Movie Review: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Hi! Cloud 98 again here. Okay, no more dilly-dallying, no more beating around the bush; it's time to move it, move it, we've got to move it tour latest review on the report card. Today's review is Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

The movie is an animated comedy rated G so it's for all audiences. It's a sequel to the 2005 movie Madagascar. Now for those who weren't able to watch the first one, Madagascar is the story of 4 animals – Alex, the dancing lion, Marty the talkative zebra, Gloria the flirtatious hippo and Melman the neurotic giraffe. These 4 animals were raised in captivity and by a series of unfortunate events, and no thanks to 4 talented penguins, find themselves lost in the tiny island of Madagascar. Now in the sequel, these animals, with the help of a tribe of lemurs and a dilapidated airplane, take off from Madagascar and end up in a wildlife preserve in neighboring Africa. Here, Alex unites with his long, lost pride; Marty joins up with a herd of zebras, Gloria flirts with the hunk of the hippo community and Melman becomes the giraffe village doctor. All appear content but a series of events puts the wildlife reserve in jeopardy and it's up to Alex and friends to save the day.

Okay let's get to move it, move it to our review. Sure this movie isn't original in concept – a lot of the plot appears taken from other movies like Disney's The Lion King and Joe vs. the Volcano. The animation looks like it's taken from a pop-up book or watching a Paper Mario game. But it's overall, good clean fun. The characters are fun to watch – Alex has got the moves and Marty's got the mouth. Good voice acting on the part of the late Bernie Mac who voiced Alex' dad Zuba as well as Will I Am who voiced Moto Moto the hunky hippo. But the star of the sequel is once again the penguins who are just plain hilarious.The music was also moving and grooving combining sassy hip hop tunes with Hans Zimmer's themes.

Overall, it's worth your bucks and popcorn to watch this movie. But don't watch it alone; watch it with your family and have a good time.

Story : C

Characterization : A

Art and Animation : C

Music : A

Final Grade : B