Madagascar 2

This is a dry copy of the first film that just recycles the best and boils the rest in infantilism. The monkeys deserve a diploma for their participation and the penguins a massive monument! (01.02.2009)

The penguins and the monkeys should revolt, occupy DreamWorks and shoot their own movie without cheap moralizing, babbling or falling critters, singing and dancing, and mainly no annoying hag with a bag. They could keep Hans Zimmer though, his Morricone parodies still (just about) amuse me. (01.03.2009)

The scenario even resigned to just hints of a complex story, favorite characters are given more space at any cost, and the humorous side is played in both the primary and secondary plans. And thanks to that, it works a class better than the first part. Although the sequel to Madagascar is perhaps in all respects a pure calculation, the penguins and lemurs make people laugh, the zebra crowd laughs like crazy, and the favorite hypochondriac side of desperate Melman does not lag behind. If the unbearable and embarrassingly unfunny action grandma had not shown up, Escape 2 Africa could aspire to enter the group of truly successful animations. Without empty hints like "the cycle of nature," which annoyed in the first part, it really wasn't far from that. 70% (28.01.2010)

I want that long-promised show with the penguins, they are the only ones who can lift the corners of a person's mouth in the right direction. (22.02.2009)

In jeder Hinsicht besser als der erste Teil. Weniger infantil, unterhaltsamer für Erwachsene, besser animiert und (zumindest in der ersten Hälfte) weniger vorhersehbar. Der Film wurde im Geiste von klassischen Zeichentrickfilmen gedreht. Bei der Szene mit den Affengewerkschaftern, die mit den Pinguinen verhandeln, kamen mir vor Lachen die Tränen. Diesmal war es aber nicht nur einer von wenigen lustigen Witzen – es war einer von vielen. (04.10.2015)

A little better and funnier than the first one. The story is still very childish, and although there are a lot of new characters, the original four and the penguins in particular, who are true masters of supporting roles, continue to be the driving forces. Moreover, whether it wants it or not, it looks like a blatant rip-off of The Lion King, which is especially disappointing considering that that film was much more enjoyable to watch and had a lot to say to adults... Madagaskar 2 would never be able to do that. 60% (31.01.2012)

Die Frische und Neuartigkeit des ersten Films hat Madagaskar 2 ein wenig gefehlt, aber er ist immer noch ein sehenswertes Sequel. Das Schlimmste an dem Film war die Überbetonung des Humoristischen - vor allem in den Figuren der aggressiven Oma aus New York und des Hauptbösewichts, des Löwen. Der zweite Film befasst sich mehr mit den Beziehungen innerhalb des zentralen Vierergespanns, was zu einigen ernsteren Szenen führt. Für die größte Portion Spaß sorgten wieder die schlagkräftigen Pinguine, manchmal sogar Julien und nicht zuletzt der (unsterbliche) Mort. (23.10.2022)

I really liked the first part a lot, the third one also entertained me quite a bit, but the second one is a dull place for me, where it basically just repeats what happened in the first film and surprisingly, it's not as funny anymore. Some characters, even the main ones, seem annoying to me, more than any other. Well, I probably won't go through this again. I somehow associate "Madagascar" with the Ice Age and I have to say that I overall prefer that series. (11.04.2014)