How many movies did you see referenced in Madagascar? I saw at least five: Zoolander, Saturday Night Fever, American Beauty, Planet of the Apes (the original, please), and Castaway. This begs the question then, is there anything original in this movie?
There's no doubt that computer animation has made great strides in making animals and their fur or hair look more realistic, but maybe they should have spent a little more time on making a better story. Sure it was funny - the monkeys and the penquins are hilarious - but if the fossa don't eat the lemurs eventually, won't that upset the island's ecosystem? Gone is the "circle of life" philosophy from the Lion King. Now, lion's should only eat sushi, not other mammals, and predators shouldn't eat prey that can sing and dance. I think that maybe they should eat them just because they sing and dance to stupid songs.
In short, the movie is a good laugh for kids and adults and it looks good, but don't think too much about it or any messages it's trying to convey.
By the way, "crackalackin" - something that Marty says - is a term that Snoop Dogg came up with that seems to mean "cool" or "in" (as in "what's in" or what's cracking) and does not refer to crack cocaine. Was I the only one that thought it did and wouldn't let their kid say it?
at November 20, 2005 9:09 PM