Fun at the Drive-In, but movie really lacks!

Rating: 2/10 (1 June 2005)

Thank goodness we saw this film at our local Drive-In theater. We picked up our Pizza Hut pizza and parked next to the cousins. Then let the kids play ball in the grassy playground area under the front screen. After the movie actually started the night pretty much went downhill.
This movie really didn't do anything for me personally and I haven't heard a word about it from my 8 yr old son or 5 yr old daughter since we left the theater either. The voices and speech inflections really don't flow with the characters. I suppose Chris Rock's voice was okay as Marty the Zebra but nobody else really brought anything to the role.
I'd agree with other posts. The only time I really chuckled was during any scene with the penguins. They should have done a movie about them and had the four lost zoo characters as the sub-plot.
Fortunately for us the motor on the projector went bad right after intermission. Watching the film slow down and then stop, and then melt repeatedly was the best part of the show. (first time I've ever actually seen that happen and it looked just like they portray it in movies) It also means that since we got a free pass to another movie I didn't really have to waste good money on Madagascar.
Sorry if any DreamWorks execs are reading these posts as research, but Madagascar really failed. Please try harder next time.
We'll use our free pass to go see Willie Wonka later this summer. Maybe the kids and I will actually enjoy that one.