Madagascar Review

Madagascar


Release Date: 16th June 2005 - Australia


Production Companies
DreamWorks Animation (presents)
Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Distribution
Paramount Pictures Australia


Genre: Animation/Family/

Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 86 minutes


Budget: $78,000,000

Box Office Gross: $542,063,846 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
They enjoyed their lives of captivity at New York's Central Park Zoo as Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo are its main stars. Every day, the adoring public sees them, and the animals are in the lap of luxury with good meals and comfort. Unfortunately for Marty, he longs to roam free from living in the open

space and into the

African landscapes.

When a group of

penguins help him

flee the zoo, he gets more

than he expected. It leads

his friends to go after him.

Unfortunately, they find

themselves rounded up

and packed in crates,

which takes them into

their wild adventure.


Voice Cast
Ben Stiller - Alex the Lion
Chris Rock - Marty the Zebra
David Schwimmer - Melman
the Giraffe
Jada Pinkett-Smith - Gloria
the Hippo
Sacha Baron Cohen - King
Julien
Cedric the Entertainer - Maurice
Andy Ritcher - Mort
Tom McGrath - Skipper/

Fossa/Panicky Man on Subway
Chris Miller - Kowalski
John DiMaggio - Rico
Christopher Knights - Private
Conrad Vernon - Mason

Eric Darnell - Zoo Announcer/Lemur #1/

Fossa/Subway Car Announcer

David Cowgill - Police Horse

Steve Apostolina - Police Officer

Elias Gabrielli - Old Lady

Devika Parikh - News Reporter

David P. Smith - Spider/Lemur #2

Cody Cameron - Willie

Bob Saget - Zoo Animal

Crew
Writers/Directors - Eric Darnell
and Tom McGrath
Writers - Mark Burton and Billy Frolick
Producer - Mireille Soria
Co-Producer - Teresa Cheng

Creative Consultants - Peter Mehlman,

Conrad Vernon, Ted Tally and Karey Kirkpatrick

Lead Story Artists - Mei Jing,

Robert Koo and Catherine Yuh Rader
Production Designer - Kendal Cronkhite
Art Director - Shannon Jeffries

Additional Art Director - Alexandre Puvillans
Lead Character Designer - Craig Kellman

Character Designers - Buck Lewis
and Nicolas Marlet
Additional Character Designer - Carlos Grangel

Head of Production - Jane Hartwell

Production Managers - Maryann Garger,

Patty Kaku and Kerry Shea

Head of Character Animation - Rex Grignon
Senior Supervising Animator - Denis Couchon
Supervising Animators - Paul Chung,
Donnachada Daly and Trey Thomas
Additional Supervising Animators -

James Baxter and Dan Wagner

Head of Layout - Ewan Johnson

Visual Effects Supervisor - Philippe Gluckman

Head of Effects - Scott Singer

Effects Leads - David Allen,

Jonathan Gibbs, Matt Baer, Rick Glumac,

Juan J. Buhler, David Augustus Hart,

Alain De Hoe and Mahesh Ramasubramanlan

Character Technical Direction Supervisors -
Robert Vogt and Milana Huang

Additional Character Supervisor - Lucia Modesto

Lighting CG Supervisors - Philippe Denis,

Erik Mattson, Annmarie Koenig, Janet Rentel,

Milton E. Rodriguez-Rios and Pablo Valle
Editors - H. Lee Peterson and Clare De Chenu

Associate Editor - Mark A. Hester

Additional Editors - Edie Bielman,

Sim Evan-Jones, Vicki Hiatt and

Marcus Taylor

Supervising Sound Editor - Richard L. Anderson

Sound Mixers - Anna Behlmer,

James Bolt and Andy Nelson

Music - Hans Zimmer

Score Recordist - Geoff Foster

Score Mixers - Al Clay and Alan Meyerson


Review
MADAGASCAR had good characters like those penguins and the story, but some humour, including the jokes, is either a hit or miss. Complemented the film is good-quality computer animation and brilliant voice talents from Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith and Sacha Baron Cohen.

I'm no fan of the series, but the first MADAGASCAR film is way better than the other CGI movie from Disney, The Wild, and it has a great sign. I can't wait to review the third sequel, Europe's Most Wanted, and I hope it meets the fans' expectations.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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