Escape From Dreamworks Mtn

Rating: 4/10 (27 December 2008)

Not being a fan of part one, watching 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' did little to change that. Sure, some of the scenery and computer graphics were excellent, and some of the heart-felt moments were nice to watch, but overall, it seemed I was not the target audience. I would solely recommend this to families, especially with children 3 on up, though it did touch on more than half a dozen or more subplots that might confuse some kids. Once again, the (unfortunately few and far between scenes involving the) penguins and the monkeys were the highlights and the low point included the familiar 'Friends' Ross character (now computerized.) David Schwimmer, my least favorite on the NBC show, can't seem to, well, escape that role. All 'M:E2A' really did for me was miss the magic and wonder of 'Disney's The Lion King' as there are more than two dozen similarities in this feature. Sad, 14 years have passed, and nothing Dreamworks can come up with can come close to the masterpiece 'Lion King.' I guess they were aiming for the dumbed down, toddler-joke version. For that, they hit the bull's-eye.