Panda Monium

Jack and Kate and I ventured to the Universal CityWalk IMAX last week to check out Kung Fu Panda in gigantic clear detail. It was my first time in this theater since the big renovation ... and was a great way to introduce my youngsters to the amazing massive movie screens of IMAX. I almost forgot that the lumpy panda voiced by Jack Black was animated. The IMAX movies of my youth involved much clunkier technology and were mostly documentaries that dumped you off cliffs and over mountaintops. Today's IMAX brings the audience into the action (often through 3-D) but in comfy seats and with incredible sound. Kung Fu Panda starts June 5 at Universal CityWalk Cinemas.