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Rating:  - "Wow, Dinner AND a show..."
If you liked Shrek or Monsters, Inc, then you'll probably like Ice Age. It's another Computer generated movie that has a plot every bit as good as Shrek, Toy Story, or Monsters, Inc.When all the animals head south for the annual migration, one mammoth named Manfred and a smooth talking and late sleeping sloth called Sid are two of the only animals left in the area. They happen to stumble across a human baby and a fast-talking, "uber-tracker" saber toothed tiger, Diego. The three decide to return the baby to his father, who had headed north to the settlement on the other side of the glacier. On the way north they encounter a pair of rhinos waxing poetic about dandelions, sloths bathing in mud pools, a pack of dodos who have prepared for the ice age by putting away three melons, and of course, Scrat, a saber toothed squirrel who spends most of his day hiding acorns and then trying to find them. Scrat doesn't have a whole lot of luck with the hiding part though. Besides a basic plot that kids can follow with ease, there are other layers of depth to the plot. Why does Diego want to return the baby s? Why is Manny so grumpy and dislike humans? Can Sid do anything besides smooth talk the ladies and get in trouble? What happens to poor Scrat and his acorns? All in all it's a great family movie, with parts for both the adults and children in a family enjoy, and a lot of comic relief.
Rating: - Yet Another Great Animated Kid¿s Comedy
In the grand tradition of great prehistoric kids movies like "The Land Before Time" and "Dinosaur," "Ice Age" is yet another great comedy-adventure appropriate for the kids and the whole family.THE STORY: As the title implies, set in the Ice Age, Manfred the Woolly-Mammoth (voiced by "Everybody Loves" Ray Romano) Sid the Tree-Sloth (voiced by John Leguizamo) along with unlikely travel partner Diego the Saber-Toothed Tiger (voiced by Dennis Leary), find a lost human baby and endure the harsh weather conditions and assorted weird (and sometimes dangerous) creatures of the Paleolithic world as they attempt to reunite the baby with its human family (who maybe even more dangerous to them than their harsh environment). THE COOL THINGS: In all, if you're a fan of pre-history or the Discovery Channel you'll get to see tons of really cool prehistoric animals like mammoths, sloths, early Rhinos, sabretooths, dodos, other assorted cool animals as well early homo erectus man. In addition to seeing the wonders of the early earth (including all the glaciers and volcanoes), the story itself is pretty touching as well as the cast of characters learn the value of family and friendship. Like most kid's movies of late, slapstick as well as other forms of comedy abound in this movie as the unlikely and wacky cast of characters make their way around coming across tons of hilarious situations including a flock of weird do-dos and a down on his luck little critter. WARNINGS: Pre-historic earth, while wondrous, has its share of dangers. There are a few violent scenes (mild) that may be a little much for some of the younger kids including some vicious saber-tooths and (*GASP*) some equally violent human hunters. THE VERDICT: Overall though, you can't go wrong with this one. Much like others in this genre like Shrek, Monter's Inc, and the Land Before Time, the nice story combined with lovable characters and off-beat comedy is sure to be a winner with all viewers. Whether you're a family with young children, a couple out on a date of just friends catching a movie, this movie should please. Highly Recommended
Rating: - Very good movie!
Ice Age is an impressive attempt from 20th Century Fox to enter the world of animation (it should be worth noting that Ice Age is 20th Century Fox's final animated movie, since their animation studios has been shut down due to financial difficulties), and they succeed with flying colors. The story is very ingenious and centers on the importance of friendship as the three mammals (a sloth, a mammel, and a sabertooth tiger) return a lost baby to his tribe. The friendship between Mandfed the mammoth and Sid the sloth is very similar to that of Donkey and Shrek in "Shrek," and I enjoyed the scene where the mammals are chasing the baby through the ice caverns. And let's not forget Scrat--he definitely steals the show throughout the movie, and all because he wanted to find a place to bury his acorn.
Ice Age is fabulous, but even this movie, Shrek, and Monsters, Inc. can never top the animation in the movie Toy Story. Still, I do plan on buying the DVD of Ice Age when it comes out later this year (I'm guessing the DVD will be released during the Christmas holidays).
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