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It paints itself into a very bizarre corner because at first, they are all friends and then all of a sudden they revert to being more like real animals. How do you do that and make it funny? Well, you don't.
Madagascar is great good fun, not only because the filmmakers have enlisted some wonderful voice talent but also because the visuals truly are marvelous.
The fact is, apart from certain superficial visual distinctions, virtually all of the recent studio-produced, star-voiced computer-animated movies feel like they could have been produced on different assembly lines in the same factory.
What makes it good is that the story is a kind of parable that suggests some seriousness beneath the surface, even sadness.
Take the kids. Find a globe. Do some teaching.
This doesn't signify progress for the computer-animated medium. If anything, it's regression.
Very much in the tradition of Looney Tunes and Termite Terrace.
A foursome of digitally animated zoo animals escape the inner city confines of Manhattan's Central Park Zoo in search of freedom that's not be all it's cracked up to be in this well-defined children's comedy.
The character design is ugly; the main characters are often annoying; the humor is generally weak; and the computer-generated animation is often soulless.
A shallow attempt at filmmaking and humor.
...a pleasant picture, with excellent voice characterizations and charming graphics. (Blu-ray Edition)
...an engaging little diversion that maintains its charm with repeat viewing.
Lame 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.
A group of animal friends escape from the Central Park Zoo.
A promising premise, a top voice cast and a studio with an impressive track record sets up expectations that Madagascar just can't fulfill.
A likeable and loose-limbed addition to the ever-growing CGI family.
Too kiddie-oriented to keep the parents coming back like they have for the likes of the vastly superior Shrek, Nemo and Incredibles films.
I wanted a moral to the story. In Finding Nemo: Don't let fear rule your life. Shrek: True beauty is on the inside. Madagascar: Don't eat your friends?
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