated and the movements were so choppy and just embarrassing to watch. The plot was SO predictable and the panda was very disturbing to watch/listen to, it seemed slightly perverted.. My sister (who was 6 at the time) loved the movie, but what did she know-- she can't tell the difference between a cherry and apple, but one thing she experienced were nightmares because of the panda. I'm telling you, the panda is satanic or something. Anyways, the effects were really corny and low quality and just everything about this movie was just sad to watch. The scenes weren't at all detailed, just some pots and statues. I cringed throughout the movie except I enjoyed the ending song during the credits, it was catchy but that's about it.

The title, which you see above you, is intended as a warning to exactly what happened when my little sister asked to get this in Poundland. Join the "animators and artists of Shrek" as you journey through ancient China, represented in glorious mid-90s video game graphics. Meet a bunch of characters who you'll grow to know and want to strangle, voiced by people whom I imagine were paid less than £5 for their respective parts, and I doubt it will ever be enough for them to be able to live with what they've done. They will embark on an epic quest to stop some irritating person from doing something or another. You won't care by the time this film ends. Your mind will only be concerned with snapping the disc. The bottom line is: don't buy this, unless you plan to use it as an instrument of torture.