The Reel Rejects - MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED (2012) MOVIE REVIEW! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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Starting point is 00:02:27 That was a good callback. wow that was quite an experience that was who boy this one moved a lot faster for me uh i like the pacing a lot better and i loved the the editing too um as well as the music there was switch up and there was like a switch up with the music like a bunch um and that was yeah i just felt like it moved quicker and i like that yeah big thanks to express vpm for sponsoring this video a real game changer i've been using for years that's right years so whenever they want to work with us it's an instant yes you've likely heard about express vpm for online privacy and security but there's more too than that however there was a very real incident recently with spectrum showing out my internet

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Starting point is 00:04:18 That's ExpressVPN.com slash Rejects. So head to ExpressVPN.com slash Rejects to learn more. Thank you again. I like this one. I did too. I'm not sure which of the sequels I would prefer ultimately. I feel like the second one moves really fast also and is like doing a whole lot of things. This one. Oh, Brian Cranston, who was he? You're right about Martin.

Starting point is 00:04:41 Was he maybe Vitaly? Oh, and Francis McDormann? Get out of here. Yeah, I mean, I really like the places this would want it to go. And like each time they, like, because I love a good circus, you know. Um, this one had like an interesting sort of, um, structure of events, I guess, uh, to me. Because like the second one, like really hit the ground running and it like transitioned immediately out of the first one, which this one does also, although I feel like this one moves a bit more cartoon like. I felt more like I was watching like a smattering of cartoon episodes with this movie than like one whole movie.

Starting point is 00:05:22 Like once it really started to focus on the circus. then, you know, I was like, okay, this is, this movie's particular flavor. But there's a good amount of stuff before you get to that point. So I think, yeah, it's an interesting blend because I think the previous one has the simplicity of just like, oh, everyone's going home, essentially, to where they're all from, and how does that affect everybody? And you've got a couple main plot lines for each, whereas this one is more like, all right, we're trying to get back to New York, and everything keeps going wrong, and, oh, now we get the

Starting point is 00:05:53 circus and now we're kind of focused on that for a while after we get away from what's her name but uh but yeah like i thought it was sweet and i thought it was fun um i'm still i don't know if i like it more than the previous one in terms of just like there was never a moment of like lag in that one whereas like there were times when this one would be like really move in and then i would be a little bit jarred by like some kind of change or something but oh gee it was jessica chastain love her who that that was. But yeah, no, I enjoyed it overall generally. Yeah. I also feel like the second one had the heart part of it that we, that I think we said we were missing in the first. The second brought that.

Starting point is 00:06:34 This one didn't really have any of those except for they were falling in love. But there was nothing really that we learned in a large way, I don't think, with the characters. It was mostly just like, how do we get home? And sure, a change of heart of like, we don't actually need to be at the zoo anymore. We found a new home with the circus, which is cool. Um, But, yeah, I think just really at the top, it caught my attention a little bit quicker because I always said that I like the Penguins a lot. And we got to see them be like Bond Penguins Mission Impossible. And I like that that kept the pace of it just moving and grooving.

Starting point is 00:07:11 And I liked the edits in that too, like the cut to's back and forth. I hadn't seen that in the previous movie. It was them like cutting to black and then they're like speed cutting through it. And each time the lights come back up there in a new position. I like that a lot. That was enjoyable for me. And I think it's cute that they have, you know, love interests now. And I guess we'll see what happens with the circus.

Starting point is 00:07:37 Yes. And I liked all the music. There was more songs in this. More music stuff, right? Yeah, it did seem like. Yeah, because in the first one, you've mainly got that one song and New York, New York. And then this one, you know. Which got a little, I got worn out by it.

Starting point is 00:07:52 So I'm glad that there was no... Yeah, yeah. And eventually you're just swapping in like firework or something. But yeah, you've got like that musical number with... Oh, goodness. Oh, what was her? We got to find out who played her, but the evil lady. You know, we got her musical number and a couple of the things.

Starting point is 00:08:09 So yeah, like I appreciate that they committed to that. And it's like they always take these interesting approaches to their story beats in this one. Like I think in the last one I said, like there's so many setups that could go like a bunch of different ways. And this one was interesting. to me partly because you have the whole thing about them being authentically circus or not

Starting point is 00:08:29 and you have this thing of like okay they're going to come in and much like the previous movie they're going to posture as though like they know what to do and you know how to help the situation or whatever it is and then we're going to find out that oh no our four heroes are just woefully unprepared for this but then you find out beyond that

Starting point is 00:08:46 that even though they're not that prepared the circus farmers are even less prepared so that they take off the role of actually whipping them into shape, which happened successfully, which there's like an odd quality to like the way they were setting up and playing with the stakes that I found very amusing. Yeah. But I did also find kind of curious in a way because you have that whole bit where he's

Starting point is 00:09:09 teaching Gia about trapeze. And he's just failing his way through it, which I think is fun and charming, but also kind of left me going like, okay, wait a minute. Like, it's an interesting dynamic, but I'm also sort of maybe slightly taken aback by the fact that it's just like, but no, he just pretty much, they teach them how to do it. Right, right. It's going to succeed despite not having the skills, which makes sense to me in character because he is a natural showman. So, like, of course, he would figure this out. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:09:38 And I really enjoyed, like, watching each of them find their different niche. Like, I thought that was a great device, that sequence of, like, all the circus performers, like, really struggling to. you know, find their footing, causing each of our heroes to jump in, I guess Gloria jumps into save Melman, but, you know, in each of them kind of engaging with this and putting out a fire, they find their, you know, act, which I thought was very fun and charming. And, you know, I mean, the actual circus they put on, you know, I've seen some Cirque du solace. Yeah. And, you know, it is very sort of modern and fantastical. And even in the way they portray the actual, like, the real act that, you know, wins everyone's.

Starting point is 00:10:17 love and affection. You're experiencing it in a very impressionistic kind of way. And this movie had a few of those sequences where it's like, we're going to go full on fantastical like animation, you know, interlude here. Yeah. You know. Right. I find it interesting of you saying like them playing with like they just went to the circus

Starting point is 00:10:39 and like kind of farting their way through it and they're all learning their act. But there could have been another like plot where they're having to go through that. The people who have been, the people, the, the animals that have been in the circus for a while had something more to teach them, right? That we could have learned more about our main characters of them going through something, learning something about, and maybe bring even in a callback to like, Alex is always a star. Marty kind of feels left out. I know that I always say his name wrong, Melvin, but it's Melbourne, right? Melbourne and I don't, I think it's Melbourne. It's Melvin, I don't, Mel, I'm just going to call him at Mel.

Starting point is 00:11:16 Mel and Gloria are like, you know, their outskirts. Like, how could we learn more about them, about them arriving at the circus and learning from these other circus animals that will carry us through even more into another plotline for a future, you know, Madagascar, which, I mean, I'm not saying that's a better storyline by any means. I'm just, I'm pitching that that may have been more interesting to watch that they would have been through the ring or a little bit more rather than falling into it and it being somewhat of a success right away it would have maybe felt a little more like reassured or steady

Starting point is 00:11:56 or something yeah and yeah to have that element like we do get something in return from the various circus performers but it's not the same yeah as like oh we really taught each other yeah that is one thing that did bother me the whole time then being like you i i get being dismayed but by, you know, somebody making up their, you know, they lied to them to gain their trust. Yeah, we're circus. And we also know, you know, how to get you guys in line, you know. And I get being dismayed about that kind of deceit. However, I was, it was hard to look past the idea of like, but they clearly work, they delivered on their promise.

Starting point is 00:12:39 Yeah. You know, and they clearly elevated you to this thing you thought was impossible. They've rejuvenated your whole thing. It seems like you're better off than ever before. Right. And even though the zoo is different for the circus, that thing was, it felt like when the circus succeeded the first time

Starting point is 00:12:57 and the American dude came in, I thought that was going to be like, oh, now the movie's wrapping up and we're going to go back to America and we're going to have our compromise. But there's like a whole extra act of like, wait, no, no, no, no. We have to have the rift when the truth comes out

Starting point is 00:13:10 to the circus performers. And we've got to wrap up this stuff with Dubois. and all that stuff is fun and I thought she was fun just as like an inexplicable character and a physical presence on screen that is so animal as compared to everything else like I think it's a fun contrast

Starting point is 00:13:27 as we have all these anthropomorphized animals you have this incredibly animal slash terminator character pursuing them so you know like I liked the stuff we came back to do and seeing yeah like oh they thought it would be great to come home but there's the reckoning with You know, it's not the same once you've seen what lies beyond your home.

Starting point is 00:13:46 It feels a lot smaller, and that was nice. And then also, too, we're so happy to have you back. Now we're going to build the tallest walls to deter you from ever, you know, escaping again. Yeah. Which, like, those I thought were solid conflicts for them to be, you know, sort of saved by. Yeah. But, you know, it's those little things where it then feels like, okay, well, the circus is like literally next door. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:14:07 So that'll help us get done quick. Yeah, yeah, right. So, yeah. So it's like there are elements that don't feel. feel quite as smooth to me about this experience than the previous ones. Or more difficult or thought through where it seems easy. The plot line

Starting point is 00:14:21 seems very easily linked like oh we'll just do this and make it quick or like that which or like in the beginning like you know it's like we got to go find the penguins now and like the last one sets you up like we're going to get to the next major location that's going to motivate lots of the plot and we're going to make

Starting point is 00:14:38 that part of the journey whereas this one they're like we got to go find the penguins. We're at We're in Monaco now. Yeah. It was so quick. So certain moments like that, yeah, don't feel quite as smoothed over. But, like, yeah, there's still a whole bunch of what they went for here that I enjoy and that appeals to me and that I had fun. Like, the cast is still all lovely together.

Starting point is 00:15:00 Cast is great, yeah. And the new additions for the most part, I thought did a fine job. Yeah, totally. I mean, I'd give it a six and a half. That's probably my rating for it. Sure, yeah. Because it was still, like, fun, quick moving. I think, like, as I always say, just a little more heart.

Starting point is 00:15:16 Like, there was, there could have been something that really just got me where it's like somebody's learning something and they all, like, change together. I don't know. I really like that. Yeah. And so that's what that's 6.5 for me. Yeah, yeah. If they had maybe smoothed out some of the character stuff.

Starting point is 00:15:32 This one seemed the lightest in terms of, like, actually, you know, focusing in on, like, the character stuff. and more intent on like, you know, set pieces and, you know, wackiness, which is fine. And then the characters still grow and everything. But this one didn't, yeah, feel quite as finessed as the other two in terms of how the story was moving, I guess. Right. But, yeah, who did we have here before we get out of here? Who did we have as a, okay.

Starting point is 00:16:02 Jessica Chastain was Gia. Yeah, okay. And Francis McDormand was Dubois. Oh, I love that. So, yeah, I wouldn't have picked her out. But that's, and then, yeah, I was going to say. I think Cranston was Vittali. Yeah, yeah.

Starting point is 00:16:14 And I was thinking like, okay, Vinnie Jones is one of the dogs. That was the other thing I was thinking is like you've got to have like a who's who of like British tough guys to be the dogs. So yeah, it's like I feel like if this movie had maybe been, I liked the stuff they did to get us to the circus, but maybe if this whole movie had focused mostly on the circus. And maybe we could have had more flesh on those, you know, characters. Yeah, and those, like, really feeling it. Yeah, because when you set up at the end, you're like, you know, oh, we're all going to continue together, you know, like it's not quite, I think, as exciting as it should be to be like,

Starting point is 00:16:50 oh, we're going to have all the new guys along with us now. Yeah, because we didn't give enough time apart that they really, like, missed them. What did they go through? What's the journey that they felt without them? Like, how was it difficult? How much did you learn while you were there in the circus from each other? And then you get separated. And then you have to live in that separation for a second.

Starting point is 00:17:10 I think of it be longer so that when the pullback happens, it's like more bittersweet. Yeah, and stuff to bond us more directly to the circus characters. Yeah, like just moments that are a little more. Like, we get kind of the most of that with Stefano and to a degree we get that with Vitale. But, you know, like, I think they could have maybe,

Starting point is 00:17:31 there's so many characters, there's a lot going on. There's a lot. I can't even, don't even know how he knows those names. There's definitely not a list of them in front of. Rolling off John's tongue. Yeah, yeah. Well, I mean, that's the other thing is, you know, it, again, I enjoyed much of this, but I think it is a testament. It's like characters are, you're much more likely to remember their name if they're really, you know, taking the time to really, you know, connect you to them in some way, shape, or form.

Starting point is 00:18:01 So this is, like, fun to watch all these guys. I liked everybody, and it was, but it felt the most like I was watching episodes of a cartoon rather than, like, a, like, a, you know. rounded movie. It felt like a cartoon that kept reminding itself like, oh, no, no, no, we're, we're a movie. We've got to be a movie, though. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:18:16 Which is fine. It's, you know, I like this tradition of stuff. Yeah. What he said, what's your rating? Give it, give it a go before we get out of here. Yeah, you know, like six and a half, yeah. Okay, I love it. And don't forget.

Starting point is 00:18:27 Oh, wow. Just to be optimistic. Uh-huh. And a good time still. Look at him go. And I forgot to say this at the top. Someone's going to have to edit this in. If you're listening to this on Apple or Spotify,

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Starting point is 00:18:51 you know I'm at Terry Erickson follow us and do stuff are we gonna do a patron shout out I think we should maybe pick one we're prepping we're prepping let's do it who do we want to shout out today I like Kevin Smart's name okay Kevin Smart's name and then we'll do let's see

Starting point is 00:19:05 let's do Kevin Smart and Lex and let's go to good old chat GPT Tara Erickson. Let's do it. All right. So, hey, agree.

Starting point is 00:19:19 Listen, chat GPT. I have a YouTube channel and I want to give a shout out to some of our patrons aka super sexy rejects. Write me a scene.

Starting point is 00:19:35 What do we do? It's got to be a circus scene. Scene. Oh, yeah. Okay, so only dialogue using these circus elements. Tara, give me some circus. Trapeze. Trapeze.

Starting point is 00:19:52 Cannonball. Cannonball. And French people. There you go. Okay. How's about, ooh. What did you have one? The cobra.

Starting point is 00:20:06 A cobra. I'm just going to. Just a cobra is good. Oh, yeah, yeah, the snake charmer. You mean that? Yeah. Like a snake charmer? Yeah, yeah.

Starting point is 00:20:13 Snake charmer. Stray peanut shells everywhere. And what's some things you don't expect at a circus, Tara? At a circus, it's everything. It's there. Okay. What do you not get in a circus? Yeah, it's a serious business, Terry.

Starting point is 00:20:33 Books. Books. Yeah, books. A lawyer reading A lawyer. A book. A lawyer reading. We'll just truncate those two.

Starting point is 00:20:47 One more. You know, the elderly. Fine. That's good. I mean. Love it. Young people like a circus too. But our two patrons are Lex and Kevin Smart.

Starting point is 00:21:01 They are lovely, loyal. And talented. Mm-hmm. So make this good. And... Limited. Yeah, let's do this in... Let's keep the scene short.

Starting point is 00:21:20 Go. All right, Tara. Get ready for this dramatic... This dramatic patron scene at a circus. It amidst chaotic yet vibrant atmosphere. Stray peanut shells are scattered everywhere. In the background, a lawyer is... deeply engrossed in reading books

Starting point is 00:21:38 while a snake charmer nearby captivates a small audience. French acrobatts prepare for their trapeze act. Lex, a vivacious and talented gal. And Kevin Smart, a loyal and equally talented patrons stand near the cannonball set up. Can you believe this? A real live circus.

Starting point is 00:21:56 It's like stepping into a storybook. Absolutely, Lex. And look at the cannonball. Dare me to give it a try. Only if you promise not to. end up needing that lawyer over there. Speaking of which, isn't it odd to see someone reading so intensely

Starting point is 00:22:12 amidst all this chaos? It's the circus, Lex. Everything and anything goes. But hey, check out those French trapeze artists. They make flying look easy. They're amazing. It's all about balance, grace, and a bit of craziness.

Starting point is 00:22:28 Kind of like how we manage our lives, right? Absolutely. Spot on, Lex. Speaking of balance, Have you seen the snake charmer? It's mesmerizing how he moved with such calm amidst all this madness. True, it's all about charm and danger, much like us, the super sexy rejects, right? Oh, absolutely. We're the charming risk takers of our own circus.

Starting point is 00:22:52 But hey, let's be careful with these peanut shells. Don't want to slip before our own act. Agreed. Let's enjoy the show and maybe find a trapeze to swing from. After all, what's life without a little adventure? Wow, end scene. I read so much subtext out of this. There's a lot going on in between the lines.

Starting point is 00:23:16 Yeah, of latent flirting happening in the scene. There's something going on there. So, you know, maybe this is the icebreaker you've been waiting for to find true love through the Patreon. I don't know if you know this. This is also a function of the Patreon. If you join. It's a loved challenge. Yeah, you might find true love.

Starting point is 00:23:31 you know, but two, hey, maybe you just find out that you have a perfect professional working relationship and that's hard to find too. Like somebody you can perform with and trust and know that they got your back, that's special too. And that you don't love at all. Yes.

Starting point is 00:23:47 But you get work done. And boy, oh boy, do you get it done? No emotional romantic love button. None. But you're very competent. You're making those paychecks. Most certainly. Yeah.

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