Madagascar (DVD)

...animators to be reckoned with. Madagascar is in no way an exception to this rule. With every detail of Central Park and New York City considered and the bright vibrant colours of the jungle island in Africa, the scene is beautifully set for viewers. What impressed me the most, as it always does is the attention paid to creating facial impressions and gestures, which are individual to each character. To look into the eyes of a cartoon zebra and empathise ...
...more advanced to compete. Madagascar is a good film but I am not convinced it has the spark that is necessary when up against films like Shrek and Ice Age. I found the familiarity of the characters distracting and although funny, it felt like many of the jokes were based on emulating other films or people which although enough to raise a chuckle can be a bit shallow. There is enough to entertain the kids in this film (although my 3 year old got bored ...

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Madagascar was one of those films that I really wanted to go and see at the cinema but nobody would come with me and my sister had already been to see it so I had to wait for the video. My sister bought it me for Christmas so I couldn't wait to watch it and it was great and then I watched it again last night and loved it again and here is why. ----- What is the film about? (Reading from the back of the box) When four pampered animals from New ...
...and when they are in Madagascar and seeing what it is like the story actually plays out well and you get very drawn into it. ----- Things to know: Price - £7.97 on Amazon. Certificate - Universal. 1 Disc DVD. From Dreamworks Studio. Runtime - 70 minutes. ----- Cast: Ben Stiller - Alex the Lion. David Schwimmer - Melmin the Giraffe. Jada Pinkett Smith - Flo the Hippo. Chris Rock - Marty the zebra. Sacha Baron Cohen - King Julien. Verdict ...

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Madagascar is an animated comedy film released in 2005 and made by Dreamworks. ~What's it about?~ The animals in the New York Central Park zoo - Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (voiced by Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (voiced by David Schwimmer) and Gloria the hippo (voiced by Jada Pinkett Smith - live a happy and pampered life - they are fed regularly and enjoy putting on shows for the hoards of daily visitors. On Marty ...
...section showing video footage from Madagascar and telling you facts about the country. *Galleries - Still pictures from the movie. ~Price and Availability~ This DVD currently costs £3.99 from Play.com ~Other info~ Certificate :U Running time: 1hr 22min If the review looks familiar it's because it has also been posted on the 'green side'! ...

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Madagascar is the latest adventure to some our way from DreamWorks Animation; a studio that has created such works as Shrek and Shark Tale. DreamWorks’ latest outing did not fail to disappoint but didn‘t quite manage to be great. Madagascar tells the tale of Marty the Zebra, Alex the lion, Gloria the hippo and Melman the giraffe, inhabitants of New York's Central Park Zoo. The story is set in motion when Marty decides to go on a trip ...
...big-headed, delusional, King Julian. Madagascar presents a relatively uncommon argument in relation to what animals want. The last thing the zoo animals (particularly Alex) want, is to be in the wild. Fresh air? Living off the land? Why would they want that? Especially when they have steaks and medical care at the zoo. Madagascar is most certainly an original story; it’s a splash of “the grass is always greener” a dash of “be ...

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The animals at the Central Park Zoo have it all; living in the life of luxury where their every whim is catered for. But zebra Marty feels restless, longing for life in the wild. So on his birthday he heads off for a night on the town. Worried about him, his friends go after him, only to be caught by the police, crated up and shipped off to a Kenyan wildlife reserve. But thanks to a bunch of Machiavellian penguins, they end up off course and washed ...
...and cold running water and crawling with bizarre animals our heroes have never seen the like of before. Can the stars of the urban jungle survive in the real jungle? Great things have been expected of Dreamworks' animation studio ever since "Shrek". Sadly they have been unable to live up to their debut and have disappointed with "Spirit; Stallion of the Cimmaron" and "A Shark's Tale". They almost did it with "Shrek 2" but lost marks for being drunk ...

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Directors: Eric Darnell and Tom McGarth Producers: Mireille Soria and Teresa Cheng Writers: Mark Burton, Eric Frolick, Tom McGarth and Eric Darnell. Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Andy Richter and Cedric the entertainer. Released in 2005 the animation masterpiece centres around the lives of some pampered wild animals in New York's Central park Zoo. **CHARACTORS** *Alex the lion, (voiced ...
...loving his pampered up bringing, he is a show off when appearing for the visitors to the zoo. Unfortunately, he has no idea about living in the wild and is confused when his natural instincts sometimes kick in. *Marty the Zebra, (voiced by Chris Rock) is not entirely happy living in the zoo and is always dreaming about a life outside the zoo gates. His quest for adventure is the reason will always get him into trouble. *Melman the Giraffe, (voiced ...

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OVERVIEW Madagascar is a fantastic 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation.The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in comfortable captivity and are unexpectedly shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar when they escape from the zoo. The voices of Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer are featured in this fantastic film. THE STORY Alex the lion, Marty the ...
...easy life at the Central Park Zoo in New York City where they show off to the crowds and have fun. But Marty, celebrating his tenth birthday, longs to see the rest of the world and dreams of living in the wild. When he hears that the zoo's penguins are planning to escape he decides to do the same. When the others find him gone, they go to Grand Central Station to try and get him back. At Grand Central, they scare away most of the passengers and ...

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My 3 year old little boy decided to buy this DVD with some of his birthday money. I think he chose it for the nice bright and fun cover as he really hadn't heard much about the film. He is into animals so I thought this would be good for him and his brothers to watch. After sitting down to watch it with them I was very pleased with the entire film. The film involves a group of animals who are living in a zoo in New York's Central Park. When one ...
...discover the places in the world where he should be living he escapes from the zoo and heads off into the big wide world. The other animals go to resue him and they soon find themselves stranded on the exotic island of madagascar. The animals all face challenges and they soon discover that it really is a jungle out there. We are treated to some very funny moment throughout the entire film which both appeal to children and adults. Included in these ...

sewbizzie 18.10.2007 · Read full review
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...choices: the ship, NewYork and Madagascar and when you select one it shows you some of the work that went in to create the scenes. This special feature is a bit long. ********* Boring Bits ********* Directed by - Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath Certificate - U (in the UK) Running time - 86 mins Price - As I got this for Christmas I don't know how much it cost, however, I have seen it in all DVD shops and I think you can pick up a copy quite cheap ...
...You can pick up a copy from Amazon from £4.49 and from Play.com for £4.99 including delivery. ********* Overall ********* Overall I think this is a fantastic family film which children and adults of all ages will find funny and heart warming at the same time. If you love other animated films such as Ice Age and Over the Hedge then I think you will enjoy this one too. A brilliant blend of convincing characters and back drops, fantastic music and ...

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Madagascar is yet another great animation film brought to you by Dreamworks. Dreamworks being the studio that also gave us Shrek and Shark Tale. So heres a rundown of what happens........ Marty (the zebra) has dreams of escaping to the wild, so one night he breaks free from the zoo and casually strolls the streets of New York. When his three friends (Alex the lion, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo) discover he is missing they go after him. ...
...up and shipped out. After their ship is hi-jacked by the phsycotic penguins the four pampered animals, who have lived a life of luxury in the zoo, end up stranded on the island of Madagascar, and have to learn to live in the wild. Can Alex (who only ever thinks about his deliscious steaks fight off his carnivorous instancts and not eat his friends), hilarity ensues. Who does the voices................... The voices are all perfectly matched to ...

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Madagascar is a film produced by DreamWorks Animation (responsible for the Shrek series, amongst others) and was released in 2005. The film is focused on four animals who live in Central Park Zoo and who live a pampered lifestyle. Marty the Zebra (voiced by Chris Rock) joins forces with the Zoo's penguins and attempts to escape. Marty's friends Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) ...
...and are washed up in Madagascar where some of them enjoythemselves and some of them do not... I really enjoyed this film, even considering it was made for kids. The likeness of the characters and the actors that provided their voices was surprisingly good. Of all the animated films I've seen, this was the one where the characters most resembled the cast. Chris Rock and David Schwimmer are the two stand out cast members for me, I couldn't imagine ...

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...the new release Madagascar. Madagascar is a story about four animals living in a New York Zoo:- Alex -A Lion which is the zoo's main attraction who loves being the centre of attention (Ben Stiller) Marty - A depressed zebra who dreams of a better life outside the zoo. (Chris Rock) Melman - A hypochondriac giraffe (David Schwimmer) Gloria - A straight talking, down to earth Hippo (Jada Pinkett-Smith). The Plot Marty's dreams and desire to be ...
...up on the island of Madagascar and the friends soon realise that life in the wild isn't what they had expected at all. The Voices Ben Stiller voices the lion, Alex, and actually really does a superb job. Chris Rock was very funny and delivers some of the better one-liners in the film. David Schwimmer's voice really suits the melodramatic Giraffe and Jada Pinkeet Smith does a great job as the hippo, Gloria. Other characters in the film give great ...

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MADAGASCAR The Wild …………. The Forbidden Land. This animated DVD is the best thing to come from DreamWorks, the studios that brought us Shark Tale and both Shrek movies, they have got a winner with this. The Cover The Cover of the DVD is very full, shall we say, it has a lovely beach, and sea and blue sky, not that you can see much of it because of the animals. You see the animals in this film are so good they had to put them on the cover too. This ...
...and violence. It has subtitle tracks, and is shown in anamorphic widescreen. This DVD also contains extras, such as: Meeting the Wild Cast Hours of interactive fun and activities Downloadable DVD ROM printable pictures of your favourite characters. Mad Mishaps Behind the Crates Music video of "I like to move it" The Cast …… Gloria - Hippopotamus - Jada Pinkett Smith Marty - Zebra - Chris Rock Alex - Lion - Ben Stiller Melman - Giraffe - ...

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Madagascar is one of those films that I meant to catch at the cinema but never quite made it. So when it came out on DVD a few weeks ago I rushed off to the local hire shop as this seemed to be just up my street, being animated, produced by Dreamworks, (the company who produced Shrek and Shrek 2) and had a famous set of actors providing the character voices. The four has five central characters - Alex the Lion whose voice is provided by Ben Stiller, ...
...life in the wild is. Madagascar is ruled by small ring tailed monkeys, the leader being Julien, whose voice is provided Ali G (Sacha Baren Cohen) who gets to deliver one of the best lines of the movie, as when he learns that these large strangers are from New York, he introduces them to his subjects as 'The New York Giants'. The film is very well finished and the characters each have there own appeal - such Melman with his constant worrying, Gloria ...

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...characters unwittingly end up in Madagascar instead of the wildlife preserve in Africa and this is where the rest of the film is set. This is also where we meet the lemur king Julius played by Sacha Baron Cohen who is a few sandwiches short of a picnic but still quite amusing. This is a funny film although perhaps not quite up to the standard of Toy Story or Shrek it still provides easy family viewing with some classic moments like when Melman mistakes ...

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