Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Genre

Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Directors

Eric Darnell | Simon J. Smith

Country

USA

Voice Cast

Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare, Werner Herzog, Danny Jacobs, Andy Richter

Plot

Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich) from destroying the world as we know it.

Opinion

I was 11-year-old when the first Madagascar film was released. I've never missed one ever since. When I heard the penguins were going to have their own film I was excited because they were my favourite characters, and I'm happy to say that the film did not disappoint me. 

Penguins of Madagascar is a very amusing spin-off that entertains not only children but adults as well. 

The film has lots of fun, especially in the first half, with multilayered and calculated jokes so adults do not get bored - even though some jokes can't be understood by a younger audience - and despite there is not much originality in the story, the humor keeps the film up.

Kids can learn a few lessons from the film, but most importantly it's to never judge a book from its cover, because it's what you do that counts, not the way you look like. 

I absolutely loved the villain, Dave, because he is cruel but at the same time funny. The penguins are adorable as usual. The other characters are ok, but the grey wolf resembles too much Alex the Lion.

Quotes

Private: Skipper wouldn't care. Plan or no! Fancy equipment or no! He'd never leave a man behind!