Madagascar 3: Pros And Cons

This will be the first of my "pros and cons" movie reviews. That is the format in which I predict I'll review all movies, analyzing what I did and didn't like about the movie at hand. Before I get started, let me say I'll mostly review movies I've seen recently, whether in theaters or on TV, but every now and then, I might review something I re-watched recently, a favorite of mine, or just some random movie! Feel free to request what you'd like me to review. And THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!

Pros:

The new characters were perfect additions, much like in Happy Feet 2. Gia was strong at times and soft at others, Vitally was grumpy and unlikeable at first, but his dark past really made me grow to like him more, and Stefano was the perfect comic relief. Their voices (namely their accents) and animation styles made them even more likable. Heck, even the villain was entertaining! She could do flat out ANYTHING and not get injured. Bust through walls, jump from buildings, you name it! That made her really fun to watch.

Boy, was it a feast for the eyes! I have NEVER seen a film utilize the 3D that well. Heck, most movies I see in 3D don't really use it at all. G-Force was the only one that could really even compare. But this movie, wow! Everything just popped out at you! And the Firework scene, God. That was just a visual spectacular.

Two words: fur. power. The animals took over the circus all by themselves? Now is that meant for me or what! I'm a sucker for any kind of animal prominence, so that greatly pleased me.

I'll admit, it had some sentimental quality for me. Seeing the animals return to the zoo almost made me cry. The first movie was one of the biggest movies of my childhood, so I almost couldn't believe I was witnessing the moment I'd been waiting seven years for.

A surprise ending. Oh, how I love those. They didn't stay at the zoo! They went to the circus! Way to turn things around, Dreamworks!

DOGS! I'm a sucker for dogs in movies, even when they're sidekicks. To see dogs get added to one of my favorite franchises was all I could ask for.

Cons:

Shall I start with the biggest con? The one thing that kept this movie from being "awesome" and just put it at "pretty awesome"? When Gia and the others got mad at Alex and the gang for having lied about being circus animals. I've seen that so many times. "You lied to me!" "But I really do love it here!" "How can I trust you?" It bores me and it makes me feel bad for the characters that are trying to prove themselves truthful.

Though funny at times, the romance between Sonya and Julien was a bit annoying.

Maurice had hardly any speaking roles. Why was that?

I have somewhat gotten used to it since the first film, but I still don't love the idea of anthropomorphic animals. They made these look good, but all the same, was it really necessary for all felines to be anthropomorphic? 

And this, I can't decide if it's a pro or a con.

So, in summary, I loved this movie. The pros outweighed the cons; only the whole lying issue kept it from being perfect.