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Centering on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, two off-kilter rogues are summoned to the court of the King of Denmark, where they meet a traveling entertainer and attempt...
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Centering on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, two off-kilter rogues are summoned to the court of the King of Denmark, where they meet a traveling entertainer and attempt to solve a mystery. Based on Tom Stoppard's play, this film won Best Picture at the 1991 Venice Film Festival. Less
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The friendship between a New York City lion and zebra is tested when fate brings them out to the unforgiving wilderness in this computer-animated DreamWorks feature. Chris Rock does the...
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The friendship between a New York City lion and zebra is tested when fate brings them out to the unforgiving wilderness in this computer-animated DreamWorks feature. Chris Rock does the voice of Marty the Zebra, whose longing to explore beyond his cushy Central Park Zoo boundaries is the impetus that ultimately strands him and his pals on the shores of savage Madagascar. Marty loves the new, edible scenery, but his best friend Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller) the Lion begins to starve since his diet of thick steaks has been cut off, and the rump of his friend starts to look mighty tasty. Their other friends, a hypochondriac giraffe (David Schwimmer) and a sassy hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), try their best to think of a solution as the call of the wild slowly turns the starving Alex into Marty's worst nightmare. Meanwhile the hilariously self-aggrandizing King of the Ocelots (Sacha Cohen) has a plan to use Marty to repel their own carnivore problem. This kid-oriented comedy stays adult-friendly every step of th... Less
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Stars
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Richard Dreyfuss
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Ben Stiller
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Actors
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Gary Oldman
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Jada Pinkett Smith
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DVD
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DVD: Widescreen
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Directors
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Tom Stoppard
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Eric Darnell
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063634006091
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097361428444
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Comedies
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Childrens
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Comedy
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Mystery
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Animated
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MPAA Rating
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PG (MPAA)
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PG (MPAA)
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Release Date
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1990
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2005
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Running Time
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1hr 57min
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1hr 26min
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Original Language
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English
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- DVD
- 1hr 58min
- Image Entertainment, Inc.
- March 22, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 014381256222
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- DVD: Full Frame - Spanish Version
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- May 20, 2008
- PG (MPAA)
- 032429036766
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- VHS
- 1hr 57min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- August 14, 1991
- PG (MPAA)
- 017951118036
- Sound Features: HiFi, Digital, Stereo
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- VHS
- 1hr 26min
- Universal Studios Home Video
- November 15, 2005
- PG (MPAA)
- 678149195934
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Eric Darnell
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(11/29/1990, p.121, Peter Travers): "...Pure pleasure....The film is extravagantly, mercilessly funny....[A] thrilling one-of-a-kind film..."
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(06/03/2005, p.61-62, Owen Gleiberman): "[A] delightfully wacked new digitally animated comedy....Untamed fun."
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"I want to go home." Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) to Guildenstern (Tim Roth)
"Don't let them confuse you." Guildenstern to Rosencrantz
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
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Product Review Summary
100% recommend this product
Consumer Reviews
Pros
Laughter.
Cons
Death.
Recommended it?
Yes
I'll confess that Hamlet has never been one of my favorite plays. It's an overwrought tragedy that makes me giggle every bit as much as Romeo and Juliet. I think it's funny when Hamlet and Laertes get into a grief-contest at Ophelia's grave. I think it's funnier still when Hamlet soliloquizes with...
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Pros
Uproariously bland humor. Great take on Shakespeare. Superb acting all around.
Cons
None, except maybe the itch to know which is which.
Recommended it?
Yes
I wasn't going to write an opinion on this movie. Mainly because if you're going to like this movie, you've probably already seen it.
There is a lot of misunderstanding about this movie, and it has been overlooked. (The movie not the misunderstanding)
First off, the main joke of...
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Product Review Summary
75% recommend this product
Pros
- Entertaining (2)
- Enjoyable (2)
- Funny (2)
- interesting (1)
- Good Value (1)
- Engaging (1)
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Consumer Reviews
1073
Pros
Funny, fun characters, great to look at, colorful
Cons
that my son had to go to the bathroom during a good part!
Recommended it?
Yes
Over the Memorial Day weekend we decided to venture out to the movies to see the latest from Dreamworks, Madagascar. Surprisingly for an opening weekend of the movie and it being a holiday movie the theatre was only sparcely occupied - but perhaps that is because we picked a 6pm showing to attend...
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721
Pros
Great Fun for all... only 86 minutes for those little ones with short attention spans
Cons
None
Recommended it?
Yes
The other day, while babysitting for my 3 year old grandson Alex, I decided to take a little trip with him to Madagascar when I found the DVD my daughter had just bought for the kids on top of their Television…What a great opportunity for a little down time to rest a bit I thought…Needless...
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