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7.4/10 • 13K

2002-03-101h 21m

AnimationComedyFamilyAdventure

They came. They thawed. They conquered.

With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. Along the way, the unlikely allies become friends but, when enemies attack, their quest takes on far nobler aims.

Directors
Chris Wedge
Editors
John Carnochan

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Ray Romano

    Ray Romano

    Manny (voice)

  2. John Leguizamo

    John Leguizamo

    Sid (voice)

  3. Denis Leary

    Denis Leary

    Diego (voice)

  4. Goran Višnjić

    Goran Višnjić

    Soto (voice)

  5. Jack Black

    Jack Black

    Zeke (voice)

  6. Cedric the Entertainer

    Cedric the Entertainer

    Carl (voice)

  7. Stephen Root

    Stephen Root

    Frank / Start (voice)

  8. Diedrich Bader

    Diedrich Bader

    Oscar (voice)

  9. Alan Tudyk

    Alan Tudyk

    Lenny / Oscar / Dab (voice)

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CinemaSerf

Aug 13, 2022

7/10

"Manfred" the mammoth is heading north just as just about every other critter is migrating the other way to avoid the harsh winter. Unfortunately for him, he encounters the sleepy-head sloth "Sid" whom he rescues from a pair of rhinos, only to bitterly regret his kindness as this pesky mammal is soon getting on his nerves. Meantime, a pride of sabre-toothed tigers are plotting revenge on a human village whose hunting parties have taken their toll on their now dwindling numbers. Their target is a baby - but luckily it's mother manages to plunge it off a waterfall where, drenched, it is rescued by our two squabbling travellers. The tigers still haven't given up hope of securing their rather meagre lunch, and "Diego" - a sort of wily and menacing character is charged with luring the party to an ambush at "half peak" where their trap will be sprung.... This is all fairly predictable fayre, to be honest. You just know that the initial hostilities will all mellow and that teamwork, resilience and loyalty will prevail. It's not without it's humour though, and there are some fun animated action scenes that use well the surrounding snowy scenarios. Personally I found it better when it was just the beasties, the human angle was a little dull and didn't really add much. Some good scoring mixing modern with classical styles, a bit of fun ice skating and "Diego" did rather enjoyably remind me of "Scar" from the "Lion King" (1994). I saw it on my own at a cinema this morning which was a shame - it's a solid story with some reasonable characterisations and the animation is efficient rather than ground breaking. Certainly it is all just a bit too derivative, but 20 years on, it still has traction and I did rather enjoy it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$59,000,000.00
Revenue
$383,257,136.00
Keywords
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