Madagascar

PG 6.9
2005 1 hr 26 min Adventure , Animation , Comedy , Family

Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends—Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo—have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape—with the help of some prodigious penguins—to explore the world.

  • Cast:
    Ben Stiller , Chris Rock , David Schwimmer , Jada Pinkett Smith , Sacha Baron Cohen , Cedric the Entertainer , Andy Richter

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Reviews

Nonureva
2005/05/27

Really Surprised!

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Baseshment
2005/05/28

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Lachlan Coulson
2005/05/29

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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Kayden
2005/05/30

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

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Rupert Munn
2005/05/31

Pretty bog standard Dreamworks 'kooky anthropomorphic animals have a wacky adventure' fare. The animation is mixed - some beautiful moments, but some rather basic looking character design. Good enough to get by, but doesn't win any prizes, especially watched now. The fast pace means one doesn't get bored, but it means the conflicts and adversities which are supposed to add depth to the plot are left at a rather playground level. The film depends on the reasonably slick interplay between the four main characters for its impetus, but it doesn't have much more than that going for it, other than an enjoyable cameo from Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien. Probably one of those kids films which really is more for the kids. Overall, some memorable lines, a few smiles, but not much more than that. Not one you'd regret watching, but not worth a return visit.

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areatw
2005/06/01

'Madagascar' is a good animated family film, funny enough to be enjoyed by adults as well as kids. The main character work well together, though I would have liked to see more of the penguins and the two monkeys - the funniest characters in the movie.The plot is lacking somewhat and falls away towards the end, but there is enough fun to keep it going for the full 80 minute duration. There were some good choices for the voice actors and the animation was, as you would expect, colourful and on point.What certainly not spectacular, 'Madagascar' is good animated fun that can be enjoyed by all the family.

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classicsoncall
2005/06/02

Hard to believe this is a decade old already, as old as Marty the Zebra was at the time (he would now be twenty), and I'm just getting around to it. Well I'm late to the party on a lot of things. I thought this was a fun flick and have finally learned the origin of my granddaughter's favorite schtick when she starts in with 'I like to move it, move it...'. With a nod to my favorite TV show of all time, The Twilight Zone, the picture had me with it's reference 'To Serve Lemur'. All you need to know is that it was a cook book. I probably got the biggest kick out of those goofy penguins, I guess I'll have to look up their movie next. As for this one, I thought it was crackalacking.

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rbn_lrk-1
2005/06/03

Those were the days of 2005.Old Youtube, Rotten Tomatoes Photoshop and AMV on Youtube.Well, 2005 had some highlights too like Madagascar.Dreamworks started their big moments at that time.Alex the lion and his friends lives in the New York Zoo, and one of them want to see the wild.So the animals escapes, as they ends up in Madagascar.But the lion and his friends must save the island from wild animals.Alex still has his killer instinct too.The animation is lively and colorful.It is not on a rank of the Disney classics, but still some lighthearted entertainment for the weekend.The all star cast includes Ben Stiller and more.10/10

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