Better and funnier

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2009)

I was looking forward to Madagascar 2 after I heard a sequel was coming out. I thought the first one was great and one of my favorite's animated movies of all-time. When I saw Madagascar 2, I thought it was better and funnier than the first one.
After being stranded in the shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers plan an idea of repairing an old damaged plane on the island. The penguins somewhat repaired the plane thinking it's all perfect and done. Not long after taking off, the penguins notices the plane is having engines problems and tells the passengers (the New Yorkers and King Julian's people) on the air plane is going down. They land in the plains of Africa and Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria find themselves encountering their own kind and realizing this is where it all began.
Most of the characters from the original return in the sequel, but the movie do have new ones as well. In the movie, Alex (Ben Stiller) meets his parents. Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer) and Gloria (Jadan Pinkett Smith) meet new friends also. The Penguins are great once again and we also meet monkeys as well. They were pretty funny to say the least.
I thought the movie was hilarious and funnier than Madagascar. In the first film, King Julian stole the show, but in Escape 2 Africa, I thought the old lady with glasses took that spot. I was surprised her character was brought back in the sequel. And like I said before, the penguins are awesome and I would love to see them in Antarctica in the next movie.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a great family movie and it didn't disappoint. I thought the movie had a deeper story than the original and was definitely better too. If you enjoy Madagascar, then I think Escape 2 Africa is worth the watch. I am looking forward to Madagascar 3 on 2012.