Madagascar / Penguin Christmas Caper (Animated) (DVD)

...years away, they bring us Madagascar hoping to take a lucrative chunk of the summer box office. In the world of Madagascar people don't find it at all strange that animals can get up, perform and talk to them. Marty the zebra (Chris Rock) is one such animal but he yearns for something else and that something else is the Wild. His three other friends the self-obsessed lion Alex (Ben Stiller), hippo Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) and hypochondriac giraffe ...
...Madagascar may start off quite well, you are instantly thrown into the main meat of the story and everything is set at a rather quick pace but it doesn't seem to last. The main problem with the film is that it doesn't really seem to go anywhere. By the time the foursome get landed in the real jungle and it deals with them trying to come to terms with the harsh reality of life and Alex combating his primal instincts, the film loses steam and seems ...

3rdRockSatan 27.07.2005 · Read full review
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...on a sandy beach in Madagascar and wander into the middle of a party. Finding themselves in the wild they have to fend for themselves and soon become very much aware of what they are. This causes all kinds of strife and woe, but of course, I'm not going to give much away if I tell you the friendly foursome make it in the end. Madagascar isn't in the same league as Shrek. It doesn't have the same adult appeal, though it is entertaining and my three ...
...Personally I enjoyed Madagascar a lot. I, however, am easily pleased. I am a fan of simple comedy and enjoyed regressing to the level of my three year old and giggling and singing along. If you or your child are a little more sophisticated and demanding then you might be slightly disappointment as Madagascar is not a real jewel of a film. It is just a jumble of jungle fun. You must see this in the cinema if: * You have a child between 3-6 (ish) ...

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This is a fairly good film for children and would slightly interest adults. It is well made and has a good stroryline, but could be a bit more humourous. The ending is also not brilliant. ...

mushtaqquraishi 11.05.2007
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...washed upon the shore of madagascar where they find themselves reverting to wild animals ( a great laugh when Alex gets so hungry he wants to eat Marty). They meet crazy creatures with big hats (Lemurs) and have a great adventure. Now this is as far as i can go without spoiling the ending. But believe me this is a great family film. Although intended for children it is perhaps more an adult film. The soundtrack to accompany this film includes great ...
...like to move it 3. Hawaii 5-0 4. Boogie wonderland 5. Whacked out conspiricy 6. Chariots of fire 7. staying alive 8. Zoosters break out 9. Born free 10. The fossa attack 11. Beacon of liberty 12. What a wonderful world 13. New York New York ...

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Review of Madagascar / Penguin Christmas Caper (Animated) (DVD)

Madagascar is one of those family animated films with lots of animals which you expect to be a let-down. This was NOT a let-down! The plot was very funny and there were some funny jokes in it as well for the whole family. The animation is very good and how often do you see animals escape from places like New York City, get on a boat and they fight in crates. Then they land on Madagascar! That must have had a LOT of thought going into this movie! ...
...The penguin's Christmas...who can forget this. Private sees Ted the polarbear who's sad this Christmas so Private escapes from the zoo and onto the streets of NY to try and get him a present. He ends up becoming a Christmas present himself for an old ladys maniac dog called Mr. Chew! You won't be able to stop laughing when you see this again and again and again! ...

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...in der die Pinguine auf Madagascar eintreffen. Um sich bemerkbar zu machen, steigt die Nilpferddame Gloria auf den Kopf der Giraffe Melman - der zusammengeknickte Hals und die lustigen Wackelbewegungen sind schon ganz originell. Solche kleinen Gags finden sich durch die Bank weg im gesamten Film. Einige sind zwar ein wenig versteckter, aber dennoch ist und bleibt der Film ein recht amüsanter Streifen. Ideal, wenn ihr entweder gerade erst sechs ...
...PC???) oder mit der gesamten Familie ein wenig schmunzeln möchtet. Ich vergebe 4 von 5 Sternen und verbleibe mit steakhungrigen Grüßen, euer Darky (der Panther, der im Film fehlt, *lol*) P.S.: Die deutsche DVD-Version (die ich mir auf jeden Fall kaufen werde) erscheint laut der Website des Versandhandels Amazon vorraussichtlich am 31.12.2005 und wird dort zum Preis von 22,99 € vertrieben. Vorbestellungen sind schon heute möglich. ...

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This movie was full of good acting, but a poor story line - some more creativity could have been used in terms of when they got to the island of Madagascar; there was too little of the penguins - they were more entertaining than the rest of the cast. The story is very simple: take 4 New York City Zoo animals and throw them into the wild - and all of them are natural enemies in the wild - the lion (Alex) naturally preys on zebras, such as Marty, ...
...like Gloria (I stand to be corrected on that last one). However, as much as everyone likes their artificial habitat, Marty wants to go to wild - after running away from the zoo, Marty's friends come to save him and are then penalised by being sent back to the wild, but because of the penguins trying to get to Antartica, Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman's crates all fall overboard and they land up on Madagascar. After several days of surviving without ...

sting_of_the_scorpion 22.03.2006 (11.04.2006) · Read full review
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