Here is a family movie from which absolutely nothing is expected, and yet it's one of the week's best releases: a muscular, potent and very funny film.
- Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK], October 18, 2012
"The best of the Madagascar films" might not be the most ringing endorsement ever committed to newsprint, but DreamWorks Animation has finally found the franchise's groove in this pyrotechnic third instalment.
- Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph, October 18, 2012
This is that rare thing: a franchise that grows more winning with each instalment.
- Guy Lodge, Time Out, October 16, 2012
While it may blunder down the odd comedy cul-de-sac, Madagascar 3 is often inspired and very, very funny.
- Chris Hewitt (UK), Empire Magazine, October 15, 2012
In what could have been an extreme reaction to a paranoid fear of going stale, the film's directing triad - Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell and Conrad Vernon - have dialled up the crazy big-time; the pace of Mad3 is relentless.
- Jim Schembri, 3AW, September 15, 2012
Bright, colourful and fun.
- David Michael Brown, Empire Magazine Australasia, September 13, 2012
Genuinely funny and gleefully entertaining, its creators aren't afraid to throw everything they've got at the screen to see what sticks - and a lot of it does.
- CJ Johnson, FILMINK (Australia), September 13, 2012
For now, it is a downright delight to sit back and watch the likes of the loony lemur king Julien do anything and everything to entertain you.
- Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia), September 13, 2012
Perhaps the spectacle overwhelms the characters at times but this is a fun addition to this particular series.
- Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia), September 13, 2012
Fast, fun and glowing with neon delight, this third effort in the franchise is enough to encourage kids to seek out their own animal sanctuary.
- Ed Gibbs, The Sun Herald, September 09, 2012
A vivacious 3D kaleidoscope of colour, dazzle and show, this third in the franchise simply bursts with joie de vivre, goofy humour and innovative ideas
- Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile, September 09, 2012
From time to time the improbable occurs: A sequel outdoes its original.
- Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, June 08, 2012
The screenplay, by Eric Darnell and Noah Baumbach, churns out the snappy witticisms with admirable creative gusto, but it whizzes along at such a frenetic pace that you'll probably miss half of them.
- Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle, June 08, 2012
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A sugar high that inevitably fades with time.
- Sophie Monks Kaufman, Little White Lies, October 24, 2012
You don't have to be a child of four to enjoy this series, but it helps.
- Nigel Andrews, Financial Times, October 18, 2012
Better than its predecessor but worse than most other things.
- Charlie Lyne, Ultra Culture, July 06, 2012
