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, which the two lemurs, King Julien and his partner Maurice, and the scene-stealing penguins of the original film decide to join. 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. Meanwhile, Marty finds he’s a little too resembling to his african roots, and Melman slowly begins to confess to Gloria. —IMDb
Through the eyes of someone who hated the first movie, this is an entertaining improvement. There is further exploration with the rest of the characters aside from Alex and there's a much better assortment of laughs to make this worth recommending. Though I dunno if the connections to "Lion King" were played for laughs or straight forward jipping.