The DreamWorks franchise Madagascar is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, it’s one of the grooviest franchises as it has the song “I Like to Move It” by Reel 2 Real. There is lots of humor in these films as the main characters are Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippo who live in the Central Park Zoo in New York City. There is also the secret penguins Skipper the leader, Kowalski the brains, Rico the storage, and Private the cute one. I would give this movie series five stars as it is a very funny series, and King Julian is hilariously silly.
Critics gave these movies different ratings as the first movie has a 55% rating, Escape 2 Africa has a 64%, Europe’s Most Wanted has a 78%, and the spin-off movie, Penguins of Madagascar which stars the penguins has a 74% rating. Critics typically think that the franchise has impressive visuals, enough charm to entertain people of all ages, and that it’s humorous.
The Penguins of Madagascar movie is about the penguins who meet a group of arctic animals named Classified, Short Fuse, Eva, and Corporal where they go on missions and save the world. While there is a mad scientist octopus named Dave trying to defeat them and wants all penguins to be destroyed.
The Madagascar Franchise has an all-star cast known as Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum), Chris Rock (Grown Ups), David Schwimmer (Friends), Jada Pinkett Smith (The Nutty Professor), Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat), Cedric the Entertainer (The Original Kings of Comedy), Andy Richter (Elf), Bernie Mac (Bad Santa), Sherri Shepherd (Hysterical), Alec Baldwin (Beetlejuice), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building), Frances McDormand (Fargo), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), John Malkovich (Of Mice and Men), Ken Jeong (The Masked Singer), Annet Mahendru (The Americans), and Peter Stormare (Constantine).
I would recommend this movie to kids and adults of all ages who love animated movies and laughter. This franchise is very popular as so many people love watching these movies. The movies will make them laugh or cry as they are both funny and heartfelt.
