Ice Age (Single-Disc Edition)
by Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge
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Actor: Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, John Leguizamo, Ray RomanoDirector: Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge
Brand: TCFHE
Writer: Doug Compton
Writer: Galen T. Chu
Writer: James Bresnahan
Writer: Jeff Siergey
Writer: Michael Berg
Writer: Michael J. Wilson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 81 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
Movie Reviews of Ice Age (Single-Disc Edition)
Movie Review: One delicious nut...
Summary: 5 Stars
Friendship, loyalty...danger, adventure...love, family; these are all just some of the many themes presented in delightful form in this crowd pleasing animated feature staring some prehistoric creatures.
With the vocal talents of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo (perfectly cast as the awkward sloth), Denis Leary and minor moments with Jack Black and Cedric the Entertainer, `Ice Age' has the comedic talent to back up its premise. The film tells the story of a lonely mammoth named Manfred. With the rest of civilization (or animal-kind) heading south, Manfred finds himself working against nature (as is his nature) until he meets an obnoxious creature named Sid who, through a series of events, changes Manfred's course. They soon encounter a dying human mother who has just been attached (along with her village) by some dastardly saber-toothed tigers. Before she expires, this human hands off her child to the unlikely pair who then make it their goal to return the child to his tribe. Before they can make any progress, they are accosted by Diego, one of the saber-toothed tigers. Scheming to get the child for himself (and his pack) he pretends to have the child's best interest at heart, and accompanies Manfred and Sid on their journey to find the humans.
That's pretty much the movie in a nutshell.
What I loved so much about this film is that it doesn't beat you over with sentiment and poignancy, but it subtly wraps those important themes around endless scenes of warm hearted comedy. The film is just really, really funny. The sequences never seem to be lacking, whether it be physical comedy or witty intellect or even slapstick child-like comedy. The film perfectly fuses the three variations of comedic delivery into a nicely balanced feature film.
And who doesn't think that Scrat is like the best animated character of all time?
In the end I am more than pleased with this film. It is not the best animated film of all time, but it deserves more respect than I think it garners. It is nice to see that more animated films are carrying weightier messages and delivering strongly, and I applaud Pixar for taking the lead in adding depth to a genre that is all too often disregarded as `childsplay' (I am at fault of this very act of blasphemy in the past), but we don't want to forget that the heart of the animated feature lies in the smile plastered on our son or daughter's face, and it is films like `Ice Age' that bring those smiles in spades.
Summary of Ice Age (Single-Disc Edition)
They came... they thawed... they conquered the hearts of audiences everywhere in the coolest animated adventure of all time! Heading south to avoid the bad case of global frostbite, a group of migrating misfit creatures embark on a hilarious quest to reunite a human baby with his tribe. Featuring an all-star voice cast, including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary, ICE AGE is "a pure delight" (New York Daily News) for all ages!Just as A Bug's Life was a computer-animated comedy inspired by Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai, the funny and often enthralling Ice Age is a digital re-imagining of the Western Three Godfathers. The heroes of this unofficial remake (set 20,000 years ago, during the titular Paleolithic era) are a taciturn mastodon named Manfred (voiced by Ray Romano), an annoying sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo), and a duplicitous saber-toothed tiger, Diego (Denis Leary). The unlikely team encounters a dying, human mother who relinquishes her chirpy toddler to the care of these critters. Hoping, against all odds, to return the little guy to his migrating tribe, Manfred and his associates need to establish trust among themselves, not an easy thing in a harsh world of predators, prey, and pushy glaciers. Audiences that have become accustomed to the rounded, polished, storybook look of Pixar's house brand of computer animation (Monsters, Inc.) will find the blunt edges and chilly brilliance of Ice Age--evoking the harsh, dangerous environment of a frozen world--a wholly different, and equally pleasing, trip. Recommended for ages 4 and up. --Tom Keogh
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