One of the few sequels that deliver the same charm as the original.

Rating: 8/10 (5 July 2020)

Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa is the sequel to the critically acclaimed animated movie, Madagascar. While I also loved this as a child as well as the first and third movies, I now like it the same as I currently do for the original movie.
What I liked about this sequel was its funny pre-movie scene with the penguins attacking the Dreamworks man, it has a very strong opening scene that explains the origin story of Alex, it's very faithful to the original movie, there are even more jokes to laugh at, the animation and voice acting are just as good, they cover more mature topics, the main antagonist Makunga makes the story more interesting and does a good job at being the villain, the character development for Alex is even stronger than it was before, the comic relief, Nana has a more important role this time as the secondary antagonist rather than one of the tertiary antagonists, the music choice is interesting, the Will I Am remix of "I Like to Move it Move it" is just as good as the original song by Reel 2 Reel, there are even more interesting subplots and the overall story is great.
However, there are things that I disliked about this movie including the fact that some of the story can be a bit similar to The Lion King at times, some of the jokes are stale and unfunny, there are the usual clichés, hearing all of the zebras talk at the same time can get on your nerves, Moto Moto didn't really need to exist and there weren't as many special effects this time around.
Overall, I like this movie just as much as the original for the main reason being that it's very faithful to the original movie. If you are a fan of the first movie, you should definitely check this movie out as this sequel has just as much potential and a lot more to offer.