All the loveable characters are back - Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins - in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just enough to make it to the wildest place of all - the vast plains of Africa itself - where our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the difference between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a "crack-a-lackin" great place... but is it better than their Central Park home?
I think I actually enjoyed this movei more than the original one. I think what made it so good was that they took the smaller and funnier characters from the first one and made their roles bigger. The penguins have a much bigger part. So do the monkeys. The best move they made was incorporating the old lady that kicks the lion's ass in the first one in to this movie and juicing up her part. The only knock I'll make against this movie is that a little too much time was spent on Alex the lion when he's pretty much the least entertaining character out of all of them. Outside of that - this movie is great fun for kids as well as the adults that take them to see it.
I definitely recommend everyone checking this bad boy out. Its worth the time, money and smiles on the kids faces.
