2008 / Mark Osborne & John Stevenson > There’s a creature out there who’s sometimes hard to ignore, but in the right habitat, he blends in just right. That creature is none other than Jack Black, who, in Kung Fu Panda, is as fitting and effective in a role since The School of Rock. And if you think it’s an easy job doing a voice-over, I must point to the fact that someone like Angelina Jolie simply can’t hide her persona behind her animated character. The second she speaks, you know who it is, and her larger than life character shows through the CGI. But back to the movie: This is beyond anything I could have expected from Dreamworks Animation and is arguably their best effort since the original Shrek. It’s light-hearted, imaginative, highly entertaining and funny. It lacks the depth to rank alongside some of the great animated works of this era, but is nonetheless a great story of an underdog that gives hope to noodle shop owners who aspire to be something more.