Penguins of Madagascar 3D Blu-ray (2014) [Region Locked / Free]

[Paul H]

Penguins of Madagascar 3D March 17, 2015 USA release.

[criterion]

Dreamworks once again to beat Disney in 3D home entertainment market. Can't wait to see this film as I missed this last year. I think Dreamworks won't disappoint us for the 3D effect. As a 3D movie enthusiast, this is day one purchase for sure.

[jwerk]

I was very disappointed when I saw this movie in theaters (2D), but there were some shots where I thought "this would be great in 3D". Hopefully it delivers

[nycomet]

I love these insane bird brains! I saw the 3D trailer for Penguins of Madagascar on the How To Train Your Dragon 2 3D BD and it revealed itself to have strong 3D (and some fun pop outs). I'll get this on release day for sure no matter how silly it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=retX8Wj7JdM

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by jwerk

I was very disappointed when I saw this movie in theaters (2D), but there were some shots where I thought "this would be great in 3D". Hopefully it delivers

Did you like Madagascar 3 better?

I was going to see this, but didn't since the trailers didn't reveal enough of the adventure. I wasn't sure what the story was. They just mostly showed jokes.
The 3D in the trailer though, high medium to strong 3D.

I wonder if it can match Dreamworks' strongest 3D film; Madagascar's 3D?

[mredman]

not seen this myself but i hear from people that the 3D is very strong so can't wait to own this on 3D blu ray

[jwerk]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Did you like Madagascar 3 better?

I was going to see this, but didn't since the trailers didn't reveal enough of the adventure. I wasn't sure what the story was. They just mostly showed jokes.
The 3D in the trailer though, high medium to strong 3D.

I wonder if it can match Dreamworks' strongest 3D film; Madagascar's 3D?

Yes, I did like Madagascar 3 better. It wasn't a great movie (imo), but the story was decent, I actually cared about some of the characters, and it kept my interest. None of those things were present for me when I watched Penguins.

And I agree about the trailers. I had no idea what the movie was about before I saw it.

[Dubstar]

I really like the Madagascar movies, but the Penguins themselves - thoroughly annoying, I'll give this movie a chance but these characters are no where as funny as Despicable Me's minions - whose stand alone movie this year I hope is really fun.

[Jay Ellis]

This 3d blu-ray exceeded my expectations. The 3d is upper medium to strong with impressive layering and depth combined with occasional instances of foreground scenes extending toward the viewer. The artwork is beautiful as you would expect from DreamWorks and the story is very action-packed and engaging although somewhat derivative of Despicable Me 2.

[easyread]

Originally Posted by Jay Ellis

This 3d blu-ray exceeded my expectations. The 3d is upper medium to strong with impressive layering and depth combined with occasional instances of foreground scenes extending toward the viewer. The artwork is beautiful as you would expect from DreamWorks and the story is very action-packed and engaging although somewhat derivative of Despicable Me 2.

I agree completely! Watched it tonight, and it was a pleasant surprise. I thought Madagascar 3 was just OK (significantly helped by the strong 3D), and these characters kind of annoyed me in that one... So I was shocked that I ended up enjoying this movie more. Benedict Cumberbatch & John Malkovich sounded like they were having a blast in their supporting roles (I'm surprised the main villain wasn't featured more prominently in the trailer), the snarky/silly humor mostly worked for me, and as you mentioned, the animation and 3D work were excellent. (Your DM2 plot comparison is spot-on, too - that was my biggest criticism of the film, but I actually think I had more fun w/ Penguins.)

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Jay Ellis

This 3d blu-ray exceeded my expectations. The 3d is upper medium to strong with impressive layering and depth combined with occasional instances of foreground scenes extending toward the viewer. The artwork is beautiful as you would expect from DreamWorks and the story is very action-packed and engaging although somewhat derivative of Despicable Me 2.

Originally Posted by easyread

I agree completely! Watched it tonight, and it was a pleasant surprise. I thought Madagascar 3 was just OK (significantly helped by the strong 3D), and these characters kind of annoyed me in that one... So I was shocked that I ended up enjoying this movie more. Benedict Cumberbatch & John Malkovich sounded like they were having a blast in their supporting roles (I'm surprised the main villain wasn't featured more prominently in the trailer), the snarky/silly humor mostly worked for me, and as you mentioned, the animation and 3D work were excellent. (Your DM2 plot comparison is spot-on, too - that was my biggest criticism of the film, but I actually think I had more fun w/ Penguins.)

Thanks for the reviews.

I see best buy is offering a deluxe 3D kit for 22.99 for a short time.
It includes a box with two penguin popper items. Too bad it's only available in select stores... No online ordering.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/penguins...&skuId=3283012

[ryanmcv]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Thanks for the reviews.

I see best buy is offering a deluxe 3D kit for 22.99 for a short time.
It includes a box with two penguin popper items. Too bad it's only available in select stores... No online ordering.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/penguins...&skuId=3283012

The version with the penguin toys is available on Amazon.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by ryanmcv

The version with the penguin toys is available on Amazon.

Thanks, good to hear it's not just at Best Buy.

[Doc Moonlight]

Originally Posted by ryanmcv

The version with the penguin toys is available on Amazon.

Slipcover enthusiasts be aware that the penguin toys are attached to the slipcover with a clear, heavy tape. I cut the tape but when I tried to peel it it started to rip the slipcover, so I just pressed it back down.

[henrecker]

Not Region Free!

Just a heads up warning for others. Based on the info on this site I ordered Penguins of Madagascar UK 3D Blu-ray from the above amazon UK link and unfortunately the discs I received were locked for Region B/2 as noted on Amazon's site.

Since I really enjoyed Madagascar 3 in 3D, I thought I'd save a bit of money by ordering several 3d titles together from amazon UK, but now I'm quite disappointed that I'm stuck with this one that won't play in my region.

[reewinder]

Originally Posted by henrecker

Not Region Free!

Just a heads up warning for others. Based on the info on this site I ordered Penguins of Madagascar UK 3D Blu-ray from the above amazon UK link and unfortunately the discs I received were locked for Region B/2 as noted on Amazon's site.

Since I really enjoyed Madagascar 3 in 3D, I thought I'd save a bit of money by ordering several 3d titles together from amazon UK, but now I'm quite disappointed that I'm stuck with this one that won't play in my region.

Says right on the page for it that it's Region B,C only.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by reewinder

Says right on the page for it that it's Region B,C only.

[IMG]https://images.static-bluray.com/movies/covers/119794_large.jpg?t=1428256762[/IMG]

It does after the poster that posted here added his region code report

The original Code Report from 2015 has it listed at Region A compatible so either Fox changed the coding at some point or the original report was incorrect.

[reewinder]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

It does after the poster that posted here added his region code report

The original Code Report from 2015 has it listed at Region A compatible so either Fox changed the coding at some point or the original report was incorrect.

Ya I went back and looked to see when it was last edited and says 3 hours ago. Whenever I'm unsure about a region I'll look up the thread in the forum here and search there as well as a lot of times the info on the main page is incorrect. If I still can't find an answer I'll ask in that thread.

[henrecker]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

It does after the poster that posted here added his region code report

The original Code Report from 2015 has it listed at Region A compatible so either Fox changed the coding at some point or the original report was incorrect.

Yes, thanks for noting that. I've been pretty happy with the info provided by this site so it's certainly possible that Fox has changed it in the last few years. Just hope it's not a frequent thing, it would make importing foreign blu-rays a lot trickier otherwise.

Originally Posted by reewinder

Says right on the page for it that it's Region B,C only.

Yes, updating that page was the first thing I did. It used to say region free and I didn't want some one else to order it without being aware of the change.

[the13thman]

DVDcompare does list most versions as region free but with extras that don't play in the other region, so evidently this is another tricky Fox release.

I've amended the thread title.