Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (6 November 2007)

The first one was fresh and fun. The second was hysterical. The third was . . . blah.
I went to the theaters with moderate expectations, and I got less than I thought I would. The movie had a "how-many-times-can-we-use-this-gag" feeling to it. It tried to use jokes from the other movies that just weren't funny anymore. This movie is proof that there can be too much of a good thing.
Yes, the animation is spectacular, but that doesn't mean much if there's no soul in the story or script. I sat in my seat the whole time waiting for something that would give me a good laugh, and it never really came. There were a number of chuckles, but aside from that the movie felt tired. Nothing seemed to give that same pain-in-your-ribs laughter that the other films delivered.
The voice actors weren't bad, it was more the script that killed it. There were moments when there seemed to be build up for a good laugh, but it all seemed to deflate before it really happened.
I left the theater feeling even more disappointed than I think I ever have been when it comes to movies. At the end everyone seemed to sit there in there seats watching the credits roll by thinking "it's over? Already?" If you want to watch a good movie . . . don't rent this one.