Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still trying to go back to New York city and will do anything to achieve the goal.
The first 2 Madagascar films were very successful with the audience, and everyone demanded Dreamworks to make a conclusion to the story. This is where Europe's most wanted comes in. Like I said earlier, the main characters escape Africa and go to Monte Carlo to find the penguins. But the hunt on our favourite king of New York is on thanks to a new villain Chantel Dubois. And now the animals have to find a way to escape, even if it means to pretend to be the circus animals. It continues the story well with having the same humour and charm. It still has slap stick moments by the penguins and other funny scenes, that will certainly entertain the kids. On the other hand, adults will enjoy It's creative twists and turns that are surprisingly great. I liked the scene where Chantel Dubois was singing a french song and her voice magically healed her henchmen. Which was weird, but interesting. But it also has other good elements like the interesting backstory of Vitaly. Without spoilers, it explains how the Zaragoza circus changed after an incident that happened to Vitaly. It is a pretty emotional scene that spices the feature up.
As for the characters, old and new, turned out to be fleshed out. Alex still struggles with missing his old home and wanting to go back for 8 years. Marty is still the comic relief best friend of Alex, and Gloria and Melman slowly became lovers throughout the plot. The stay the same as they were in the last films. The other characters that returned to this film include King Julien, that fell in love with a circus bear Sonya. Despite the subplot having nothing to do with the main one, it was still enjoyable to watch and probably supplies the best scenes. The penguins were the spies of the film, that tried to help the characters with their goal. They were as great as they were in the last 2 films. Moving to the new characters, Vitaly is the serious leader of the circus crew, Gia is the optimistic young leopard and Stefano is the clumsy seal. Each one has a tragic fate, and after they saved the zoo quartet from the police, both sides learn that you can move on from the past and embrace the future. Lastly, the villain Chantel is a very insane kind of a villain, that wants to complete her animal trophy collection with a lion head, and she was an unstoppable kind of a character. Perhaps, she's way too obsessed with her plan. And also, it feels like she's bullet proof, because she survives any dangerous situation she's in. Plus, her voice and french accent sound great.
The animation looks fantastic. Although I must say that the new characters designs look more cartoony than the old ones, especially the humans, which is distracting, but still, they look pretty good to the mix. The new backgrounds look amazing. Especially Monte Carlo and the Firework scenes. Speaking of the latter, it is my favorite scene. It has the best effects and an inspiring song performed by Katy Perry. It feels like your actually watch the show on stage, especially if you wear 3D glasses for best experience
It still has disadvantages, like it completely forgot Zuba and Florrie from the prequel. I get it's because of Bernie Mac passing away, but they could replace the actor or make him a silent cameo. Either way, Zuba could still appear in the movie. Also, I feel like Alex and Gia had barely any chemistry between each other. And what's weird is that people believe that these 2 are an actual couple and they're dating. But I only saw them as friends, and nothing more than that. And I don't get why people think otherwise. That aspect honestly ruined the film a little bit.
I think that Madagascar 3 is a great conclusion to the amazing franchise with a creative plot, great humour, lovable characters, beautiful animation and even astounding soundtrack. If it wasn't for Alex and Gia's chemistry, It would easily be a perfect film in my eyes. Of course it's a must watch for Madagascar fans, both young and old, because it's a wonderful sequel that will please the fans. I even remember seeing this film exactly 10 years ago in a cinema, and I can say with confidence that it's great. Don't miss it!
The first 2 Madagascar films were very successful with the audience, and everyone demanded Dreamworks to make a conclusion to the story. This is where Europe's most wanted comes in. Like I said earlier, the main characters escape Africa and go to Monte Carlo to find the penguins. But the hunt on our favourite king of New York is on thanks to a new villain Chantel Dubois. And now the animals have to find a way to escape, even if it means to pretend to be the circus animals. It continues the story well with having the same humour and charm. It still has slap stick moments by the penguins and other funny scenes, that will certainly entertain the kids. On the other hand, adults will enjoy It's creative twists and turns that are surprisingly great. I liked the scene where Chantel Dubois was singing a french song and her voice magically healed her henchmen. Which was weird, but interesting. But it also has other good elements like the interesting backstory of Vitaly. Without spoilers, it explains how the Zaragoza circus changed after an incident that happened to Vitaly. It is a pretty emotional scene that spices the feature up.
As for the characters, old and new, turned out to be fleshed out. Alex still struggles with missing his old home and wanting to go back for 8 years. Marty is still the comic relief best friend of Alex, and Gloria and Melman slowly became lovers throughout the plot. The stay the same as they were in the last films. The other characters that returned to this film include King Julien, that fell in love with a circus bear Sonya. Despite the subplot having nothing to do with the main one, it was still enjoyable to watch and probably supplies the best scenes. The penguins were the spies of the film, that tried to help the characters with their goal. They were as great as they were in the last 2 films. Moving to the new characters, Vitaly is the serious leader of the circus crew, Gia is the optimistic young leopard and Stefano is the clumsy seal. Each one has a tragic fate, and after they saved the zoo quartet from the police, both sides learn that you can move on from the past and embrace the future. Lastly, the villain Chantel is a very insane kind of a villain, that wants to complete her animal trophy collection with a lion head, and she was an unstoppable kind of a character. Perhaps, she's way too obsessed with her plan. And also, it feels like she's bullet proof, because she survives any dangerous situation she's in. Plus, her voice and french accent sound great.
The animation looks fantastic. Although I must say that the new characters designs look more cartoony than the old ones, especially the humans, which is distracting, but still, they look pretty good to the mix. The new backgrounds look amazing. Especially Monte Carlo and the Firework scenes. Speaking of the latter, it is my favorite scene. It has the best effects and an inspiring song performed by Katy Perry. It feels like your actually watch the show on stage, especially if you wear 3D glasses for best experience
It still has disadvantages, like it completely forgot Zuba and Florrie from the prequel. I get it's because of Bernie Mac passing away, but they could replace the actor or make him a silent cameo. Either way, Zuba could still appear in the movie. Also, I feel like Alex and Gia had barely any chemistry between each other. And what's weird is that people believe that these 2 are an actual couple and they're dating. But I only saw them as friends, and nothing more than that. And I don't get why people think otherwise. That aspect honestly ruined the film a little bit.
I think that Madagascar 3 is a great conclusion to the amazing franchise with a creative plot, great humour, lovable characters, beautiful animation and even astounding soundtrack. If it wasn't for Alex and Gia's chemistry, It would easily be a perfect film in my eyes. Of course it's a must watch for Madagascar fans, both young and old, because it's a wonderful sequel that will please the fans. I even remember seeing this film exactly 10 years ago in a cinema, and I can say with confidence that it's great. Don't miss it!