Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Release Date: 01 July 2009
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Starring: John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Simon Pegg
Details: USA / 94mins (G)

While Pixar certainly trail blazed a whole new way of thinking when it came to animated features, both in terms of execution and character, others have quickly boarded the CGI train; and few more successfully than Fox with the first Ice Age film. A huge hit was followed by a below par sequel, and while this instalment is pretty much "more of the same", there is still enough here to keep the kids (and their accompanying parents) amused for an hour and half.

This time out, the gang have all become pretty domesticated; Manny and Ellie prepare for the arrival of a newborn, while Sid's biological clock soon starts ticking, too. But when Sid is abducted by a creature thought to be extinct, the guys must venture underground to a whole new world seemingly lost when the Ice Age started. There they meet Buck, a slightly unhinged, but heroic weasel, who ventured to this world a long time ago to battle a dangerous mythical creature called Rory, that may or may not be tailing the guys.

Packing in more action that the first two films combined, this is often fun, sometimes amusing, but hardly groundbreaking work - nor is it meant to be. There are enough gags here to keep older audiences members entertained for the most part, while the heavy inclusion of a Scrat subplot, where he finds love, will also delight many.

At times it can prove tiresome, especially when hammering home the underlining theme of family. We all know family is important, and we don't need another American movie reminding us of that. Also, the inclusion of a lost world of Dinosaurs does come off as grasping at straws, slightly. That said, new character Buck does provide a surprising amount of laughs, and the aforementioned message, although sigh-worthy, is graciously delivered through laughs. There are much worse ways to distract the kids while they're on school holidays; just be wary of the obligatory repeated viewings on DVD - it won't hold up nearly as well as the original.

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BORING - ihatepopcorn

Loved ice-ages 1&2 but couldn't tolerate this one, it just dragged on with no proper sense of plot or subplot.. a pure money maker, throughly disappointing.
Review Published 19 November 2009

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ALAN - HAD

i have never seen it ha ha ha i am coming to great YOU.!!!!!!
Review Published 31 August 2009

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average..! - hey-man666

this is a genuinely funny and entertaining film for the first 20 minutes or so but it gets a bit cheesy then.simon pegg is really good in it.recommended for kids
Review Published 13 August 2009

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Ok ish.... - Yummyyam

Thought it wasn't as funny as the first one. I really thought that it was a remake of Jurassic Park 3 with all the dinosaurs...
Review Published 08 August 2009

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Well worth watching in 3D - HTI

The lastet Ice Age saga is a good solid made movie with a storyline that as expected is a slightly querky sequle to the last part. The story flows naturally and at no time is in danger of booring the... MORE
Review Published 03 August 2009

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ice age = awesome ;D - carrot

The 3-D in this movie was fantastic, at every moment i felt myself nearly crying with laughter, ice age is one of my favourite films, i have watched all 3 now, and they have all been amazingly good... MORE
Review Published 21 July 2009

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Great - Lorraine

Brought my daughter to see this, and it was better than expected, 3D were brill.
Review Published 17 July 2009

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ice age- 4 ever - denny fresh

Simply fantastic!!!
Review Published 17 July 2009

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Ice age 3 - Chris24

Overtones of family values reverbrates throughout this movie. Whilst being lightyears better than the second movie it still doesnt carry the glow of the original ice age. New Character Buck is very... MORE
Review Published 17 July 2009

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nice age!!! - Pets

this film was brilliant!!! i brought my little sister etc to it it was great, the 3d graphics wer increible it rly made the movie!!! not to mention the comical moments throughout most of the movie!!!... MORE
Review Published 16 July 2009

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Ice Age - Twilight LOVER

oh it was brilliant.. you must see it... Buck and Sid are my favourite..!!!
Review Published 16 July 2009

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Ice Age 3-D - Fray-Fray

After seeing this movie twice i can honestly say Ice Age 3 has lived up to expectations!!!!!!!! The 3D graphics were spectacular!!!! And really gripped the younger and older audiences from the first... MORE
Review Published 14 July 2009

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Awesome - Oli

After the slightly disappointing Ice Age 2, I was delighted to see the writers back on form for Ice Age 3. From Sid and his egg children to Buck the one eyed (and very crazy) Weasel, IA3 is just full... MORE
Review Published 09 July 2009

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Very Impressed - stu112

I was really impressed by the film. A problem that many sequels run into is that they rely too heavily on the name of the franchise and hope it will blind the audience into liking a mediocre film.... MORE
Review Published 09 July 2009

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cute and funny - sarahlovesmovies

This is a great film for children of all ages. The 3-D wasnt as spectacular as i was expecting, no T-Rex's coming out of the screen to get you, but very enjoyable to watch. Started off quite slowly... MORE
Review Published 09 July 2009

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Non - Norah

My family and I just can't wait to see the third film in this fun exciting story. It's suitable for both adults and children, a real alrounder and something we can really look forward to together.... MORE
Review Published 24 June 2009

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it wAs BRILLIANT - iceageluver

Ice-age is brilliant its entertainin for children and adults!!! its funny nd exciting!!! me and my whole family are really excited to see ice-age 3!!!! itz sumtin ta look forward to !!!!!
Review Published 18 June 2009

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deee - Deepakar

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Review Published 27 May 2009

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