Spectacular execution

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2006)

It's rare that the collective pinhead population of Hollywood can deliver a film that has such great entertainment value and appeal to all ages. This film wins all the way around. The story line, the script, the voice casting and most of all the execution of the animation is all spectacular. It resembles a Marx Brothers movie in that there may be 3 or 4 jokes that come in rapid succession, and you find yourself laughing at the first one so hard that you miss the next two, and only upon seeing the film a few times do you realize that you've missed a lot of great content the first time around. At $11.25 admission for an evening performance (plus sitting through 5 minutes of commercials which I will NOT do)I wait for the rental or DVD if I really want to watch something, 'cause truth be told, most of the Hollywood product just isn't worth it. This film is worth the price of admission, and with Madagascar 2 currently in pre production, can it stand up to the quality of the first? With the genius behind this film, it just may.