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Summary: A crowd-pleaser for kids
Review: "Ice Age" is an animated movie that will delight most kids. It concerns the adventures of three unlikely comrades - a sloth, a mammoth and a saber-toothed tiger. They discover a lost human baby by a river and decide to find its 'herd'. What the sloth and mammoth do not know is that the tiger is a spy for a group of tigers who want to kill the baby as revenge against its tribe. Since this is a kids' movie, this little problem is happily resolved at the end, but the setup does lend some suspense to the story. Along the way, the little troop has lots of funny adventures, many of them involving sliding around on the ice and falling about in the snow. It's the kind of stuff kids [and some adults] laugh at. The movie has a delightful Looney Tunes feel to it. While the average child may not notice the difference, the downside is that "Ice Age" is not in the same league as other notable recent animated movies. It is neither as gloriously colorful as "Monsters Inc" nor as gleefully demented and hip as "Shrek". For many parents the main entertainment value will be in seeing their children so entertained.
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Summary: Misleading
Review: I felt the trailer for this movie was misleading. One would think Scrat was the lead character but he's lucky to have a full 10 mins of show time. Scrat is the hilarious squirrel/rat character that you see running around with an acorn. Unfortunately, the story is based around 4 other characters that are somewhat entertaining... but you only get a laugh when Scrat makes a short appearance. I'm a fool for buying this movie before viewing it.
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Summary: Funny moments but....
Review: There are some funny moments in this movie, but the overall tone of the film is pretty serious and I do regret buying it.
It does not belong on the same level as PIXAR movies.
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Summary: We will, we will ICE YOU!
Review: I love this movie! The characters are totally loveable, The story, the plot, everything. It all rocks! It's got a cool enviorment too. It's got stuff for kids, and adults. It's funny! It's got suspence! It's got drama! A must have for all!
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Summary: rules
Review: this movie is very funny and etremely cute. it's right up there with shrek. sid is very funny. manifreds okay. zekes the coolest bad guy ever.
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Summary: leaving Pixar behind
Review: Much better than Monsters.Inc or Shrek...
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Summary: cute, fun, enjoyable
Review: "Ice Age" emerges as one of the better animated films of recent years, cleverly designed and even more cleverly written. Scenarists Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson and Peter Ackerman have devised a story set 20,000 years ago about an unlikely trio of companions who find themselves making a long trek through a harsh environment in an effort, ostensibly, to return a baby human to the tribe from which he has become separated. The triumvirate is made up of a deadpan, cynical mammoth, a wisecracking, over-the-top sloth (whose mile-a-minute mouth more than makes up for his legendary slowness) and a malevolent saber-tooth tiger, who learns a thing or two about friendship and teamwork before the adventure is over. "Ice Age" is at its most amusing in those scenes in which the characters make prescient jokes about their own place in the evolutionary scheme of things. One particularly clever scene involves the three travelers discovering what looks like an underground museum of natural history encased in ice, replete with ancient creatures caught in naturally occurring, chain-of-life exhibits. Like most animated films set in the past, "Ice Age" derives much of its humor through the use of anachronism. We chuckle to hear these creatures applying modern, scientific knowledge to the pre-scientific era in which they are living. The animators and designers have done a beautiful job in achieving just the right look for this tale. The backgrounds have a colorful, clean, streamlined look to them, and the animals themselves, in their appearance and design, provide a witty commentary on evolutionary history. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary do superb voiceover work, each achieving just the right tone for the character he has been assigned to play. One could wish, perhaps, for a bit less sentimentality at the end, but that is a minor quibble in a film that works so well for both children and adults. The kids will revel in the cuteness of the animals and the clever action sequences, while adults will savor the sly knowingness of the evolutionary and historical in-jokes. Not bad in an era when most films can't find a way to please even ONE audience demographic.
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Summary: A movie that will be loved by families for years to come!
Review: Kids, adults, seniors, teens...everyone should like "Ice Age." It was funny, it had a good story, it was visually impressive, the voice cast was talented...what else do I need to say here? When an animated movie can feature the development of numerous characters only through the actors' vocal performances, I think that is a great accomplishment. Denis Leary especially, as Diego the sabertooth tiger, goes through so much development. As a villain helping the heroes, it's impossible to see which way he will turn when the climax comes. And when it does come, you feel as if you have just watched something amazing happen. Ray Romano and John Leguizamo also give immense emotional contributions to the story. All the actors gave this movie a charming element that is not encountered often on film. When the movie was over, I wanted more. But I'll be okay; "Ice Age" is a tremendously good movie.
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Summary: Adorable little creatures with a story to tell.
Review: I watched this movie on an airplane from Amsterdam to the United States, and I had my choice of some very interesting others to watch, however, this caught my eye because I wanted something lighthearted, easy on the eyes, and generally good. It was all that. It's the Ice Age, folks, and all the creatures in the world are heading south to avoid the cold. This one poor little sludge gets left behind. He's only an inch or so tall I guess, but he manages to hook up with a woolly mammoth who doesn't want him. There are some mean old lions ready to eat an Indian baby the sludge and the mammoth find, and there is something a lot softer in that hard old mammoth heart than we first think. Adults and children will warm to both characters, and all will be touched by the ending.
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Summary: IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH
Review: ICE AGE IS A MOVIE THAT IS A TEAR JERKER BUT NOT FOR BEING SAD BUT FOR BEING SO HILARIOUS AND JUST PLAIN FUN THAT YOU WILL LAUGH TILL YOU CRY. THE CAST OF CHARACTERS BEHIND THIS GREAT MOVIE IS JUST AMAZING JOHN LEGUIZAMO IS JUST COMEDY. GREAT MOVIE I LOVE IT!!! ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
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