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| Ice Age, 2002 |
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 to return it to its mother: Manny, a depressed woolly mammoth (Ray Romano); Sid, a fast-talking sloth (John Leguizamo); an acorn-crazed squirrel named Scrat (Wedge); and the devilish saber-toothed tiger named Diego (Denis Leary). Before they can complete their mission, the reluctant compatriots will brave pits of boiling lava, dangerous caverns of ice, and even a traitorous plot within their midst. Ice Age (2002) also features the voices of Jack Black, Jane Krakowski, and Goran Visnjic.Ice Age is a buddy adventure film that brings back the nostalgia feeling of long time ago. It might not be as good as it is today, for the technology has grown rapidly, the comedy never gets old. It is a warm family fun with Sid, Manny and Diego.
The characters are well established and the synopsis of the movie entertains the viewers. The inner conflict of Diego is what sells the story. The journey of finding the baby’s parent might seem at times boring but it has its funny moments here there.
Scrat is a side character that really does a great job making the movie funnier. Animation in here is surprisingly good despite it was made on a lesser budget than the other ‘big’ movies. This was the first movie from ‘Blue Sky Studios’ and is still holds up to be the model of their work.
Favorite Quote: (Diego) I don't eat junk food.
Inside Outside Rating: 70%
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