I Like to Move It, Move It

Movie Review
Madagascar
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath

Marty the Zebra (voiced by Chris Rock) lives in a zoo in New York (Central Park Zoo). His dreams of going back to the wild will soon bring trouble to his friends Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Melman the giraffe (voiced by David Schwimmer), and Gloria the hippo (voiced by Jada Pinkett-Smith), who are content with their 'city lifestyle' in Central Park. Soon enough they will find themselves stranded on an unknown island, tyring to adapt themselves to 'the wild'.

Madagascar is a fun and wild ride, typical summer movie, but it's entertaining enough. There's nothing out of the ordinary with the CG designs, except that they're rather boxy. And like Shark Tale, the movie is very colorful. The story itself is entertaining enough, and the characters are hillarous and funny. Marty and Alex occupy the story most of the time, while Gloria plays the occasional peace-maker and Melman provides the comic relief. The jokes are okay, nothing out of the ordinary, but they're good enough for entertainment.

One caution though: Ali G's song is stuck in my head. It might get stuck inside yours too. So don't be too freaked out if you started humming "I like to move it, move it..." inside the showers. This movie is quite a riot.