Rated PG for mild action, rude humor
Starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David
Schwimmer
Running time: 85
minutes
The Zoosters are back and funnier than ever! Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra
(Chris Rock), Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Gelman the Giraffe
(David Schwimmer) plus the usual sidekicks, the Penguins, the Monkeys, King
Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Maurice (Cedric the Entertainer) are up to their
usual hilarious hijinks. We all really,
really, really liked this movie!
This was some fine summer entertainment especially when you
take advantage of the $6.00 ticket prices before 12 noon at AMC. My 5 year-old daughter, visiting Nana and I
opted for the non-3D version mostly because of the added cost but also because
my girl ends up taking the glasses off halfway through the movie. I could see how 3D could add to the
experience with its adrenaline-raising car chases and gravity-defying circus
performances if you’re willing to fork over the extra cash.
Those loveable lost zoo animals are still trying to get back
home to New York City . This time their adventures take them there
via Monte Carlo , Rome
and London
after they team up with a has-been circus while on the run from French animal
control captain, Chantel DuBois. She is
a very crafty, hilariously pear-shaped villainess who hunts down Alex with iron
will purpose just so she can add his stuffed head to her wall collection.
Meanwhile, Alex is shaping the circus into a
Cirque-du-Soleil-worthy show, and some new characters are introduced: a cranky
Russian tiger, Vitaly (Bryan Cranston) who once performed impossible feats, a
beautiful jaguar, Gia (Jessica Chastain) who catches Alex’s eye and they end up
performing beautiful trapeze acts together, and a slightly-below IQ average,
sea lion ringmaster, Stefano (Martin Short) who just wants to have the greatest
show on earth. But to me the most
amusing was the romance between King Julien (that silly little lemur) and the
tricycle-riding circus bear. You’ll be
LOL’ing a lot with those two.
This is a movie that can be enjoyed by all. Your little ones, your tweens and teenagers,
the visiting cousins and family. I sat
next to a solo teenager and behind some college-looking kids, and we all
laughed together while the younger ones giggled right along with us. There was even applause at the credits and
that, I think, says it all. It was
fabulous fun, so move it (ha, ha…get it?) to the theater for this summer
must-see!
Reviewed by Beth Balberchak
thank you. I didn't even know there was a third one.
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