Worth mentioning: Every Disney flick, even the suckola ones, are redeemed by minor characters. It's like Walt's first commandment: Though shalt find a place for quality comic relief. Think of the dwarves' dance party in Snow White, the hep-cat crows jiving in Dumbo (now, I presume, officially considered minstrelsy), and Potato Head and Ham insulting each other in Toy Story. Even the execrable Lion King was redeemed (partially) by Timon and Pumbaa. Madagascar is no exception. Ali G turns in a great performance as a fairly witless King of the Lemurs. Cedric the Entertainer plays (wonderfully) his rather unimpressed assistant.
Rent the DVD for the kids, Razor, and you can watch the good parts.
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I don't know that this is at all to the point, but since Razor's opened the door to saying nice things about Disney I'll step through it. A friend of mine works for the Radio Disney company, as a station manager in New Orleans. He's told me that he and everyone he works with would damn near walk through walls for Micheal Eisner. The radio business is notorious for its cutthroat mentality, but Disney shows a loyalty to its employees that is a real exception to the rule.
My pal is in Iraq now, due to return from his year of Guard duty in September, and not only did Disney protect his job back home (which they must) station managers from other markets take turns visiting his office to run things while he's gone. Disney can be hit and miss on some of its products, but I've looked differently on them since hearing his take.
Like I said, it's not exactly on topic. But I don't watch very many Disney flicks, so there you go.
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