Madagascar

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Animation

Another barrel of laughs from Dreamworks. They always seem to go for jokes rather than the subtle storytelling of Pixar.

It's the story of a group of animals in a New York Zoo who end up on the island of the title and find that the 'wild' is not all fun. There's a nice side plot featuring a group of militant penguins.

The animation style is deliberately toy-like, perhaps to make it easier to produce all the merchandise, but the general standard of animation is of the usual high standard.

There's a few film references for the adults to find.

The kids enjoyed it, but it's a little light for adults.