Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Carlos Saldanha
Mike Thurmeier (co-director)

Writers:

Peter Ackerman (screenplay)
Michael Berg (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 heinäkuu 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

Plot:

When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.

Plot Keywords:

Dinosaur | Rescue | Egg | Lost World | Ice Age

Cast

Eunice Cho	...	Madison (Diatryma Girl) (voice)
Karen Disher	...	Scratte (voice)
Harrison Fahn	...	Glypto Boy (voice)
Maile Flanagan	...	Aardvark Mom (voice)
Jason Fricchione	...	Adult Molehog Male (voice)
Bill Hader	...	Gazelle (voice)
Kelly Keaton	...	Molehog Mom / Shovelmouth Mom (voice)
Joey King	...	Beaver Girl (voice)
Queen Latifah	...	Ellie (voice)
Denis Leary	...	Diego (voice)
Allegra Leguizamo	...	Aardvark Girl (voice)
John Leguizamo	...	Sid (voice)
Lucas Leguizamo	...	Aardvark Boy / Beaver Kid #2 (voice)
Clea Lewis	...	Start Mom (voice)
Jane Lynch	...	Diatryma Mom (voice)

Also Known As:

Ice Age 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild rude humor and peril.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:All | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #45289) | Norway:7 | Ireland:G | Singapore:G | Finland:K-7 | Denmark:7 | Hong Kong:I | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:6 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | Australia:PG | Mexico:AA | Japan:G | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Taiwan:GP | Turkey:G

Company:

Blue Sky Studios

Trivia:

Before Buck starts to escort the herd to rescue Sid in the underworld he says "abandon hope all ye who enter there", a reference to the inscription above the gates to hell according to Dante Alighieri, Italian poet and author of Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy).

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The ankylosaurus (armored dinosaur with clubbed tail) is shown chasing the main characters, as if it was a carnivore. In real life, though, an ankylosaur might have reacted aggressively towards anything it viewed as a threat, even if it wasn't a predator, so in the film it might have been chasing the main characters off because it felt threatened by them.

Quotes:

Buck: [stopping Manny and the herd from moving on] Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! Whoa! What, you-you think this is some sort of tropical getaway? You can't protect your mate, mate. What are you gonna do with those-those flimsy tusks when you run into the Beast?
Crash: Wait. You mean there's something *bigger* than Mommy Dinosaur?
Buck: Aye.
Eddie: "Eye"?
Buck: Aye aye. He's the one that gave me *this*
[pointing to his missing eye, which is covered in a patch]
Eddie: Whoa. He gave you that patch?
Crash: For free? That's so cool.
Eddie: Yeah, maybe he'll give *us* one, too!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Soundtrack:

You'll never find another love like mine

Ice Age 3 delivers the goods, and appeals to grown-ups and kids alike

My wife and I attended an early press screening for the third Ice Age installment two weeks ago and had a wonderful time. The film easily tops the second outing of the series, and is right on par with the first - with just the right mixture of new characters and settings vs. the older ones we've all grown to love (especially Scrat. I can watch a whole movie with this guy).

This time around, Manny and Ellie are expecting a baby mammoth, something that leads to unexpected responds from Diego and Sid. When Sid decides to become a parent himself in return, he steals three giant eggs he accidentally bumps into, only to later realize they're dinosaur eggs that belong to a pretty angry mother. When mother-dinosaur kidnaps Sid, it's up to Manny and friends to return him home safely. Adventures ensue as they find out that underneath their icy world lives a land filled with enormous and sometimes menacing dinosaurs, one which our friends would need to cross in order to rescue Sid.

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is cute but not insulting, the visuals are stunning and if you forgive the obvious historical loophole (there were no dinosaurs during the Ice Age) you can actually have quite a good time. The dinosaurs add a lot to the plot, and there's actually a very cool, nice sense of adventure throughout the film, one that was somewhat missing (in my opinion) from the previous installment. All this adds to a fun and thrilling experience - alongside the visuals, jokes and general good atmosphere.

To sum things up - Ice Age 3 is an above average animated film, that'll appeal to grown-ups and kids alike. I gave it 9 out of 10.