Ben Stiller’s Alex the lion is amusing, Chris Rock’s Marty the zebra gets off some jokes, but the zany penguins steal the show in the animated “Madagascar” ($29.99).

As their natural impulses take over, Marty and Alex’s friendship undergoes a test. For McGrath, the single most-challenging aspect of the production was figuring out how to build an entire story ...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa continues the adventures of Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo as they try to return to their home at the Central Park Zoo.

“My youngest likes to brag that her dad is the zebra in ‘Madagascar,’ so I literally have to say it at every birthday party, any kind of play date. I’m always being the crack-a-lacka guy.” ...

Madagascar is another winner from DreamWorks, almost up there with Shrek. A lot of the jokes in it are comic genius, and the story is pretty unique. It's probably going to be problematic for the ...