Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Cast: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Alec Baldwin, Will i Am, Elisa Gabrielli, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights
This story begins where "Madagascar" (2005) left off with the New York zoo animals–Alex the Lion (voice of Ben Stiller), Melman the Giraffe (voice of David Schwimmer), Marty the Zebra (voice of Chris Rock), and Gloria the Hippo (voice of Jada Pinkett Smith)–stranded in Madagascar. They have plans to fly back to Manhattan on a plane that has been reconstructed by their penguin pals. The plane takes off, but they only get as far as an African wildlife preserve where Alex reunites with his mom (voice of Sherri Shepherd) and dad (voice of Bernie Mac) who Alex has not seen since he was stolen from them when he was just a cub. Alex must now deal with his dad's rival Makunga (voice of Alec Baldwin), and the zoo animals use their diversity to overcome all obstacles as they come in contact with their wild counterparts in this story showing the value of distinctiveness being a virtue.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiver, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Daniel Henney, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Adkins, Max Cullen, Troye Sivan, Tim Pocock, Julia Blake
This prequel to "X-Men" goes back in time and tells about Logan (Hugh Jackman) growing up with his half-brother Viktor (Liev Schreiver)–before they became Wolverine and Sabretooth. The plot involves Wolverine getting revenge against the villain who has been capturing members of a military team of mutants, which includes Viktor. Viktor tricks Wolverine into being injected by the evil Col. Stryker (Danny Huston) with "Adamantium" that causes his hands to sprout metal claws. Now, Wolverine sets off to put an end to the evil acts.
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