Dreamworks has lost it

Rating: 6/10 (19 June 2005)

Dreamworks has lost what they had with the Shrek movies. That is the charm and fun that they had. This film is a dry film with nothing really to show for it. Madagascar takes place in Manhatten where our main characters are. Alex, a ridiculous looking friendly lion is shown doing some lame show in the beginning. The jokes are just awful in this film. I maybe laughed once during this film which is sad considering this is supposed to be a comedy animated film. Chris rock who I expect to be really funny is not here and I recommend people to see the other film he is in over this one. The other characters are even lamer such as a boring hippo girl Gloria and a dumb Giraffe named Melvin. This giraffe even thought when he got to the wild that he was in San Diego. Hello, its really obvious that is not San Diego. The idea of penguins taking over a ship going to Antarctica and then wanting to leave is just absurd. It's A Wonderful World has been used in way too many movies but yet again its in this film and this film isn't even worthy enough to have this song. I feel sorry for Louis Armstrong in that respect.
Pros Of This Film
-length (its over quick so I don't have to suffer anymore)
-not as bad as Dreamwork's last film although that really doesn't say much.
-good animation
Cons of This Film
-lack of a good plot
-terrible ending
-lame characters
-loses its direction
-not very funny
Bottomline: Don't Waste Your Money on this at the theater if you haven't seen it just wait for it to come out on DVD instead for a rental or wait for it to air on TV.