![]() ![]() ![]() And even that spastic squirrel Scrat (Chris Wedge) is finding himself torn between his new lady love Scratte (Karen Disher) and the acorn of his dreams. Jealous of the coming baby, Sid the Sloth (John Leguizamo) desperately wants his own family, but the others openly admit they don't think he has what it takes to be a parent. Diego (Denis Leary) is starting to feel like a sabre-toothed outcast who's lost his predatory mojo, and thinks it may be time to leave the group to get it back. Manny the Mammoth (Ray Romano) is more neurotic than ever now that his mate Ellie (Queen Latifah) has a bun in the oven, and his paternal instinct has kicked into overprotective overdrive. The movie begins with the herd in the middle of a midlife crisis. While the same cast returns, the slick animation is on par with the rest of the series, and the movie certainly ups the ante in the action department, unfortunately the filmmakers seem to have lost their focus, veering away from producing touching tales that can appeal to all ages. 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' (2009) is the third chapter in the franchise, but unlike the previous two entries this one was met with a chillier response. The formula for the box office smash was repeated again in the 2006 follow-up, 'Ice Age: The Meltdown,' a coming-of-age yarn that not only did a terrific job expanding the universe set within the frozen tundra and its characters, but also cleverly managed to weave in a relevant environmental message. Although 2002's 'Ice Age' doesn't quite match the quality of Pixar's films or certain DreamWorks projects such as ' Shrek,' its endearing characters, stylish animation, and simple yet inspiring story won over both children and adults alike. Disney may have failed to warm the hearts of audiences during their trip to the Jurassic era with ' Dinosaur' in 1999, but a few years later 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios entered the world of CGI animation by visiting another prehistoric period with much more successful results. ![]()
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