I did spend the afternoon with the animated MADAGASCAR 2 film. It's a fun little romp, much in the style of the first with lots of hyper characters and booming background music. Most reviews I read said it was superior to the first film. I thought they were about the same in entertainment value though the cast is bigger in this one, and the animation is much more elaborate.
The DVD transfer is simply breathtaking: colorful, detailed, and upconverted looked very close to high def.