Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
{{Infobox film
| name = Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
| image = Island of Lemurs poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = David Douglas
| producer = Drew Fellman
Diane Roberts
| writer = Drew Fellman
| narrator = Morgan Freeman
| music = Mark Mothersbaugh
| cinematography = David Douglas
| editing = Beth Spiegel
| studio =
| distributor = IMAX Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2014|4|4|United States}}
| runtime = 41 minutes{{cite web|title=ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR (2014)|url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/island-lemurs-madagascar-2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112352/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/island-lemurs-madagascar-2014|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2015|publisher=BBFC}}
| country = Canada
United States
Madagascar
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $13.2 million{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=islandoflemurs.htm|title=Island of Lemurs: Madagascar (IMAX)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 17, 2016}}
}}
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is a 2014 nature documentary film directed by David Douglas about lemurs in Madagascar. The film was released through Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 2014. It is narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Plot
The film takes place on Madagascar, and focuses on lemurs. The film also highlights Dr. Patricia C. Wright's efforts on her mission to help lemurs survive in the modern world.{{cite news|last=Dreifus|first=Claudia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/science/a-rescue-mission-in-madagascar.html|title=A Lemur Rescue Mission in Madagascar|newspaper=New York Times|date=August 18, 2014|access-date=September 6, 2014}} The film also focuses on the endangered levels of lemur species, who are losing their populations due to agricultural fires.{{cite web|last=Wine|first=Bill|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/08/21/movie-review-island-of-lemurs-madagascar/|title=Movie Review: 'Island of Lemurs: Madagascar'|publisher=CBS Philadelphia|date=August 21, 2014|access-date=September 6, 2014}}{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Karen|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2014/09/06/can-get-madagascar-you-can-still-see-lemurs/dDP0R9QUwk6HjjvqTQwdnL/story.html|title=Can't get to Madagascar? You can still see lemurs|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=September 6, 2014|access-date=September 7, 2014}}
Release
The film was released on April 4, 2014. The film was shot with IMAX 3D cameras, released in IMAX and 3D formats.{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/IMAX-Theaters/Shows/island-of-lemurs-madagascar|title=Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D|publisher=Pacific Science Center|access-date=September 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809220804/http://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/IMAX-Theaters/Shows/island-of-lemurs-madagascar|archive-date=August 9, 2014|url-status=dead}} The film was also released with a G rating by the MPAA, and a U rating by the BBFC.
=Home media=
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar was released on Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD combo pack on March 31, 2015 by Warner Home Video.{{cite web|title=Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D Blu-ray|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Island-of-Lemurs-Madagascar-3D-Blu-ray/124974/|publisher=Blu-ray|access-date=March 26, 2015}}
Reception
=Critical reception=
The film has received generally positive reviews from critics. Based on 36 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has received an overall rating of 81% and an average score of 6.62/10.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/island_of_lemurs_madagascar/|title=Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 6, 2020}} The review aggregator, Metacritic, assigned the film a 66/100 score.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/island-of-lemurs-madagascar|title=Island of Lemurs: Madagascar|website=Metacritic|access-date=May 6, 2020}}
Justin Chang of Variety writes that all of the film's combined attributes such as score and cinematography "makes for a pleasant if fairly pedestrian viewing experience, one that more or less gets the job done in terms of balancing the requisite ooh-ahh moments with another unsurprising reminder of man’s capacity for selfishness and destruction."{{cite magazine|last=Chang|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-island-of-lemurs-madagascar-1201150917/|title=Film Review: 'Island of Lemurs: Madagascar'|magazine=Variety|date=April 1, 2014|access-date=September 6, 2014}} Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter writes that Freeman provided a "concise narration, delivered with avuncular warmth."{{cite magazine|last=Linden|first=Sheri|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/island-lemurs-madagascar-film-review-691700|title=Island of Lemurs: Madagascar: Film Review|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 1, 2014|access-date=September 6, 2014}} Nanaimo Daily News praised the cinematography and informative nature of the film, stating, "Island of Lemurs is close to the perfect nature documentary."{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Roger|url=http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/entertainment/lemurs-is-the-perfect-imax-nature-film-review-1.1318745|title='Lemurs' is the perfect IMAX nature film: Review|newspaper=Nanaimo Daily News|date=August 19, 2014|access-date=September 6, 2014}}
A negative review came from Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club, who graded the film with a C. He wrote that in contrast to Freeman, the narration by Wright was "stilted, overwritten and monotonous", and the film did not go into as much depth as Freeman's Academy Award-winner March of the Penguins, so was therefore "half a movie".{{cite news|last1=McFarland|first1=Kevin|title=Island Of Lemurs is gorgeous, but it's barely half a movie|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/island-lemurs-gorgeous-its-barely-half-movie-202932|access-date=September 19, 2014|work=The A.V. Club|date=April 3, 2014}}
=Box office=
According to Box Office Mojo, the film grossed $188,307 on its opening weekend, in which it was released at 37 theaters. As of March 22, 2014, the film has grossed over $9 million.
=Awards=
Island of Lemurs was nominated for the Best Documentary and Best Animation/Family poster at the 15th Golden Trailer Awards, which were awarded respectively to Blackfish and Despicable Me 2.{{cite web|title=The 15th Annual Golden Trailer Award Nominees|url=http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta15.php|publisher=Golden Trailer Awards|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105134437/http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta15.php|archivedate=2015-01-05}}
Music
Mark Mothersbaugh scored the film. Chang of Variety wrote that Mothersbaugh's score would " too often surges when silence would have been more effective."
Hanitrarivo Rasoanaivo, a Malagasy native, and her band Tarika sung a local version of American pop songs, featured in the film.{{cite web|url=http://islandoflemurs.imax.com/downloads/ProductionNotes.pdf|title=IMAX Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Production Notes|publisher=IMAX|access-date=September 6, 2014}} "I Will Survive" and "Be My Baby" were among these songs. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the music "conveys the joy of observing the lemurs in action."
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3231010/ Island of Lemurs: Madagascar] at the Internet Movie Database
- [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/island_of_lemurs_madagascar/ Island of Lemurs: Madagascar] at Rotten Tomatoes
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Category:2010s adventure films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:2014 short documentary films
Category:Documentary films about nature
Category:English-language adventure films
Category:English-language short documentary films
Category:Films directed by David Douglas (director)
Category:Films scored by Mark Mothersbaugh
Category:Films set in Madagascar