Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (DVD) Reviews

(film only) Introduction Madagascar 2 : Escape to Africa is the sequel to the original Madagascar film which came out in 2005. It was released in 2008 and is another movie produced by the Dreamworks animation studios. The film showcases the continuing adventures of Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and ...  Read the complete review

Im a bit of a big kid at heart and love watching childish cartoons and animated films. I had seen the first Madagascar film in the cinema in 2005 and really enjoyed it. When i heard that there was a second film coming out, i couldnt wait to go and see it as i was expecting it to be brilliant. If you have never seen ...  Read the complete review

Alex the Lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo are back and are in trouble again, after escaping the island of Madagascar they fly to new York but the penguin pilots have a crash landing due to not having any sense and not fuelling up, anyway you crash in what the 4 characters think to be new York but its actually Africa, ...  Read the complete review

On baby sitting duties again and finally finished watching Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, I'd started it twice but both times my daughter fell asleep watching, it seemed a bit silly to continue watching it on my own - so today I managed to finish it off with her! The brightly animated children's film is a continuation of Madagascar, the sequel sees ...  Read the complete review

I really liked the first Madagascar and I had heard that this sequel was not as good so I wasn't sure what to expect. Watched the first one about 3 years ago, so literally could barely remember the plot. When M2 started I was like huh? I'm sure I've seen this already - turns out the first five minutes are like a re-cap of the first film and tells ...  Read the complete review

A great family film Madagascar Escape 2 Africa Alex, Gloria, Marty and Melman are back! We again follows the adventures of the loveable animals. Madagascar 2 is the 2008 sequel to the 2005 movie, Madagascar. It's a cartoon animation by the wonderful talented Dreamworks studios. The film follows on in from the end ...  Read the complete review

Madagasgar 2: Escape to Africa is the eagerly awaited sequel of Madagasgar, which was about a gang of zoo animals who escaped in search of freedom. The sequel picks up with gang leaving on what they think is a fixed aircraft and crashing down in Africa. Alex the lion is then reunited withhis long lost parents, as he was captured as a young cub ...  Read the complete review

More cheerful and interesting than the first movie, "Madagascar : Escape 2 Africa" assumes a plot and visual style of great quality that is able to please both younger and older audiences. In this new adventure we meet again with Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippo and the crazy military penguins, lost ...  Read the complete review

From the many reviews that I have read about this it seems most prefer the original. I thought I would stick up for this sequel as I prefer it to the original. First of all I think it is because there are many more original funny moments. Secondly the cast is largely the same but introduces new characters which expand on the original ...  Read the complete review

Madagascar is the sequel to the popular film, madagascar. In order to understand this film, it is vital that you have watched madagascar, as none of the characters, and the plot of the film will not make any sense to you. So what is it all about? Well, Alex and Co decide that they want to head back to New York Zoo, where they ...  Read the complete review

The first Madagascar was an enjoyable film that carved out a very unique look for themselves, but it was never anything that was going to challenge the likes of Pixar. Madagascar may not have the vibrant animation of those films, but it does have a great cast to rival them - Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha ...  Read the complete review

Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa was released in December 2008. It was the much anticipated sequel to the very popular Madagascar. Knowledge of the first film isn't essential which is always a plus with sequels. Madagascar ended with Alex the lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo still stranded on the island of ...  Read the complete review

==Madagascar Escape 2 Africa== Facts * 89 minutes long * Directed by Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell. * Rated PG * Introduced to DVD February 6, 2009 Plot Leaving Madagascar in a "fixed" plane, the gang leaves for New York Zoo. Penguins are flying the plane. King Julien is ...  Read the complete review

This is the sequel to the original Madahascar Film and is equally as good as the first one. I was really glad to see that they kept the same actors to do the voiceovers in this film as some producers do change them which to me spoils the film. I am still loving all four original characters together with the penguins and the lemurs. As usual King ...  Read the complete review

This is very obviously the sequel to Madagascar, a firm family favourite in this household and I believe many others therefore we were really excited to sit down and watch this together on a rainy afternoon in June. Madagascar was hilarious for adults and children alike, with the fabulous 'I like to move it' song being one of the high ...  Read the complete review

My family and i have spent the entire day playing in the garden, and decided to come in out the sun, relax and watch a dvd. Obviously my son gets full control over these decisions before bed-time. We rented Madagascar 2 Escape 2 Africa. I have to say i am a big fan of childrens films (don't know what that says about me). I really ...  Read the complete review

I fantastic feel good family film. Lives up to all expectations! Better than the first film. Laugh out loud funny. The film picks up where the last one left off. Our favourite characters have left Madagascar on the plane the penguins fixed! Inevitably it crashes and the lovable 4 find themselves in Africa. They soon discover they are not alone and ...  Read the complete review

The 2005 Dreamworks animated movie 'Madagascar' was a film that I didn't expect to like - however, due to an array of humorous set-pieces and a group of entertaining characters, it made for pretty good viewing. So is this years sequel 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' worth watching, or should it have been a straight to DVD release? In the ...  Read the complete review

Madagascar, Escape 2 Africa is the sequel to the hugely popular Madagascar. Here we catch up with our favourite characters Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo still in Madagascar but about to attempt to fly back to New York. The plane has been put together and flown by the penguins who had some ...  Read the complete review

The ludacrisely funny bunch of ex zoo animals are back in the second edition to the brilliant dreamworks production Madagascar. Madagascar ecsape 2 Africa is an immensely funny film which can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The animals name Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman who were shipwrecked in the first movie are now trying to make their ...  Read the complete review