Dreamworks has cornered the market on animated films that are just outright funny and the whole family can enjoy. "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" features the return of the characters you love from the original and several new ones. Of course, the penguins once again steal the show, which is probably why they have ended up with their own TV series. What I like the most about these movies, along with "Shrek", is that they are heavy on the humor and not too heavy on the message. Sure, a good family message movie once in a while is great (as long as it is not "in-your-face" propoganda like "Happy Feet"--what an awful movie), but it is also fun to just be entertained. In this chapter, the penguins have built a plane and they are ready to fly the zoo inhabitants, including themselves, back to New York City so they can be back in the place they know. Penguin engineering being what it is, the plane only makes it so far as mainland Africa, where the animals all meet up with their wild brethren and find that "city folk" are not quite on the same page with those that live in the wild. This is a very funny movie, start to finish, and it is one of those films where I just did not mind having to watch it with the family. One of the best qualities is that this movie stands on its own and does not rely too heavily on making sure they repeat bits from the first one to satisfy the audience. One character they brought back was the elderly woman that beat up Alex the Lion in the first movie. They have her on an African expedition and the scenes when she shows up are very funny.Grade: B
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