Swinging Vines.

Rating: Null/10 (8 June 2005)

Animals from New York's Central Park are shipwrecked at the titled location after they unwittingly make people think they want to go back to the wild. Simplistic story-telling with neat animation and admittedly interesting characters across the board. "Madagascar" is a highly innovative animated feature that nearly goes to a dark place as the four friends must adapt and learn to take care of themselves in a totally foreign environment for each. However, this is meant to be entertainment for the youngest of age groups as the jokes are tongue-in-cheek all the way. The voice characterizations are adequate, but far from excellent. In the end, the production was a slight winner with me but it may pale to other recent movies of the same kind for more critical viewers. 4 stars out of 5.