Michael Clarke Duncan as Commander Vachir, a hubristic and boastful Javan rhinoceros who is the warden of Chorh-Gom Prison, where Tai Lung is imprisoned. The DVD double pack release of Kung Fu Panda also includes a short animated film Secrets of the Furious Five. com commented, "Blazing across the screen with eye-popping, sublime artwork, Kung Fu Panda sets itself apart from the modern domestic animation trend with its sheer beauty . Stevenson's aim for the film, which took four years to make, was to make "the best looking film DreamWorks has ever made".

The Chinese director Lu Chuan commented, "From a production standpoint, the movie is nearly perfect. In 2009, it won the International Animated Film Society's Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game, "in recognition of creative excellence in the art of animation.Despaired, Po and the Five evacuate the inhabitants of the Valley, while Shifu prepares to face Tai Lung alone. The film, set in a version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic animals, centers on a bumbling panda named Po (Black), a kung-fu enthusiast. It made nearly 110million Yuan by July 2, 2008, becoming the first animated film to earn more than 100million Yuan in China. Richard Corliss of Time Magazine gave Kung Fu Panda a positive review, stating the picture "provides a master course in cunning visual art and ultra-satisfying entertainment".

Let's try to make it a real martial arts movie albeit one with a comic character and let's take our action seriously.The soundtrack also includes a partially rewritten version of the classic song, " Kung Fu Fighting", performed by Cee-Lo Green and Jack Black for the end credits. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 87% of 190 critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 7. Upon hearing that Oogway has passed and that Tai Lung is approaching quickly, Po, still unable to make any progress with kung fu, attempts to run away, but Shifu stops him. In the United States, the series ended its run on June 29, 2016, with a total of three seasons and 80 episodes.