Madagascar

 (2005)

  • User Rating 185 votes
  • Critics Rating 107 critics
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User Reviews

For Kids!!! Children Love It!
Jun 26, 2008
chiefbret300 - yahoo.com
My kids, ages 6, 8 and 9 all loved it. The 9 year old was in tune with the penguins, the 8 year old related to the monkeys and the 6 year old fell in love with the lion. It has... Full review
one word .........FUNNY !!!!
Jun 10, 2008
beckerboy01 - yahoo.com
this is a great movie for kids and some adults. Is really original and if you have a good sence of humor you'll get alot of laughs... Full review
Madagascar
May 30, 2008
melissa.simeon - yahoo.com
Madagascar was lol! The only concern was it wasn't what I thought it would be. I thought it was stupid at first but it wasn't watch it kids.Adults stick to Rush Hour. Kids 5-10 I give it *** stars.... Full review
Worse movie I have ever seen...
May 04, 2008
sfbarb - yahoo.com
It was bad, bad, bad. My 3 children, 11, 9 & 3 informed me they do NOT want the DVD. The worse part- we recently purchased a DVD that makes us watch the preview for this awful movie and not skip... Full review
The worst movie I have ever wasted money to see.
May 04, 2008
rekeem2 - yahoo.com
No plot, no story, nothing compelling - I won't even get the video. What more needs to be said? I did chuckle once or twice, but wow what an awful movie. I almost left, and if not for my children, I... Full review
I've never been more frustrated or bored...
May 04, 2008
yeswider - yahoo.com
This was by far the worst movie I have seen in a long time. I cannot believe this was a MAJOR release by Dreamworks SKG. Nonexistant plot, uninspired acting, and completely not creative! Every 10 minutes I wondered to myself, "How... Full review
Madagascar, be afraid...very afraid
May 04, 2008
gybrush99 - yahoo.com
This is one of the worst animated films i have ever seen, and yes it is far more horrible than the unwatchable Sharktale. The animation is the worst i've seen since gumby. It's cheap, unreliable, polygonish. The characters are fair, at... Full review
Waste of Time and Money
May 04, 2008
snookiejc - yahoo.com
I was really looking forward to Madagascar, since the previews seemed quite entertaining. The problem is that all of the funny parts of the movie (very few at best) were shown in the previews! My son liked the movie, but I... Full review
I could have seen "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
May 04, 2008
DoctorFong - yahoo.com
Like so many others, the trailers were enticing. Little did I realize that was the best part of the "movie". My clue should have been there was only 9 people in the theater on a weekend to see it. The characters... Full review
sucks big time
May 04, 2008
duku_online - yahoo.com
There is no story at all. They escape from the zoo, go to madagascar and that's it. How is that a story? This movie could have been so much more. No bad guy, no hardships faced. this movie is only for... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Jan 29, 2009
Urban Cinefile
The beginning of Madagascar is sparkling, sharp and witty with fun animal characters that will have you laughing out loud. Review by Andrew L. Urban: A promising premise, a top voice cast and a studio with an impressive track record sets up expectations that Madagascar just can't fulfil. ... Full Review
| Jan 09, 2009
IGN, CA
The most tolerable characters from the DreamWorks Madagascar film series are getting their own cartoon on Nickelodeon. The most notable is the wacky King Julien, who was voiced in the movies by Sacha Baron Cohen ( Borat ). ... Full Review
| Dec 22, 2008
NowRunning
It's a very special movie as it's the first movie of mine that my kids and I could actually watch together. New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who lent her voice for "Madagascar", says she loves the animated series because she can watch it with her children. ... Full Review
| Dec 22, 2008
NowRunning
It's a very special movie as it's the first movie of mine that my kids and I could actually watch together. 1 | 2 | All New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who lent her voice for "Madagascar", says she loves the animated series because she can watch it with her children. ... Full Review
| Nov 23, 2008
Boston Globe
best things that the best thing in Madagascar --....It's pretty people it was made only because Madagascar.....some great visuals.... ... Full Review

News

NBC has joined with DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. to air two all-new, family-friendly animated holiday television specials based on the studio's blockbuster feature films, Monsters Vs. ... Full Article

Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill and Tina Fey are starring in the upcoming animated film from DreamWorks Animation "Oobermind," which is scheduled to hit theaters on... ... Full Article

DreamWorks Animation SKG said Monday it tapped Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill as stars for its upcoming film, 'Oobermind." The film is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2010. ... Full Article

Entertain and Educated Your Kids Using Movies... . Mdasgascar 1 : This is comical kid friendly saga is tale about animals such as a philosophical hippo(Gloria), eccentric and overly conscious giraffe(Melman), one self absorbs star-famed show lion(Alex), 1 restless zebra(Marty),... ... Full Article

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. announced today its plans to release five feature films every two years, adding an additional film every other year to its existing two picture a year release schedule on a going-forward basis. ... Full Article

OUT OF TOON
nypost.com2009-03-27
HEAVILY touted as an industry breakthrough for 3-D, DreamWorks Animation's clunky and wildly unimaginative "Monsters vs. Aliens" really doesn't have a clue what to do with the technique. ... Full Article

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