Composer:
David NewmanCast:
Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Cedric the Entertainer, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Jane Krakowski, Josh Hamilton (more)VOD (3)
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Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe. (official distributor synopsis)
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It's now essentially a classic fairy tale of modern animation. Great characters carry a fairly straightforward story about a group of animals trying to save a human child. The squirrel also helps a lot, becoming an independent brand within the film and getting more space in subsequent sequels. I think once you see this film, you'll remember the characters, and it will leave an impression on you.
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My favorite animated film that is always somehow able to get to me. The strange trio of prehistoric creatures, supplemented by a cute little creature, has such a very strange poetics, humor, kindness and tension in it, which often works incredibly allusively for an animated film - for example, Manny's wordless memory in an ice cave... The eye play of those computer-generated creatures is flawless and one learns to love them, even by forgiving them for the thinner plot, which is set up by excellent (but still only) digressions. It is probably useless to talk about the tragic character of the Scrat squirrel, for which even the timeless and wandering Ahasver would shed a tear.
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Very nice. A pleasant little watch, I might say :). For the time it was made, the animation is more than decent and considering it’s “just" a movie for kids the story is very good and has some really strong moments. The prehistoric critters are all amazing, starting with the piggies, ending with Scrat and in fact you’ll end up loving them all. The main trio is excellently chosen and give us great entertainment the whole journey to find the mute representatives of our species. And the little squirt was just adorable. In short, I would happily watch Ice Age again anytime.
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“Well, that’s the ice age for you..." Dr. Emmet Brown might have said. But he would have been surprised what fun they had back then. Primeval squirrel Scratch and its bonus adventure on DVD are so timeless, cult and the best thing I ever saw of classic animated slapstick gets a clear five stars. Unfortunately the main feature is simply rather bland family average.
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The sentimentality at the end is too much, but I still give it four stars, especially for the brilliant scene with the flock of dodos and the squirrel sketch. If you want to enjoy the squirrel more, check out the Gone Nutty DVD bonus with it, it's better than the whole movie put together.
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