RIO 2 - An audio-visual delight !

RIO 2

Blu and Jewel who now have  three kids leave their domesticated life in the city of Rio De Janeiro for a journey to the Amazon jungle, where their former owners Linda and Tulio were doing an expedition that seemingly found a hidden tribe of Blue Macaws.. Nigel the cockatoo then decides to seek revenge on the macaws, enlisting poison dart grog Gabi and ant-eater Charlie as his minions. Upon arriving at the Amazon, the family comes across Jewel's long-lost father, Eduardo, who is in hiding with his macaw tribe. As Blu has trouble fitting in, Nigel infiltrates the tribe, and illegal loggers kidnap Linda and Tulio on their way to reach the macaws' hideout..

This sequel to Rio is filled with more adventure, colors, songs  and new characters.  The 3 cute kids, Jewel's father Eduardo, and Jewel's childhood sweetheart Roberto (played brilliantly by Bruno Mars). Another one is Nigel's sidekick Gabi (voiced by the highly entertaining Kristin Chenoweth). With catchy Brazilian tunes, splendid scenery, great voice-acting by the whole cast, kids & adults will surely  enjoy this one. I especially loved the aerial sequences where birds were doing all those formations ! Featuring the voices of  Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Bruno Mars, Jamie Foxx,  Will i Am,  Rodrigo Santoro,  Leslie Mann, Kristin Chenoweth, etc.

(with Mae Romero Vecina, Golda Padre-Chua, Angelei Yu,  Jewel Yu, NomerCris Yu, Jayne Dlc, Joel E. Dela Cruz, Dennis Dela Cruz, Kit DelaCruz DeDios, Pyke Dela Cruz Agaid, Rose Enriquez Majid Jerry, Rowena Enriquez Moll, Roxanne Enriquez)