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Go Wild In The Country!Review created: 02/07/07
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Alex the Lion, Melman the hypochondriac Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo leave the safety of Manhattan Zoo to bring back their runaway friend, Marty the Zebra who has escaped in search of 'the wild'. Unfortunately during their road trip around New York they are captured and shipped out of the country - only to end up in Madagasgar - where events take a strange turn and friendships are strained.
Whilst no in the same league as Shrek, this film benefits from some strong voice casting (Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock), but it is the supporting characters who steal the film consistently. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G) voices the brilliantly egotistical lemur King Julian and the idiosyncratic monkeys and 'great escape' obsessed penguins are scene stealers at every turn. Buy this film - you will not be disappointed - plenty for both children and adults to like.
Whilst no in the same league as Shrek, this film benefits from some strong voice casting (Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock), but it is the supporting characters who steal the film consistently. Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G) voices the brilliantly egotistical lemur King Julian and the idiosyncratic monkeys and 'great escape' obsessed penguins are scene stealers at every turn. Buy this film - you will not be disappointed - plenty for both children and adults to like.
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Madagascar DVDReview created: 06/12/06
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) If you liked SHREK the you should give this a try.
Great film, some jokes may go over kids heads but its very funny.
Great film, some jokes may go over kids heads but its very funny.
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Short but sweetReview created: 29/05/06
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It seems this film has received soem bad reviews because people expected it to be like Shrek (ummm, no, not even remotely the same) and because it is short (I didn't really notice). The film is wonderful. Long films are just boring. This film cuts out all the paddingand leaves us wotht he best bits. Pure brilliance. I found the film hugely entertaining, fun, funny, interesting and exciting. Side-splitting moments, perfect line up of stars providing voice-overs and wonderful animation. A must for any kid and big kid!
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Someone's got a zoo loose.Review created: 03/04/06
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This,from the studio that brought us Shrek and Shark Tale is a new animated adventure directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath.After release,Madagascar quickly became one of the hottest films to see for the early part of the 2005 summer.
The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa,becoming shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar in the process.
Alex the exuberant lion,Marty the zebra,Melman the hypochondriac giraffe and Gloria the hippo have a pampered life at the Zoo in New York City where they can show off to the crowds.Yet Marty,celebrating his tenth birthday,is becoming restless and dreaming of life in the wild.When he learns that the penguins are planning to escape he decides to follow suit.
If you thought that this was going to be another groundbreaking title that DreamWorks could add to their repertoire you'd be very wrong.Whilst it is not entirely a waste of time (hence 3/5) you definitely get the feeling that time could have been better spent and indeed upon watching the film you can't help but feel that the production was rushed.
The storyline is rather flat and it seems to lack the spirit of the likes of Shrek.The choice of cast for this film can also be questioned.Ben Stiller voicing the lion Alex and Jada Pinkett Smith voicing the hippo Gloria seem to be ok,but David Schwimmer (Ross in Friends) is a real mis-match when voicing the giraffe.
His voice doesnt suit the look of the character Melman and he becomes too annoying at times.
While this film is technically a "family" film,there are elements which in fact appeal more to adults.Much of it is built on the pop culture references,the majority of which only the adult viewers will get (this includes the inclusion of certain music).Additionally,while it doesn't contain "swearing" in the general sense, words such as "darn" and "heck" are intentionally used in a way that make it sound like they are actually swearing.
Do not let this put you off watching this film.Children love it and will be captivated by it.There is a good moral in the story that children will pick up on and will benefit from.
The animation,whilst bringing us nothing new,is still amazing to behold.
From the crowds at the zoo,to the lush dense forest of the jungle and even a beautiful tropical beach,this movie really is colourful and delightful to watch.
The quirky penguins who feel that they are true spies,out on a secret mission for a secret government agency bring a James Bond style feel to the screen whenever they appear.They are one of the highlights of the film along with the Lemurs,the King of which is voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G) who is hillarious.
So would you be crazy to miss this?No.You would however be foolish to overlook it,as although it does not come close to the splendour of Shrek it will still provide entertainment for adults and children,at least for a while.
This review was written by Chris on 02 April 2006.
The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa,becoming shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar in the process.
Alex the exuberant lion,Marty the zebra,Melman the hypochondriac giraffe and Gloria the hippo have a pampered life at the Zoo in New York City where they can show off to the crowds.Yet Marty,celebrating his tenth birthday,is becoming restless and dreaming of life in the wild.When he learns that the penguins are planning to escape he decides to follow suit.
If you thought that this was going to be another groundbreaking title that DreamWorks could add to their repertoire you'd be very wrong.Whilst it is not entirely a waste of time (hence 3/5) you definitely get the feeling that time could have been better spent and indeed upon watching the film you can't help but feel that the production was rushed.
The storyline is rather flat and it seems to lack the spirit of the likes of Shrek.The choice of cast for this film can also be questioned.Ben Stiller voicing the lion Alex and Jada Pinkett Smith voicing the hippo Gloria seem to be ok,but David Schwimmer (Ross in Friends) is a real mis-match when voicing the giraffe.
His voice doesnt suit the look of the character Melman and he becomes too annoying at times.
While this film is technically a "family" film,there are elements which in fact appeal more to adults.Much of it is built on the pop culture references,the majority of which only the adult viewers will get (this includes the inclusion of certain music).Additionally,while it doesn't contain "swearing" in the general sense, words such as "darn" and "heck" are intentionally used in a way that make it sound like they are actually swearing.
Do not let this put you off watching this film.Children love it and will be captivated by it.There is a good moral in the story that children will pick up on and will benefit from.
The animation,whilst bringing us nothing new,is still amazing to behold.
From the crowds at the zoo,to the lush dense forest of the jungle and even a beautiful tropical beach,this movie really is colourful and delightful to watch.
The quirky penguins who feel that they are true spies,out on a secret mission for a secret government agency bring a James Bond style feel to the screen whenever they appear.They are one of the highlights of the film along with the Lemurs,the King of which is voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G) who is hillarious.
So would you be crazy to miss this?No.You would however be foolish to overlook it,as although it does not come close to the splendour of Shrek it will still provide entertainment for adults and children,at least for a while.
This review was written by Chris on 02 April 2006.
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