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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) 6.7
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Metascore: 61/100
Reviews: 117 user | 165 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com The animals try to fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African wildlife refuge, where Alex is reunited with his parents. |
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Cast
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Alex
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| Chris Rock | ... |
Marty /
Additional Zebras
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| David Schwimmer | ... |
Melman
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| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... |
Gloria
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| Sacha Baron Cohen | ... |
Julien
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| Cedric the Entertainer | ... |
Maurice
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| Andy Richter | ... |
Mort
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| Bernie Mac | ... |
Zuba
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| Alec Baldwin | ... |
Makunga
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| Sherri Shepherd | ... |
Mom
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| Will.i.am | ... |
Moto Moto
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| Elisa Gabrielli | ... |
Nana
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| Tom McGrath | ... | ||
| Chris Miller | ... |
Kowalski
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| Christopher Knights | ... |
Private
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The sequel to 2005's "Madagascar", in which New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, start to leave the island. All of a sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them after spending so much time at the Central Park Zoo. Written by rocknrollunderdawg
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Country:
USARelease Date:
7 November 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Madagascar 2 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$150,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$63,106,589 (USA) (7 November 2008)Gross:
£23,296,694 (UK) (8 May 2009)Company Credits
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Alex: Hold on, hold on a second. Who made you... king of the plane wreck?
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Skipper: [to Alex] You! Pretty boy! Why don't you and your friends dig a latrine, maybe find water.Alex: Hold on, hold on a second. Who made you... king of the plane wreck?
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Just saw this at a discount movie theater ($2.50 a seat) and that's about what it's worth. Don't watch it expecting some major innovative work of art - it isn't, nor was it meant to be. It's purely fun fluff.
Without a doubt, the penguins steal the show. Their banter and antics are just downright hysterical. Granny on the other hand, needs to be retired. A cameo of her might have been funny, but she is overused to the point of irritation.
The ill-fated aircraft ride is a raucous ride, but after that the story splits into four or five (at least) concurrent sub-plots, so enough time isn't really given to each, and the pacing tends to jerk along in spurts. Basically it seems as if the filmmakers just strung together scenes of the funniest supporting characters from the original then tried to wrap it around a Lion King send-up.
All that said, I actually liked this one better than the original. Not every movie is intended to be a piece of ground-breaking cinematic artistry and this certainly isn't. But it IS just downright fun to watch. Now if Dreamworks would just give the penguins their OWN full-length picture...