Good Movie

Rating: 8/10 (29 May 2005)

I've seen all of the critics doggin' this movie. I don't get it. It's a cartoon. It's not going to give you the meaning of life. It's an homage to the old cartoonists like Chuck Jones and Tex Avery. It's supposed to be slapstick, with goofy references to pop culture. It is supposed to be drawn with crazy angles and things out of proportion. It is exactly what it is supposed to be. My wife and I laughed out loud and my three year old was spellbound. We even laughed and enjoyed it when we saw it two days later. (Yes, I've already see it twice.) The side characters are funny. The word is the movie was supposed to be out the penguins. I could stand to see a movie with just the penguins, they were that good. Sacha Baron Cohen was fantastic as the voice of King Julian, the self-proclaimed king of the lemurs. Across the board, an entertaining movie. Not the best ever but DEFINITELY not the worst, either. Go see this movie. Then let me know what you think.
Go see it.