DISQUS

Coonfoot · 4 months ago

I honostly love all the Ice Age films, including this one. While you're right about the "ride film" aspect, Floyd, all three films have had that element if you think about it -the first had the herd on a trek to find a human baby's tribe, while the second had them traveling to escape a flood. This one has them going off to rescue Sid from subterrainian dinos, so the concept is still there and it works for me. Another returning theme is different character arcs, confirming for me that this is still the Ice Age I know and love.

Buck is indeed a great character, due to his back story and his "insane moments." I've always seen mentally crazy characters as the center for killer comedy, which this guy has in spades. To add to it, he has some of the best animation in the movie with squashing, stretching and facial expressions that I completely marveled at. It's what made Horton Hears a Who such a visual treat for me.

The dinos were great as well, as you said, with too many designs to see all in one viewing. Some dinos are recognizable to a lot of people, while some may cause some to do some Google research - and that's why I think it works. I don't want to spoil this character for anyone, but if anyone knows what species (or elements of) that Rudy is modeled from, it would be really nice to know.

All in all, it's a really fun film to me. On a side note, anyone else think about the idea that Manny got to rebuild the family he once had? In the first movie, we see that he had a wife and child. Now he has those once again, which I thought was a great "full circle" concept.

Fred Seibert · 4 months ago

Haven't seen 3 yet, but the "Ice Age" films are my very favorites of the modern animated pictures. To my eyes and ears, they are the most 'cartoon' like, and everybody knows I like cartoons much more than just 'animation.' Can't wait to get to the theatre.