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Madagascar
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
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
The sequel to the animated movie Madagascar gives more of everything audiences loved in the first movie: More of the penguins; more of Julian, king of the lemurs; more musical bits of classic rock; and many, many more lions, zebras, hippos, and giraffes. In the first film, a quartet of coddled zoo animals found themselves shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar in a misguided effort to return them to the wild. InMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a failed attempt to fly back to New York maroons Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) in an animal preserve on the African continent, accompanied by the four deranged penguins and the lunatic lemur king (deliriously voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat). By wild coincidence, this is where Alex was born--and where his father is still the alpha lion, and where his malevolent uncle seeks to take over (let's call this an homage to The Lion King). The other beasts have their own story arcs, but really it's all an excuse for daffy comic bits. Though the result is disposable, it's also entirely entertaining. The action sequences pop with dizzying spectacle; though some jokes are mainstream fodder, more often they're surprisingly quirky and engagingly oddball. This is the best kind of cotton candy filmmaking--it dissolves into nothing, but it's oh-so-sweet to the taste. --Bret Fetzer
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
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
The sequel to the animated movie Madagascar gives more of everything audiences loved in the first movie: More of the penguins; more of Julian, king of the lemurs; more musical bits of classic rock; and many, many more lions, zebras, hippos, and giraffes. In the first film, a quartet of coddled zoo animals found themselves shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar in a misguided effort to return them to the wild. InMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a failed attempt to fly back to New York maroons Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) in an animal preserve on the African continent, accompanied by the four deranged penguins and the lunatic lemur king (deliriously voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat). By wild coincidence, this is where Alex was born--and where his father is still the alpha lion, and where his malevolent uncle seeks to take over (let's call this an homage to The Lion King). The other beasts have their own story arcs, but really it's all an excuse for daffy comic bits. Though the result is disposable, it's also entirely entertaining. The action sequences pop with dizzying spectacle; though some jokes are mainstream fodder, more often they're surprisingly quirky and engagingly oddball. This is the best kind of cotton candy filmmaking--it dissolves into nothing, but it's oh-so-sweet to the taste. --Bret Fetzer
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The Complete Madagascar Collection (2009) Chris Rock; Ben Stiller
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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I think this is one of the all time best animated films!
The penguins are the highest point by far.
They are original and extremely funny.
I watched this with my sister and even though my parents haven't seen the whole thing the few bits they have seen have convinced them that they really want to watch the whole thing!
We all LOVE the penguins but my other favourite characters are Melman the paranoid giraffe (because he is so hilarious!) and Julian King of the Lemars (same reason!)
I recommend to everyone that they watch this as it is unforgettable and so funny that you will be able to remember entire scenes off by heart!
WE LOVE MADAGASCAR!
The Complete Madagascar Collection [DVD] [2005]
The penguins are the highest point by far.
They are original and extremely funny.
I watched this with my sister and even though my parents haven't seen the whole thing the few bits they have seen have convinced them that they really want to watch the whole thing!
We all LOVE the penguins but my other favourite characters are Melman the paranoid giraffe (because he is so hilarious!) and Julian King of the Lemars (same reason!)
I recommend to everyone that they watch this as it is unforgettable and so funny that you will be able to remember entire scenes off by heart!
WE LOVE MADAGASCAR!
The Complete Madagascar Collection [DVD] [2005]
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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two very funny films that we enjoyed watching as a whole family, these are the kind of films tht you can watch again and again and they retain their charm. a warning though, you will be singing the songs for days and days afterwards.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I think Madagascar is one of the best animated films ever. I cannot say which one i prefer as I love them both. These films have intertaining plots and funny characters to offer which would be a great buy either for children or adults. I would recomend it to anyone really.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great DVD set for the money
A must for any Madagascar fan, this is great value for a box set of 2 DVD's. We gave this to our youngest son (3 yrs) in his Santa's stocking, he was delighted beyond belief as he... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Leggy
Fantastic films!
My 2 year old daughter adores these films and never tires of watching them. She even has Madagascar posters in her room! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Marlis
Madagascar
Loved this film when the children and I went to see it at the pictures, it arrived really quickly and the kids have had loads of fun watching it.
Published 7 months ago by Shelly1959
Fantastic
I bought this for my 6 year old son who has seen the movies before and loves them especially Madagascar 2. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Riti
Good deal
A nice movie for all the family, although we know it by heart now, but still it brings smile to our faces and children love it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Me
Excellent gift
I keep buying this boxset as a gift because it is fab. The penguins and the monkeys make it genuinely funny and provide lots of lines to quote. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Janj
good value good viewing
this has kept my grandaughter entertained for hours think she could play a part in it looking for over the edge now regards mary j.
Published 20 months ago by mary j
good value
great to watch, my 2 year old isn't quite into it yet but I look forward to when she is!
Published 22 months ago by Mr. J. P. Salisbury
madagascar box set
Madagascar box set: really fun movies adored by my 2 year old. She loves the singing and dancing and all of the characters.
Published 23 months ago by snowprincess5
Hilarious!!
This was bought as a christmas gift for my son who loves Madagascar and has proved to be very good value for adults and children!!
Published on 3 May 2010 by Millie01
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