Hip. hilarious fantasy adventure - a fun-filled good time for you, and the kid in you.
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05/27/05
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
121 - 140 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
No king of the jungle, just a loud piece of light summer family fluff.
05/27/05
Top CriticUnfortunately the comedy here is never as sophisticated as in Pixar films.
05/27/05
Nearly all of Madagascar's laughs come from the supporting characters, and from a movie that stars Ben Stiller and Chris Rock, that's a pretty telling statement.
05/26/05
I see no compelling reason to begrudge the kiddies of this mostly amiable timewaster, but this one's hardly destined to join the crowded top shelf of animated winners.
05/26/05
It hopes that if it throws enough pop-cultural references at us, we won't notice how frantically it's trying to figure out what to do.
05/26/05
They played a rectal thermometer joke. I’ve always been trying to find a way to work rectal thermometers into my writing, and I just couldn’t.
05/26/05
Not completely satisfactory [but] feels like a step in the right direction ... it's more willing to explore the places its subject matter can naturally lead to.
05/26/05
... a routine story enlivened by location, color, exotic landscapes and a cascade of comic flourishes.
05/26/05
Simple, silly, enjoyable; much better than their last 3 efforts. Mostly for kids, but with some pleasure for adults as well.
05/26/05
The humor – in large part supplied by four wily, scene-stealing penguins - is strong enough to make up for the film’s lack of enchanting voices.
05/26/05
Starts off slowly but eventually evolves into a colorful, suitably bouncy tale of displaced friendship on trial...
05/26/05
Very much like the penguins' trip to Antarctica, the only bits of color in an otherwise dead landscape, looking around until one of them finally utters, 'Well, this sucks.'
05/26/05
I have said it a million times, but it is so true. Talking animals are funny!
05/26/05
Starts strong but struggles to maintain the momentum.
05/26/05
Madagascar doesn't do much to advance the medium, but at least it is smarter than the average penguin.
05/26/05
The animation is visually stunning, and the animals' stylized rendering and friendly look is in keeping with the energetic mood of the movie.
05/26/05
Madagascar will have you roaring, but in the right way.
05/26/05
Dreamworks lets their computers do the talking in a fine cartoon freed of the weight of a significant message.
05/26/05
a cute computer animation that helps erase the bad taste of Dreamworks' last entry, Shark Tale, while not exactly whetting the appetite for their next
05/26/05
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