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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Movie Review

Friday November 7, 2008
Sequels are tricky beasts. Handled wrong, they can sully your positive memories of the original movie. Thankfully, the folks at DreamWorks Animation did everything right with Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. The story's meatier and the animation is even more spectacular than the first Madagascar movie.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa brings back the best elements of Madagascar, including the familiar critters: Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett-Smith), Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer), and my personal favorite – the loony lemur, King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen). Even little Mort, the world's most adorable animated lemur (you know you just want to pet his little head every time you see him on screen), returns for more adventures. Building on the characters we grew to love in Madagascar, the writers have added a herd of new creatures who are just as fully fleshed out and entertaining. Read More...

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    November 7, 2008 at 7:31 pm
    (1) jh says:

    My son can’t wait for this to come out. I am glad to know that it is decent, as sequels are always so hit or miss. Thanks for the review.

    jh

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