Madagascar - less fun for adults?

[airbolt]

Hollywood has realised that animation that appeals to adults is a must today. So it was a little surprising to see the recent film " Madagascar " put in very few chuckles just for the adults . There were a few slotted in to the scene where the lemurs were panicking in the plane - especially liked the "Cookbook " joke ,referencing an old episode " To Serve Humans " of the Twilight Zone or Outer Limits ( can never remember which )

On the plus side was the wildly over the top accent from Sacha Baron Cohen . Some of the Slapstick jokes were quite funny .

I know these are made for the school holidays but did anyone else find it less adult friendly than , say , Shrek 2 or the Incredibles ?

[airbolt]

Forgot about the " Planet of the Apes " joke with the " Statue of Liberty " . Its sort of embarrasing when you laugh and no one else in the cinema does!

[DumBlonde]

And the American Beauty reference with the steaks!

Definitley not as funny as a few recent ones but still had a few really good laughs!

On a serious note tho, I was very surprised to hear the lemur call the animals Pansies. Myself and 3 other gay men who I went to see it with all laughed of course cuz it was funny, but it's not exactly PC to use the word pansy as a derogatory term in a childrens film.

[airbolt]

I was a little surprised at the use of the word "pansies ". I can only assume that the Americans in charge of the film didn't get the UK cultural reference supplied by Sacha Baron Cohen.

Mind you the Americans use the word "W*nker" as if it just means loser - again the cultural context is lost

[daicoses]

I'm not *quite* an adult, but I have to admit that after the first 20 minutes I was laughing almost continually. I think part of it has to do with being in a theatre with a bunch of kids "knee-high to an armadillo", and having all these jokes that really aren't appropriate (especially the "pansy" comment) or would go right over kids' heads (Melman... Gelman... Regis... Kelly), and the music which is half a decade before their time.

Personally, I thought that half the fun was laughing at exactly the opposite time as everyone else.