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Ice Age (2002)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 164
Fresh: 126 | Rotten: 38

Even though Ice Age is treading over the same grounds as Monsters, Inc. and Shrek, it has enough wit and laughs to stand on its own.

Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 8

Even though Ice Age is treading over the same grounds as Monsters, Inc. and Shrek, it has enough wit and laughs to stand on its own.

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Movie Info

A team of "sub-zero heroes" band together to save a human infant in this digitally animated feature from Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge, whose unique lighting software (called "Ray Tracing") sets his visual style apart from earlier CGI efforts. Twenty thousand years ago, the Earth is overrun by freezing temperatures in an Ice Age that is sending all manner of critters scattering in the path of encroaching glaciers. When a lost human infant is discovered, an unlikely quartet of misfits forms

PG, 1 hr. 25 min.

Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Chris Wedge , Carlos Saldanha

Written By: Michael Berg, Michael G. Wilson, Peter Ackerman

In Theaters: Mar 15, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Nov 26, 2002

Box Office:$176.2M

20th Century Fox

Not as cute as it looks.

November 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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In all, we get a visually crisp, though generally tame, offering.

August 9, 2002 Comment

Robert Denerstein

Denver Rocky Mountain News

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Real Ice Ages were no jokes. They lasted about 100,000 years and froze most life on the planet. But as long as Leguizamo's Sid and Wedge's Scrat are on screen, this one warms you with laughter.

July 20, 2002 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

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It's simply a fun, silly comedy, but then what's wrong with that?

May 1, 2002 Comment

Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

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Yet another marvelously funny digital-animation feature.

March 24, 2002 Full Review Source: New York Magazine

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Peter Rainer

New York Magazine

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Ice Age won't drop your jaw, but it will warm your heart, and I'm giving it a strong thumbs up.

March 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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Clever, funny, touching; like a great road movie.

June 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

The highlight of the film turns out to be the character least integral to the "plot" ... [Scrat's] apparently eternal quest for a beloved chestnut...plays like a series of classic cartoon short subjects...

July 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

The story is weak on logic, but the writing is warm and frequently laugh-out-loud funny.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews

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Mark R. Leeper

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Ice Age isn't in the same league as its DreamWorks and Pixar competitors, but it is an enjoyable and well executed film nonetheless.

September 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Ice Age has an unexpected warmth and enough funny lines to make this prehistoric road trip a family-friendly journey.

March 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Scrat, easily the runaway star of Ice Age, is a wonderful wordless creation.

September 24, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Delivers solid laughs and thrills wrapped up in an infectious sense of character.

December 30, 2006 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

There's enough classically derived Road Runner-type fun to keep most family audiences happy. But the characters betray their contrivance.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

a cute film in its own right, and the character that is most to thank for this is the saber-toothed squirrel Scrat

April 5, 2006 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

The movie holds its own pretty well with its lovable characters, notwithstanding its rather predictable story line. (Two-Disc Super-Cool Edition)

March 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

To complain about the lack of originality is to ignore the real wit and joy behind this very fun film.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Michael Dequina

Film Threat

One of the funniest movies of recent times, animated or otherwise.

September 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs

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Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

A pleasantly diverting and quite amusing family flick.

May 13, 2005 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Scott Weinberg

Apollo Guide

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Ice Age isn't anything you've never seen before but it has memorable characters and enough comic spunk to entertain the whole family. The CGI is really crisp and detailed and is more colourful than more recent animated films.

November 4, 2011

Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

Let's start with my favorite animated movie quote, shall we? Sid: "From now on, you shall refer to me only as 'Lord of the Flames'." Manny: "Hey, 'Lord of the Flames'--your tail's on fire." ICE AGE is like SHREK in a frozen journey, where Manny is Shrek and Sid is Donkey. Scrat, of all, has come to the franchise's

June 14, 2011

Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

Ice Age Quotes

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1. Sid: Thanks for waiting. [lies down on geyser]
2. Manny: [with Diego] Three, two, one. [geyser shoots Sid up in the air]
3. Manny: Sure is faithful. [baby claps]
– Submitted by Jakub L (15 days ago)
1. Sid: They left without me. They do this every year. Why? Doesn't anyone love me? Isn't there anyone who cares about Sid the Sloth?
– Submitted by Jakub L (15 days ago)
1. Female Sloth: It's so hard to find a family guy.
2. Female Sloth: Tell me about it. All the sensitive ones get eaten.
– Submitted by Zbigniew Z (30 days ago)
1. Diego: Not you! The baby!
– Submitted by Anthony A (50 days ago)
1. Sid: [Arguing with Diego] I ain't exactly lactating right now, pal!
– Submitted by Anthony A (50 days ago)