I actually liked Madagascar. Dreamworks is often hit or miss with its animation, and its more miss than hit. But I liked this movie. One reason: Penguins.
Those damned penguins were awesome. Every moment they were on screen and up to something I was glued to the screen. They could make an entire movie JUST about the penguins and I would be there day one. Thankfully the sequel is going to be the result of the hair brained mechanics of those awesome penguins.
To get off Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane – sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just enough to make it to the wildest place of all – the vast plains of Africa itself – where our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time.
I really wish this was the story of the first movie. Having this zoo crew transplanted from their life of captivity to the wild, I wanted to see the lion meet other lions. Get a real contrast of the differences in their lives.
Well this looks to be exploring that angle, so I am more hopeful about the part of the movie that doesn’t have penguins in it.
