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Release Date:
27 May 2005 (USA)
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Ton On The Run more
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Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs full summary | add synopsis
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3 wins
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24 nominations
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Chris Rock Talks 'Merry Madagascar'
(From BuzzFocus.com. 17 November 2009, 11:51 AM, PST)
Victoria Beckham gets speaking role in ‘Madagascar 3′
(From RealBollywood. 16 November 2009, 12:10 AM, PST)
(From BuzzFocus.com. 17 November 2009, 11:51 AM, PST)
Victoria Beckham gets speaking role in ‘Madagascar 3′
(From RealBollywood. 16 November 2009, 12:10 AM, PST)
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So Much Could Have Happened on This Island...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ben Stiller | ... | Alex (voice) |
 | Chris Rock | ... | Marty (voice) |
 | David Schwimmer | ... | Melman (voice) |
 | Jada Pinkett Smith | ... | Gloria (voice) |
 | Sacha Baron Cohen | ... | Julien (voice) |
 | Cedric the Entertainer | ... | Maurice (voice) |
 | Andy Richter | ... | Mort (voice) |
 | Tom McGrath | ... | Skipper / Fossa / Panicky Man on Subway (voice) |
| Christopher Knights | ... | Private (voice) |
| Chris Miller | ... | Kowalski (voice) |
| Conrad Vernon | ... | Mason (voice) |
| Eric Darnell | ... | Zoo Announcer / Lemur #1 / Fossa / Subway Car Announcer (voice) |
 | David Cowgill | ... | Police Horse (voice) |
| Stephen Apostolina | ... | Police Officer (voice) (as Steve Apostolina) |
 | Elisa Gabrielli | ... | Old Lady (voice) |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements.
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86 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-3 |
Taiwan:GP |
Sweden:Btl |
Philippines:G |
Switzerland:6 (canton of Zurich) |
Spain:T |
Denmark:A |
Iceland:L |
Brazil:Livre (theater release) |
Malaysia:U |
UK:U (cut) |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:12 (DVD re-rating) |
Netherlands:6 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Czech Republic:U |
Ireland:G |
Mexico:AA |
Netherlands:MG6 |
Singapore:PG |
USA:PG |
Germany:o.Al. |
New Zealand:PG |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) |
Peru:PT |
Norway:A |
Hong Kong:I
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Skipper the penguin's line in Grand Central Station ("We've been ratted out, boys.") is almost identical to Jack Nicholson's line in Batman (1989) when the crew of thugs opens a safe to find it empty ("We've been ratted out here, boys").
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Revealing mistakes: The crates are stacked on the deck with Gloria's crate at the bottom. The crates all appear to be of the same depth, and when seen from outside they appear to be stacked neatly, but there's still light coming into Gloria's crate from the hole in the top even though the hole should be covered by one of the crates stacked on top of hers.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Alex the Lion: Surprise!
Marty the Zebra: Aaahhh! Alex! Do not interrupt me when I'm daydreaming. When a zebra's in the zone, leave him alone.
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Alex the Lion: Surprise!
Marty the Zebra: Aaahhh! Alex! Do not interrupt me when I'm daydreaming. When a zebra's in the zone, leave him alone.
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Movie Connections:
References Planet of the Apes (1968)
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Soundtrack:
I Like To Move It, Move It
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What kind of animal is Mort?What is it that Marty says while in slow motion while running from Alex?
Where is Madagascar?
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Okay. Here we go. Before watching this film, if you read what it is going to be about, you will find something that could be promising. Four animals that are close friends in a zoo end up being stranded in the wild where one of them--the lion--finds out that it is his nature to hunt down the other three. Now that makes a good story! But the thing is that the story barely even touched on that. It seemed to go nowhere and throughout the time that I watched this, I felt as if it were still beginning and we were being introduced to the characters, including the ones that later come into play. I didn't feel as if the peak of the plot was ever reached because I started thinking: What is the plot? Where is this movie trying to go? Nothing really happens. This film is like a large introduction that never really goes anywhere. It barely touches the middle of the story when it suddenly ends. A big hole was certainly there when the credits came up. A lot could have been done with this story. We also never really connect with any of the characters. They are just there. The voices are done well and they really match with the characters, but that's mostly it. There is not a lot of character development. But the good news is that many kids will enjoy this. There is plenty of light humor, especially with the penguins who steal the show most of the time. There are cute parts and the visuals are all right. This is no Shrek and it is a little below Shark Tale in my opinion. Dreamworks could have had a much better film. So much more could have happened on this island, but alas we were only introduced to it and nothing else. No, this movie is not horribly bad, but it is not very good either. I give it an average at best. It is watchable but that is it for me. The story was handled too weakly. This movie really had potential. But hey, at least the kids most likely will enjoy it =)
5.8/10 Stars