Several things happened when we last left off Pip and his "friends". The Big Bad Ensemble crashed the party once again, but it turns out that the only reason is because the rhinos are all single. It's just as strange to endure as it sounds. I might as well just finish this rubbish up as quickly as I can.
Part Eight out of Ten.
The head rhino gets the gators to chase Pip around, and Pip throws in a bell so he chokes. Meanwhile, the rhinos wish that they had girlfriends, which upsets their leader.
Cut to the nighttime, where Pip avoids tons of jungle traps to the film's Leitmotif, such as poaching traps, hammocks, cliffs, dog-eating plants, quicksand, a leopard (which is just a Palette Swap of the adult panther), snakes, and demented lions. I give them one and a half minutes on the Padding counter for that. Cue an Award-Bait Song. Come on, everyone knows that this movie won't be getting any awards. However, it's still Award Bait nevertheless. Don't believe me? Here are the lyrics.
You don't know a good thing
'Till it's gone
All gone.
You don't know a good thing
Until it's gone.
You're just starting to believe.
Then it's gone
All gone.
You don't know a good thing
Until it's gone.
Til' it's gone.
All gone.
By the time I look around
I know where to be found.
And all I've come to know
Is gone away.
I'm out there all alone.
I can't find my way home.
I'm losing everyone... (music gets muffled out by dialog)
1 minute of Filler has been added to the counter.
Pip meets some female rhinos, who treat Pip quite nicely for a change. Please be some likable characters! Anyway, Pip explains that there are some rhinos up the road who are interested in getting girlfriends. The lead rhino, once again, does not seem too interested in having a date, while the rest of the rhinos play patty-cake. At least, that's what it looks like due to the bad animation. The other rhinos, once again, just want to have boyfriends as well. I think I already know how this is going to end, unlike the Madagascar movies, which have some pretty good plot twists (especially in the third one).
So, Pip leads the rhinos to each other to meet. The rhinos like each other quite a bit, but the other animals (who just happen to be watching) misinterpret this as Pip being kidnapped by rhinos. Cue an unnecessary spear-welding sequence, adding fifteen more seconds of Filler.
Meanwhile, the rhinos have a dance party and thank Pip for finding their matches. Switch to subplot B, where everyone else is trying to find Pip, only for it to become a hyena wrestling match. Back on side A, Pip organizes another irrigation system. What a better way to end this installment then on a confusing note!
Will Pip ever be found? Find out next time!
Time wasted in this part: About two minutes and forty-five seconds.
Percent of wasted time in this part: 27.5%.
Time wasted total: About twenty-eight minutes of the film.
Percent of wasted time total: Around 43.65%. At least we are finally getting to the real plot.
