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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 ... read more read more...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. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha

Release Date: March 15, 2002

Keywords: family, cute, kids, funny, animated

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DVD Release Date: November 26, 2002

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  • aquateen2
    November 4, 2011
    aquateen2
    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.
  • spielberg00
    September 17, 2011
    spielberg00
    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. Scr... read moreat, of all, has come to the franchise's most fame since this brilliant idea for a cute, animated family movie was first conceived in 2002. He is my favorite character of all of them, as he is always a furry, nutty non sequitur, always appearing at the most random times, always in search for his one acorn. Even still, he has been able to hug it for about two seconds (maybe three, if he's lucky), but he always loses it in a silly, humorous fashion. 'Nuff said. ICE AGE is a lovable comedy for the whole family, and it's one of the few family comedies within the last ten years that isn't "scatological jokes galore!" every second. If you haven't seen it, I humbly pity you. Rent it--I don't care if you don't have kids. Rent it for yourself and you'll easily enjoy it on your own.
  • murphmann93
    June 24, 2011
    murphmann93
    I really didn't like it...
  • FilmFanatik
    June 10, 2011
    FilmFanatik
    I know FX really ran the hell out of this one, but this was a really fun little movie. It's meant to be for families, but it seems more for everybody if you ask me. It's a lot of fun and has a lot of replay value...which is maybe why it's always being repeated on tv. Unfortunatel... read morey, they decided to make sequels. Like the Shrek series, one movie was enough. I don't really care for the sequels and the new characters they added into the mix. I'll just stick with the first one. :)
  • DreamExtractor
    March 23, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    A very good movie, maybe to dramatic at times for kids, but for older kids I think they'll like it better.
  • skeletonking101
    December 20, 2010
    skeletonking101
    Pretty good and original animated film
  • theunknownhobo
    November 16, 2010
    theunknownhobo
    Love this movie.
  • Deano78
    August 21, 2010
    Deano78
    Probably the funniest animation film love the Scrat character! lol
  • TheMachinist
    August 12, 2010
    TheMachinist
    "I don't know about you guys but we are the weirdest herd I've ever seen."

    Most of you don't probably know but it was really close that 'Ice Age' wouldn't have been made as it then was made. Fox Animation Studios was shut down after the disasterous "success" of 'Titan A.E' but '... read moreIce Age', which was during that time in pre-production, was seen as a possible hit. It was intended to be done in classical 2D but Blue Sky Studios, who was given the project, wanted to make it with CGI. It would've been such a shame if 'Ice Age' would never been made. It's a classic!

    The film starts with one of the most lovable animation characters ever seen on the big screen, Scrat the sabretooth squirrel. Scrat causes an avalanche by trying to hide an acorn and in result he tries to avoid the disaster but fails. In the continuing scene, we are introduced to the main characters, Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the sabretooth tiger. This film had me by now.

    Humans are shown early on in the movie in a scene were sabretooth's attack their village. The village chief's wife escapes, barely. As her final act, she gives her child to Manny, who accidently comes to the scene. The duo of Manny and Sid attempt to get the kid back to the humans and they get aid from Diego, who has his own intentions with the kid...

    This film is simply wonderful. The story is simple yet very functional with lots of humor. The odd bunch of mammals journey to get the kid back result in several funny scenes, for example the one with the rhino's, the dumb dodo's and basically... themselves. Along the way, parts of the characters past are shown, giving some precious depth to the characters. Manny is clearly the main character of 'em all but Sid and the important subcharacter Scrat, are the ones who are the funny ones.

    The animation is still, 8 years later, top-notch. Clearly the technology has gotten better but there is a lot of detail in the characters, like their furs. In comparison with newer animations, 'Ice Age' has nothing to be "ashamed" of. This film is a feast for the eyes.

    The voice actors have been cast wonderfully. Ray Romano as Manny is kinda "sad" in his own role. The mammoth has lost his family and thinks that he is the only one left of his species. Romano excels in the part as the sarcastic loner. John Leguizamo is superb as Sid. There's so many lines that could be quoted by him and the way he simply looks and acts is funny as hell. Leguizamo proves that he is a versatile actor, if you compare his works in live features and this one. Denis Leary, who is in my opinion one of the funniest guys alive, is kinda left alone. The potential is not totally used as bits of Leary's charisma and wit is shown rarely. Jack Black does a small part as a dumb and dumber sabretooth, a couple of years before his breakthrough.

    'Ice Age' comes highly recommended to all, no matter the age. It doesn't matter if you watch this movie alone or with friends and family. It gives so much pleasure with it's off-beat bunch of quirky figures. And as a reminder, Scrat is a legend by now...
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Critic Reviews

November 28, 2002
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Not as cute as it looks. Full Review

Robert Denerstein
August 9, 2002
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

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

Michael Wilmington
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

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. Full Review

Kirk Honeycutt
May 1, 2002
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

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

Peter Rainer
March 24, 2002
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

Yet another marvelously funny digital-animation feature. Full Review

Richard Roeper
March 19, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

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

Joe Leydon
March 18, 2002
Joe Leydon, Variety

It's clever enough to amuse adults, yet sufficiently kid-friendly to delight tykes with diminutive attention spans. Full Review

Liam Lacey
March 18, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

No evolutionary leap forward in the world of computer-generated animation, just another palatable, familiar children's diversion in shiny new form. Full Review

Desson Thomson
March 15, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Family entertainment at its most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

Ann Hornaday
March 15, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Full of visual dazzle, engaging characters and a reasonably sprightly narrative. Full Review

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    • Diego: Whoo, YEAH! Who's up for round TWO? [pause; embarrassed] Um, t-t-tell the kid to be more careful.
    • Sid: Well, I think mating for life is stupid. I mean, there's plenty of Sid to go around.
    • Diego: I've heard of these crackpots.
    • Diego: The baby? Please. I was just returning it to its herd.
    • Sid: Oh, yeah. Nice try, Bucktooth.
    • Diego: You calling me a liar?
    • Sid: I didn't say that.
    • Diego: You were thinking it.
    • Sid: [whispering, to Manny] I don't like this cat. He reads minds.
    • Sid: [about the baby] I bet he's hungry.
    • Manny: How 'bout some milk?
    • Sid: Ooh, I'd love some!
    • Diego: Not you. The baby.
    • Sid: Well, I ain't exactly lactating right now, pal.
    • Diego: You're a little low on the food chain to be mouthing off, aren't you...
    • Manny: [in a shout that echoes] ENOUGH!
    • Manny: Diego, spit that out. You don't know where it's been.
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