Madagascar
Published January 19, 2019
Film info
- Title Madagascar
- Directors Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
- Year 2005
- Run time 1hr 26m
- Genres Animation, Family
- Tagline Someone's got a zoo loose
Move it! Move it! 4 pampered animals from New York's Central Park Zoo find themselves shipwrecked on the exotic island of Madagascar, and discover it really IS a jungle out there! Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith lead an all-star cast of hilarious animals, including four mischievous penguins and legions of lemurs. It's a film that you'll go wild for again and again!
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:32 | I know this is a cartoon but do animals have treadmills in zoos? |
| 4:08 | Well, this is making me want to play Zoo Tycoon. |
| 7:36 | The zoo is “some whacked out conspiracy.” |
| 10:37 | “The penguins are psychotic.” |
| 15:56 | I wouldn’t be able to sleep with a blinkin’ parrot squawking either. |
| 20:09 | Hippo riding the subway is perfect. |
| 24:09 | Also loving Hippo Liberty. |
| 27:42 | I can totally see why the penguins got their own movie. Best thing in it. |
| 34:22 | San Diego zoo, like off of Marcel. |
| 37:44 | “We should have bought chips and dip.” |
| 42:28 | “Can you not see that you have insulted the freak?” |
| 42:44 | New York Giants! |
| 47:10 | HE MADE A WILSON! |
| 54:47 | Loving the door for no reason and the roof that opens even though they’re inches from outside anyway. |
| 1:00:28 | The lion has gone completely crazy. |
| 1:09:15 | Penguin putting on suncream. |
| 1:13:11 | “What’s the plan?’ “This is the plan!” |
Conclusions
This is the weakest of the animations we’ve watched so far - both story-wise and in terms of visuals. Having already enjoyed the Penguins movie, I was naturally disappointed about how much the penguins featured in this, they were the stars of the show and criminally underused.
The rest of it was all a bit underwhelming. It went crazy in places, I wasn’t a big fan of the Madagascar natives and for some reason I feel uncomfortable about the hook of the story being that the lion is obeying his natural instincts in wanting to eat meat.
I can totally understand the penguin spin-off but how did this get two more sequels?
Rating: 2 / 5