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Now all but Marty are very unhappy about the situation. He
was having a mid-life crisis and needed change and when he
escaped they followed to stop him and… well… they
all lost their comfy homes in the zoo and now are on a container
ship heading for Africa.
Tagging along are a feral bunch of penguins - more psychotic
actually - who mean business and when we say mean, they are.
They tunnel out as escapees, karate chop the poor ship crewmembers,
commit piracy and other acts of wanton criminality. But they
are so cute. Cute and cuddly, boys.
After a slight mishap, Alex, Gloria, Marty and Melman end
up stranded on Madagascar where they have to adjust, very
quickly, to not being pampered, manicured or fed by zoo staff.
It isn't pretty.
Along the way they meet up with a charming tribe of lemurs
and their wacky leader King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen), all
of whom face death at the hands of nasty little carnivore
foosas.
I can't say what happens, but Madagascar is a huge
amount of fun and laughter for the whole family.
There are exciting moments, terrifying ordeals, fighting
against humungous odds and - of course - scenes of sheer brilliance.The
lemur dance club scene is a hoot. Anything with King Julien
will have you wetting yourself and then there is Melman...
He is one sorry giraffe - a hypochondriac in fact - but he
gets the best animations and lines in the whole movie. His
long legs and neck become hilarious vehicles for comedy and
the faces he gets to pull are uproarious.
And then there are the penguins!!!
And you can tell that the cast had a great time. Chris Rock
is excellent as Marty, Stiller is somewhat subdued (but still
great) as Alex, Gloria's Pinkett-Smith is fine and Schwimmer's
long-necked creature an absolute beauty. The computer animations
are terrific and the video and sound transfers make this excellent
viewing on a home theatre.
If you missed it at the movies give yourself a treat and
check it out.
DVD Extras
Interactive games
Wildlife featurette
A good extras package is included - the highlight of which
is the Penguins Christmas Mission.
Conclusion: Movie 85% Extras: 75%
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