Diversity. Comraderie. Forgiveness. Take these not-too-deep meta-themes, a handful of scheming monkeys, crisp animation with memorable characters and you have the formula for another one of Dreamworks pictures’ animated feature films. It may also be a subtle reminder of why their counterpart Pixar still leads the way in terms of innovative and ground-breaking childrens’ movies.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a funnier, more crisply animated version of the 2005 original. This film boasts a tighter story-line and a stellar cast of voices that beef up the entertainment level for the second time around, giving something for adults to enjoy too.
4 Animal friends are on their way back home to the Central Park Zoo when their plane crash lands in the remote African desert. Much to the gang’s wonder and amazement, they soon meet other members of their species for the first time. Africa soon becomes a place of enchanted excitement, but that soon begins to unravel when they find themselves a bit to unfamiliar with their surroundings.
If you’re considering taking the kids to see this movie and you need a perk for your interests as well, then consider these names for starters: Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, Jada-Pinkett Smith, Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Cedric the Entertainer round out the extremely talented cast with jokes that often are geared towards the adults without being too offensive for the kids. Although it’s not nearly as good as the summer hit WALL.E, (if you or your kids haven’t seen WALL.E yet, do yourself a favor and rent it when it comes out on DVD in a couple weeks. It’s the Citizen Kane of animated movies. Trust me, it’s that good.) It’s still a sweet enough story with just the right amount of laugh-out-loud moments to make you somewhat forget you’re at a kids movie.
3/5
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