Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Kowalski (Chris Miller), Skipper (Tom McGrath),
Rico (Conrad Vernon), and Private (Christopher Knights)

20150912:
This was a pretty solid movie.

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20210131:
I have a note that says today I watched the beginning of this movie. Nearby movies suggest I watched it with Ben.

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20250707:
Watched with the kids.

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Instant Comments:
1: High One.
1: They nod as if in agreement. "You don't have a family and we're all gonna die."

Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski

1: References Star Trek.
1: Ha. "Go All-Terrain."
1: The guy's still playing.

Dave (John Malkovich)

1: "Venetian-Blinded again!"
1: [20151006:] Possibly inspired by the gondola chase in Moonraker (1979)
1: "Agent Classified."
1: Ha. Discards the parachutes.
2: parachutes
1: "It's clear what we need to do next."

The penguins stealthily role their way across

2: break the wind
2: hehe back to Shanghai
1: "Gentlemen, there's only one way to settle this." "We should kiss." [20250923: the transcript on the fandom says "there is only one way to resolve this."]
1: Hahahaha. "Where's the music coming from?"
1: "Drew, Barry, more power!"

Eva (Annet Mahendru), Short Fuse (Ken Jeong), Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), and Corporal (Peter Stormare)

2: "until we reached maximum coolness"
1: Ha. So many names. "Charlize, they're on the ray! Helen, hunt them down! William, hurt them! Halle, bury them! Hugh! Jack! Man the battle stations! Kevin! Bake on! We're still going to need that victory cake!"
2: hehe more actor puns. earlier I recall hearing "Drew Barrymore." [this IMDb list seems exhaustive: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls079509255/] 1: "You're hideously disfigured and we'll probably be hunted for sport."

1, 2: "Who says penguins don't fly?"

Credits:
1: The credits are interrupted to address returning Private to normal.
2: hehe their solution to bring Private back to normal
1: Wow, Benedict Cumberbatch (Classified) and John Malkovich (Dave)! Oh, and Ken Jeong (Short Fuse).

Private, Skipper, and Kowalski.

1=20150912, 2=20250707

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Watched 20150912 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched beginning 20210131 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched 20250707 (Netflix, Instant)
Penguins of Madagascar (2014) Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith. 92 min

Relevant Links:
Penguins of Madagascar (IMDb.com)
Penguins of Madagascar (Wikipedia.org)
Penguins of Madagascar (RottenTomatoes.com)