Ice Age (2002)

the audience applauded

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

When I saw this I hadn't seen "Ice Age" in about 7 or 8 years. Now when I re-watch a movie from my childhood, I like it the same, better, or less. I liked "Ice Age" sort of the same but a little less. The movie is about Manny, Sid, and Diego who help a baby find his home. Manny hates him though, Siid loves him, and Diego wants to EAT him. There are many positives, there's a good story, it's original, the animation is decent, and I even laughed a few times, something I rarely do when watching animated movies. However, I felt a couple scenes were slow and most importantly, it mentions evolution and mentions that it is correct. The movie is set "20 million years ago" and characters speak of "evolving" traits, like flying. One character, Scrat, tries to catch an acorn. At the end, he is frozen in ice 20,000 years later. Really? How is he still alive. And don't say "it's a cartoon" because name one cartoon character that is 20,000 years old. Scrat can be that old and Adam couldn't live to be 530? All in all, "Ice Age" is a good movie, but if you are a creationist like me, beware of the evolution talk.

Ice Age is one of my favorite animations, watched a lot as a child, and I reviewed already a teenager, and I still like as before, the characters are fun, Manny, Diego and Sid trio is very good, lots of laughs, the work of actors in the voice of the characters is very good, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Chris Wedge, Jack Black and etc, the animation is very well done, the script is good, has great moments, scenes with the Tigers are good, and also has moments that can thrills, the rhythm is good, the soundtrack is good, the Ice Age saga began promising, had fun sequences, more well below the first film. Note 8.4

Establishing Blue Sky Studios as the new player in the computer animation arena after both Pixar & DreamWorks Animation had made their mark, Ice Age is a sensibly crafted, delightfully humoured & wonderfully narrated adventure comedy that packs in an interesting set of pre-historic characters, manages to be surprisingly touching on few occasions & is thoroughly amusing from start to finish.The story of Ice Age takes place during the advent of the titular global phenomenon and follows a woolly mammoth named Manny, a ground sloth named Sid & a saber-toothed cat named Diego who, after coming across a human child & ultimately deciding to return him to his tribe, embark on an exciting adventure while braving the harsh conditions & unexpected challenges of the worsening weather.Directed by Chris Wedge & Carlos Saldanha, Ice Age sets its lighthearted tone right within the opening segment that follows a squirrel's obsession with acorn and this side story keeps recurring throughout the movie to provide the comic relief. The main plot itself is brilliantly narrated, the characters are introduced without swaying from the main premise, and it has plenty of laughs in store for everyone.The relationship between the characters develops naturally, the computer animation appears a bit dated today yet it's top-notch for its time, the pre-historic animals are nicely designed & rendered on the screen, the cold colour palette, smooth camera-work, fine editing & adventurous score also helps in uplifting the experience while Ray Romano, John Leguizamo & Denis Leary chip in with fitting voice work.On an overall scale, Ice Age marks a promising start for Blue Sky Studios and delivers the goods in sufficient doses to succeed as an enjoyable, entertaining & satisfying picture that will appease the appetite of both kids & adults. Wonderfully balancing its moments of comedy with sincere drama, further strengthened by terrific chemistry between its three characters, and exploring the theme of friendship with genuine warmth, Ice Age is definitely worth a shot.

This is a fun and well made family movie for all ages. But it's not only fun it also has heart. The story deals with three prehistoric animals trying to get a baby back to This movie is fun with lots of goods jokes but it also has heart in dealing with the mammoth Manny's tragic past and the group's relationship with the baby. This is fun well made family entertainment of high quality.The voice acting is great the leads all being played by well-known comedians. Cedric the Entertainer is also in there as is future Disney regular Alan Tudyk.The story is good, The cast is good, It has heart and humor all around a really good family film for young and old a like !