Highly recommended for kids and adults.
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06/07/05
Madagascar (2005)
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Reviews Counted:179
Fresh:98
Rotten:81
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: A solid if unspectacular CGI flick.
Theatrical Release:15-07-2005
Synopsis: The friendship between a New York City lion and zebra is tested when fate brings them out to the unforgiving wilderness in this computer-animated DreamWorks feature. Chris Rock does the voice of... [More]
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Reviews for Madagascar
Top CriticGleefully entertaining fluff with absolutely no depth at all.
06/04/05
Amiably entertaining.
08/11/08
Top CriticBrightly coloured but poorly thought out and generally disappointing comedy, despite the odd funny moment.
07/16/05
Better than Shark Tale but still leagues away from the brilliance of the first Shrek.
07/18/05
Doesn’t really live up to the promise that the idea and voice talent deserve. But it’s still spirited, amiable, featherweight summer fun.
01/07/06
Top CriticLame scatalogical gags and worn pop-culture parodies abound, but the CGI animation romp is somewhat redeemed by the scene-stealing appearances of several supporting characters.
06/24/06
Top CriticHalfway through, becomes a really funny adult animation film.
05/26/05
The latest entry in the cute-animal-talking-like-Oscar Wilde meets colorful comuter generated animation.
05/28/05
If we're not suffering poo-flinging or butt-biting, we get the theme songs from Chariots of Fire and Hawaii Five-O.
05/26/06
What a joy. Just a fun good-hearted film. I giggled nearly the whole time.
03/10/06
An antic little charmer, wasting no more or less time on repetitive pratfalls and unpoetic mushiness than any Disney film since 1948.
05/24/05
The cuddly factor ultimately wears thin...
05/24/05
Es un ejemplo claro de que la animación todavía tiene mucho que ofrecer, aunque sea de manera sencilla.
04/20/06
... a routine story enlivened by location, color, exotic landscapes and a cascade of comic flourishes.
05/26/05
Madagascar: story stretched thin. Animated adventure works for kids.
05/27/05
Ultimately earns my endorsement through the efforts of an Ali G-voiced lemur who dances the robot and a crack team of espionage-agent penguins.
05/27/05
Mediocre, phoned-in semi-entertainment.
05/27/05
The film never gets going. It's too slow and plodding for kids.
05/26/05
Eventually, it had to happen: a computer-animated dud.
05/24/05
Latest News for Madagascar
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March 08, 2007:
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