Madagascar
cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock
The good: genuinely funny
The bad: voice acting is so-so
I'm not a big fan of 3-d animated films but I enjoy them once in a while. Madagascar falls in my list of enjoyable animated films with its zany humor, gorgeous visuals, and adorable characters.
Ben Stiller voices Alex, a lion so engrossed in his fame as the premier attraction of a New York zoo that he disregards the idea of returning to the wild. Meanwhile, loud-mouthed zebra Marty, voice by comedian Chris Rock, desperately wants to experience life in the wild and would do anything (even braving the streets of New York) to get there. Two other characters, a hippo and a giraffe, round up the main cast.
Voice acting is decent at best although it thus reach some high points. The voice behind the lead penguin, the squirrel king, and the British-voiced monkey are all top-notch but dragged down by less-than-stellar voice acting by the two leads, Stiller and Rock.
Music is engaging but forgettable with some nice accompanying songs to forward the on-screen action. And as I said, the visuals are as usual fantastic with nicely rendered and animated animals frolicking around in the screen. Script is tight with funny dialogue but lacks the luster and character of other animated flicks.
Madagascar is a highly-enjoyable, if all-too typical, animation which isn't as good as Finding Nemo, but just as good as The Incredibles, and definitely much better than Shark Tale. (3/5)
*Fun Fact: David Schwimmer (Friends) is the voice behind the giraffe character.
The good: genuinely funny
The bad: voice acting is so-so
I'm not a big fan of 3-d animated films but I enjoy them once in a while. Madagascar falls in my list of enjoyable animated films with its zany humor, gorgeous visuals, and adorable characters.
Ben Stiller voices Alex, a lion so engrossed in his fame as the premier attraction of a New York zoo that he disregards the idea of returning to the wild. Meanwhile, loud-mouthed zebra Marty, voice by comedian Chris Rock, desperately wants to experience life in the wild and would do anything (even braving the streets of New York) to get there. Two other characters, a hippo and a giraffe, round up the main cast.
Voice acting is decent at best although it thus reach some high points. The voice behind the lead penguin, the squirrel king, and the British-voiced monkey are all top-notch but dragged down by less-than-stellar voice acting by the two leads, Stiller and Rock.
Music is engaging but forgettable with some nice accompanying songs to forward the on-screen action. And as I said, the visuals are as usual fantastic with nicely rendered and animated animals frolicking around in the screen. Script is tight with funny dialogue but lacks the luster and character of other animated flicks.
Madagascar is a highly-enjoyable, if all-too typical, animation which isn't as good as Finding Nemo, but just as good as The Incredibles, and definitely much better than Shark Tale. (3/5)
*Fun Fact: David Schwimmer (Friends) is the voice behind the giraffe character.
posted by NaCl at Friday, May 27, 2005
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