Joaquin & Emiliano: The Movie

Joaquin & Emiliano: The Movie is a 2018 3D Marcanese-American comedy film, serving as a spinoff to the Marco franchise. Produced by Actors 3D Entertainment & Anaya Animation for Columbia Pictures & Universal Pictures, it was directed by Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda, and produced by Chris Melendari. It stars the voices of Coffin (as Joaquin & Emiliano), Rob Riggle, Jordan Peele, Thomas Middleditch, Debi Derryberry, Rob Paulsen, Steve Buscemi, Conrad Vernon, Kristen Bell, and Geoffrey Rush. Joaquin & Emiliano: The Movie went to theaters December 7, 2018 and recieved universal acclaim from critics; it was also a box office hit, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of 2018 and the highest-grossing film in the Marco franchise.

Why It's Great

 * Just like the Marco movies, it has very amazing photo-realistic animation (especially for 2018). There's also scenes in the movie that use 2D/3D animation and a puppet scene as well.
 * The Columbia Pictures/Universal fanfare and the introduction to this film were both funny and outstanding.
 * This film stays true to its titular characters it really feels like their own movie (thanks to the film's humor)
 * It has a simple, yet interesting story about Joaquin & Emiliano finding (and later, rescuing) their parents.
 * Many gut-bustingly hillarious jokes throughout the film, including the chicken scene, Noah's introduction scene, and the wagon scene.
 * Great voice acting, most notably from Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, and Kristen Bell
 * The characters are still fun and lovable. The new characters are great, too (maybe except for Newton, see BQ #2); the scenes with Noah are so hillarious.
 * The action scenes are really entertaining to watch.
 * The film also has sweet and heartwarming moments, as well as morals about the importance of parents, friendship, and teamwork..
 * Fantastic and catchy music score by Heitor Periera. Also, the kids' performance of "Sweet Caroline" is very good.
 * Very nice ending, as it has Marco and his friends playing with snow for the first time.
 * Hillarious and memorable quotes, like "oh my goodness..."
 * Hillarious and memorable quotes, like "oh my goodness..."

Bad Qualities

 * Bryan is kind of a weak villain. Although he goes as far as kidnapping the kids' parents as slaves, he isn't that entertaining compared to the previous antagonists, especially Edgar. Besides, Bryan was Edgar's sidekick and recycling him as the main antagonist of this film feels rather lazy.
 * Newton can get annoying at times.
 * The Con of Doom scene can get quite dark for a children's film.