Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Reviews

To be honest, who would have expected 'Madagascar' to launch such a successful franchise, especially in the very competitive animated market? Personally, I must say I was really surprised by the 1st installment. Indeed, the animation was original and rather gorgeous, the characters were funny and I really enjoyed the plot. Of course, as usual with Dreamworks, in the contrary to the amazingly creative Pixar, it was nothing mind-blowing but it was pretty funny and I was entertained throughout the whole thing which I didn't really expect. However, I wasn't really convinced by the idea of a sequel. I mean, it was a nice little story but it was enough as it was and I don't think the characters had much more to say. Eventually, I was right, this sequel looked good and there were some funny bits but it didn't add much to the whole thing. Above all, the movie is called 'Madagascar' but it doesn't take place there anymore! I know, it is a small detail but it shows that this sequel wasn't necessary and it couldn't possibly be an improvement. To conclude, it is a well-made but average animated feature but if you are a fan of the genre, or if you are younger than 13 years old, it is still worth a look though.

I really wanted to see this one at the cinema but I saw it on DVD but after watching it, I learned that it was worth the wait. It actually surprised me a lot because there are some animated sequels that aren't very good but this is a very enjoyable one. It isn't as good as the first one but still a really good film. The second one has more characters but wasn't as funny as the first one.


Ben Stiller's voice is obviously really good but he sounds too much like himself in this film when it comes to hearing him in other films he has been in the past. Alex is a father to his young son who is taken away from him. Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria decide to return to New York but accidentally get cast away into Africa once again. They meet more than they did before. Alex finds his biological mother and father in the African jungle. Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith and Sacha Boran Cohen provided brilliant voice acting performances too.


DreamWorks have created animated films that have been awesome (Shrek 1 and 2, two Madagascar films, Over The Hedge, Kung Fu Panda) but have been crap as well (Shark Tale, Antz, Shrek The Third). I have to say I was surprised how good this film was because I have read a lot of bad comments about it but I don't think there was anything seriously wrong with it.


Overall, Madagascar Escape 2 Africa is a really good film that I really enjoyed. I think that this film should have replaced Bolt as the third film to be nominated for Best Animated Picture alongside WALL-E and Kung Fu Panda just as the first one should have been along side Wallace And Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit and Robots in 2005. Madagascar 2 isn't as good as the first one but it is one of the best animated films of 2008 and the best animated film I've seen since WALL-E.