Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

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2008

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Alex (Ben Stiller), Morty (Chris Rock) and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

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Critics Consensus

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is an improvement on the original, with more fleshed-out characters, crisper animation and more consistent humor.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

04/29/2019

The sequel to the 2005 Madagascar is as spunky, witty and funny. However, what's a let-down perhaps is the story, which takes the same course as The Lion King, with a detour towards Shrek thrown in.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

12/26/2008

3.5/5

Punches its key themes of friendship, togetherness and family amid a hyperactive swirl of jokes, musical numbers and physical gags.

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David Stratton

The Australian

12/12/2008

4/5

It's a very handsome production, and a pretty funny one, too, which will keep audiences of all ages -- except perhaps the most cynical -- thoroughly entertained.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/09/2024

1.5/4

5-year-olds will eat it up, teenagers will say it's kids’ stuff, and adults duped into chaperoning a trip to the movie theater will struggle to make it through.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/15/2020

2.0/4.0

It's aimed squarely at the kiddos and the kiddos should enjoy it.

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Nikhat Kazmi

The Times of India

02/28/2020

Pure fun, this family fare.

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Penguin O

@Teepeetrailers Feb 17

Okay, so maybe this was a ripoff of The Lion King and Happy Feet, but who really cares? Actually, I really liked how the villain, Makunga, was a Scar wannabe but actually was able to be beaten by an elderly woman (Who is also quite the character). We have a great plot here for all the animals, and get introduced to some very interesting characters, most endearing of them all being, of course, Moto Moto. The penguins and chimps also have some interesting conversations about plane repairing. The humor is great, as is the animation (well not the best animation, but still good for its time), good music (especially Moto Moto's song), and...is there anything else to say? This film was great, and you should definitely watch it.

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Andy C

@HaYouGay Jan 18

Madagascar is peak what happened to movies like this.

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DZ E

@Ziggy88z Jan 4

87/100 I like to move it move it.

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The HUGE Madagascar fan

Jan 2

Definitely cool sequel

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Bernardo C

@Bernardo2016 Dec 20

O filme consegue ser bom só por saber os pais de cada personagem e o universo de madagascar

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John K

@WQCMI Dec 6

Better than the first movie, but not good enough to be a classic. The animation is a huge improvement over the first film, Alex the Lion doesn't look like a complete jerk, Moto Moto is a funny character, Bernie Mac is excellent as Alex's father (Even if this was his last film) and its a no-brainer of giving each character their own storylines. But there is a few problems here; The story is a generic rip-off of the Lion King, some moments of the film were cringey to watch and the villain (played by Alec Baldwin) comes across as flat, unthreatening, forgettable, and one-dimensional. There's no real depth to his motivations, no complexity and no moments where it feels like he is a real threat, he's just a plot device with a smug face, a ridiculous hairstyle, and not real menace. I'd still recommend it because it's got some interesting ideas.

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Synopsis

Alex (Ben Stiller), Morty (Chris Rock) and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Producer: Mireille Soria, Mark Swift
Screenwriter: Etan Cohen, Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: PDI, Paramount Pictures International, DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Some Mild Crude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 28m

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