Little Panda (1995)

Little Panda: Directed by Christopher Cain. With Stephen Lang, Ryan Slater, Yi Ding, Wang Fei. A young American boy visiting in China helps his zoologist father rescue a panda cub from unscrupulous poachers while his panda reserve is threatened with closure from officious bureaucrats.

“I do remember 11 years ago (or so I donu0026#39;t know) seeing the trailer for this film, and I wanted to see at theaters – but I didnu0026#39;t get a chance. But when it came out on video, I got it as a Valentineu0026#39;s Day gift from my Mom. When I watched it, I really loved it; though I can remember I had only watched it a couple of times long ago – until now that is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film starts when 10-year-old Ryan Tyler goes to China during his spring break to visit his zoologist dad Michael, who has been working on a project to rescue the dwindling panda population. But there was poacher trouble and Ryan, along with young assistant/translator Ling decide to rescue an adorable panda cub, which has been u0026quot;animal-nappedu0026quot; and they must return him to its mother, whom Dr. Tyler rescued from a trap and brought back to the reserve to care for. Braving hardships and facing unexpected adventures, the two youngsters learn to love and respect for pandas as they gain maturity and tolerance for each other of course.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike I said (a million times), I was shocked by the negative reviews/ratings I would see on the web, I mean I love films about human/animal relations; this film has heart and a little humor. And I think films like this one would enlists peoplesu0026#39; sympathies for the Giant Panda population.”