About (disambiguation)

The Marco franchise has always been dominating the animation universe for over 15 years since the original film came out in 2005, and introduced us several characters whom we fell in love (and grew up) with, gave us exciting action scenes, provided us lots of very hysterical comedy, and brought us unforgettable emotional moments with its characters- and of course, this beloved franchise also gave us Joaquin & Emiliano (and the kiddos). In this Fandom article, I will explain why Marco 4 (in my personal opinion) is the best film in the Marco franchise. Anyway, without further ado, let's start!

Why It's Really Great
For many people (and die-hard fans of the franchise), Marco & Marco 3 are among their top favorites, but I'll have to say that Marco 4 is actually the best one in the franchise. Now, Marco & Marco 3 had its moments, but what's so special about this fourth installment is that it combines the usual Marco elements that made those movies extremely good and multiplies it by four with some added mystery & suspense (such as the scene where Marco disguises himself as a detective in order to enter Edgar's abandoned haunted mansion). The animation's incredibly top-notch (and better than its predecessors, which also have very beautiful animation) with wonderful eye-catching visuals (such as the fair and Lake Conroe scenes) and awesome cinematography (such as the Superyacht scene, for example), and you're wondering... how did Anaya Animation & Actors 3D do that? (I don't know, just ask them). The characters we fell in love with are still lovable as always and the new characters are also very lovable too, with Ian being a patricular standout (because he's very amusing as he has great catchphrases like: "WOOHOO YEAH!" and "YEAH BABY!", and other more informal ones like "you can overcome the bad things in life with the good things" and "deal's a deal"). What's more amazing about this film is indeed the film's villain: Edgar. He literally steals every scene he's in (and the idea of him no longer being the popular rapper he used to be all because of him wanting to be a gangster & live a life of villainy, and later getting revenge on the music industry is indeed very original; it also reflects some teens today who live bad lives for themselves and rely on drugs, gangs, etc.) Also, how he's written and animated is just as highly expressive as Marco's, and Trey Parker's solid performance of Edgar is really good. What I also like about this film is the sheer chemistry between Marco & the girls (Mikayla & Aileene), it's just so cute to watch them be together, whether it be Marco & Mikayla (their romance worked really well in the "Billie Jean" scene despite them having an awkward dinner night) or Marco & Aileene (which, ironically, didn't get along with each other at first in the original film; however, here we see a newly different Aileene whom Marco actually... enamors with). The action scenes are a HUGE BLAST (yeah, I know Marco 3's were awesome, but this one's even more awesome), especially the final battle & the rap/hip-hop vs. pop dance fight at the film's climax, it's just so darn awesome! Seeing Marco & the gang tackle Edgar's huge tyrannical E-Bot at Iandonia is like watching some first-class Hollywood action flick, and the part after that when Marco & Edgar do some dance fight to the S.S Edgar with the film's intensity rising... and also when Marco & Ian ALMOST fall down the water and get defeated by Edgar's huge toy laser machines... I know, it's just THAT suspenseful! Everything else about this sequel is also great