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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: DreamWorks
Salesrank: 1001
Released: February 6, 2009 |
| Our Price: $7.98 |
| Used Price: $3.98 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
All of the loveable characters are back – Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins – in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. They find themselves in the wildest place of all – the vast plains of Africa – where our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly find the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a great place...but is it better than their Central Park home?
Description of Madagascar - Escape 2 Africa (Widescreen):
The sequel to the animated movie Madagascar gives more of everything audiences loved in the first movie: More of the penguins; more of Julian, king of the lemurs; more musical bits of classic rock; and many, many more lions, zebras, hippos, and giraffes. In the first film, a quartet of coddled zoo animals found themselves shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar in a misguided effort to return them to the wild. InMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a failed attempt to fly back to New York maroons Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) in an animal preserve on the African continent, accompanied by the four deranged penguins and the lunatic lemur king (deliriously voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat). By wild coincidence, this is where Alex was born--and where his father is still the alpha lion, and where his malevolent uncle seeks to take over (let's call this an homage to The Lion King). The other beasts have their own story arcs, but really it's all an excuse for daffy comic bits. Though the result is disposable, it's also entirely entertaining. The action sequences pop with dizzying spectacle; though some jokes are mainstream fodder, more often they're surprisingly quirky and engagingly oddball. This is the best kind of cotton candy filmmaking--it dissolves into nothing, but it's oh-so-sweet to the taste. --Bret Fetzer
Madagascar - Escape 2 Africa (Widescreen) Reviews:
very happy with my purchase 
2009-12-31 - This is the first time that I have ever bought anything off of Amazon.com. I got the video and it was brand new. Would buy something again
Disney of course it's good
2009-12-28 - Bought as a present for my 4 yr. old, the whole family, especially the grandparents loved it. She has watched it at least 12 times now and still wants to watch it again.
Very good follow-up to the first movie 
2009-12-28 - My oldest child loves the Madagascar movies and TV shows (did you know the Penguins have their own series?). This movie did not disappoint. He sat with rapt attention throughout the whole movie in the theater, and when he got it for X-Mas this year he sat through it again laughing and enjoying it like he was seeing it for the first time.
Rumble in the Jungle
2009-12-16 - So who would win in a fight? The animals of Madagascar 2 or the animals (and two people) from Up? Okay...that's just silly. Okay...which movie is better? Let's break it down in pro boxing's real world 8-point-must system.
The fight for the better movie (7 Rounds):
M2 story: 10
UP story: 10
M2 voice acting talent: 10
UP voice acting talent: 9
M2 action: 10
UP action: 10
M2 Animation/FX: 9
UP Animation/FX: 10
M2 Humor: 10
UP Humor: 9
M2 family fun factor: 10
UP family fun factor: 10
M2 "I wanna see it again" factor: 9
UP "I wanna see it again" factor: 8
Decision: M2 68; UP 66
Better Movie: Madagascar 2
Both movies are well worth your time...especially for a nice warm Winter sit-down with the kids. Check 'em out.
widescreen - dvd - Madagascar II
2009-11-24 - I ordered two copies of this DVD because my daughter, grandson and I love this movie. However, it is not widescreen. I could tolerate that but the DVD does not allow me to skip the previews, nor does it stop at the end of the movie. The DVD returns immediately to the beginning of the movie and restarts itself. We enjoy that feature but also realize DVDs are not supposed have that feature. So, while the movie is hilarious and entertaining, the DVD was a disappointment.
Thank you.
