Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa- It Really Makes you Move it, Move it!

By Gowtham and Arunan

WE almost died laughing folks. Rarely have we seen sequels at par or even better than it’s original. Madagascar part two delivers, & does it with its inimitable style. The movie is a total scream. Right from the production credits, where the penguins dethrone the boy fishing from the moon (logo of DreamWorks, made us sit upright n take notice of it), you’ll laugh your wits out. So Alex gets to unite with his family. Marty finds his herd, Gloria and Melmann find each other as their partners (o my, what a pair!!).

The movie takes off from the first part, where Skipper (what a voice this pingu has!!!!) and co, promises the four mates to take them back to New York Central Zoo. But things go, well very funnily haywire when they crash land in Central Africa after they run outta fuel. From the quote on the plane (New York or Bust!!) to the adult jokes and the fights between the nanny and the penguins, the sequences has been fit in superbly by writers. The movie takes you on a fun ride. Yet again, the penguins and Sacha Baron Cohen steal every scene they are in, no matter how mediocre the previous scene was. Cohen (as Julien) has an obvious knack for comedy, and delivers every line perfectly for two movies in a row; not bad at all. Ben Stiller (Alex) had fewer chances at being funny, as they had to handle all the major slower moments. Chris Rock's role (Marty) was surprisingly limited, especially for someone who did so well in the original.

The animation was brilliant, in fact much better than the original. Though not comparable to Wall-E standards, it was smooth and fluid. New villain is Makunga (wow!! Wat a name) who is very jealous that he is not named the king, the position occupied by Alex’s dad. Though we get to see the same family values, bonding and plundering of relationships, this movie delivers on multiple fronts. The comedy which got piled up here managed to work through the punch lines, leading to a number of characters like the monkeys and even the tough-cookie granny to steal some limelight from the lovable penguins. If you liked the original, then you're likely to fall in love with this one. In a thoroughly comic adventure the director somehow manages to showcase his ability to make a “pun” on Human ideas about the environment. Every scene of the movie is well thought of and is substantiated extremely well!!

Once again the IMDB is not with us on this one too.

It does resemble a bit of the anytime watch,”The Lion King”, but still resorts to originality in its screenplay and story. It's a great family film and is fun for both the kids and the adults as well. It will surely change your mood if you are depressed.

I like to move it movie it!! We both love it, love it!! Hope you all will like it, like it!!

Madagascar: 2 Escape to Africa-4/5