Amazon.com: The penguins steal the show. In the sprightly Madagascar, a mid-life crisis inspires Marty the Zebra (voiced by Chris Rock) to escape from his lifelong home, a New York zoo. His equally pampered friends--Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer)--then escape to bring him back. Unfortunately, their attempt at damage control persuades zoo officials that the animals are unhappy, so all four get shipped to an animal preserve in Kenya...only a squad of maniacal penguins change the destination to Antarctica. The quartet end up on an island where, in addition to meeting some hedonistic lemurs, they learn about the food chain--and that Alex is a different link on the chain from the other three. Madagascar doesn't achieve the snappy perfection of a Pixar movie, but it tops most other computer-animated efforts; the collision of friendship and predator instincts makes for an unusually gripping conflict. The vocal performances of the central characters is serviceable, but Sacha Baron Cohen (Da Ali G Show) provides topnotch lunacy as the lemur king, and the penguins--voiced mostly by the animators themselves--are the best thing in the movie. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description: Move it! Move it! for Madagascar the #1 Family Comedy of the Year from the studio that brought you Shrek and Shark Tale. When four pampered animals from New York s Central Park Zoo accidentally find themselves shipwrecked on the exotic island of Madagascar they discover it really IS a jungle out there! Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith headline an all-star cast of hilarious animals including a quartet of mischievous penguins and legions of lemurs led by the outrageous King Julien. Madagascar is a roaring good family film that you ll go wild for again and again!System Requirements:Running Time 86 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 678149456622 Manufacturer No: 94566
Love it I love this DVD and I am a grown woman. The Lemur king is hilarious. The movie was a bit slow in the beginning but picked up when they got to the beach. Love the song (Move It) and the dancing lemurs. Great movie for kids and kids at heart. The plot was not brilliant...it is cartoon but I watch movies strictly for entertainment and don't spend my time being analytical about it. This movie definitely entertains. Thanks.
ABSOLUTELY ENTERTAINING FILM FOR CHILDREN AND ME My grandchildren watch this movie all the time. My husband and I also love it. The penquins steal the show and the catchy phrase "just smile and wave boys" seems to fit on some crazy, stress filled days. I think more movies like this should be made. Violent cartoons, senseless shows should be banned. Entertain the children with animated, messages of comraderie, love of nature and openness to all people.
Hugely Under Rated This is a wonderful movie. Our almost three-year-old daughter loves it. She is a big fan of Alex and Marty. And we adults are totally impressed too. There are so many funny details, so many funny minor characters like the trash-scavenging, newspaper-reading, British accented chimpanzees, the penguins, very funny Sascha Baron Cohen lending the voice for the king of lemurs. The music is great. Our daughter watches it at least twice everyday (other parents wrote about its appeal to kids, and I totally understand that) and is still not tired of it.
Madagascar DVD A classic and enjoyable animated movie that you can watch several times without seeing to be repetitious. Great graphics.
Disappointed MOvie stops after about 15 minutes and will not continue. I have tried on three different DVD players and it has a flaw in it
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