Madagascar...is for animal lovers and those who like to let their inner desires come out...especially the king of the Meer Cats...who dances amazingly...’’physically fit...physically fit...I want to move it move it...I want to move it move it...’’..he has an Indian voice...yes sir...this is through entertainment guaranteed...when I went to watch the show...I was surrounded by kids dancing around...some of them had come to watch the movie second or third time as they exactly knew when would Alex (the Lion) would do his dance or for that matter start seeing everyone as meat loaves...it was so funny when all of them started dancing at the end of the show...really!!...I watch animal planet everyday and always feel what animals must be thinking about us(humans)...the story is about friendship and companionship...taking care of each other...right from the time these animal friends were in the zoo till they land up at the solace island. The penguins are also adorable...they put that espionage taste to the movie...especially when they take over the ship...I was laughing my lungs out the whole movie...this is one time I felt bad when the movie hit intermission...I had been to watch the show with my niece and nephew who ate ice cream all along the movie and were dancing on the way back...the funny thing was...so was I...Chris Rock plays the Zebra...man is he funny or what…after Eddie Murphy’s performance in Shrek, this is the second best to it....the donkey was the hero of Shrek and The Zebra of Madagascar...I hope there is a sequel to Madagascar...It was worth every penny...2 days from then I watched the movie again with my friends...Well animated movies are definitely making their mark and attracting audiences...its not just for kids...but for everyone to watch...the attention to detail and the creativity is just mind blowing...the animation and the sound effect are just perfect...its worth buying the VCD or DVD of this movie...let the animal in you come out for good…have a blast with Madagascar
Housed in the Central Park Zoo, star performing lion Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller), neurotic giraffe Melman (David Schwimmer), and sensible hippo Gloria (Jada Pinkett-Smith), are all content with the adoration they get from the capacity crowds and their pampered lifestyle. However, depressed zebra Marty (Chris Rock) desires to be free in the wild, much to the disbelief of his friends. Sneaking out one night into the big city, Marty gets a taste of freedom, but it’s cut short when his friends come to ’’rescue’’ him, and they all are caught. Packed in boxes and kicked out of the zoo, the group is sent on a journey overseas, which quickly goes awry, sending them to a new foreign land where they attempt to survive outside of Central Park.
Taking their cue from ’’Shrek, ’’ the production has front-loaded the voice cast with heavyweight celebrity names. Normally a distracting practice, ’’Madagascar’’ works with the voices delightfully and the talent brings their own sense of exuberance to the roles. While some of the cast, notably David Schwimmer as the hypochondriac giraffe Melman, were born to be animated voices, trickier talent, such as Ben Stiller, are real surprises. Stiller, Pinkett-Smith, Schwimmer, and Rock make for a great group, sharing skillful chemistry and comic timing. ’’Madagascar’’ is defined by this core team, and the strange mixture of personalities makes for solid comic returns. For added fun, the production brings in Cedric the Entertainer and Sacha Baron Cohen in the film’s second half as the two lemur leaders of the strange new land. Cohen (Ali G in his day job and starring in his first animated feature) is a scream here, giving a riotous performance and adding the right drop of insanity to the picture’s sagging midsection. I’m hoping Cohen makes a career of this.