Ice Age (2002)

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Most of the "comedy" from this movie is based in poop jokes and characters being stupid. The animation in this movie is lazy, and the story is dumb. When I was younger and the target audience of this movie, I was bored for most of the runtime so I'm not going to make the claim that kids will like this movie. I wouldn't recommend watching this movie. Side note, one time in the 4th or 5th grade a teacher showed us that clip where the character Scrat created the continents and then told us that that was how the continents were actually made. She did not then go on to tell us that that was a joke and then tell us how the continents were actually made. That clip aside, this movie is filled with bad science.

This is the first of what was to become a series of animated films with animal characters living in the ice age. Ostensibly for children, it carries a PG rating. It could be because of some of the mild violence that's shown, and some of the scary characters – notably the lions. But more than likely, it's because of the humorous dialog that at times is adult. Indeed, I think "Ice Age" and it's follow-up films were made more for adults than for kids. It is funny and entertaining, and I think suitable for the whole family. It's one of a small field of films that all ages will sit still for. The little tykes like the fuzzy, cute and bug-eyed animal characters. The young kids and teens will like the action and antics. And adults mostly will enjoy the dialog. This one was a big hit and the sequels continue to draw the crowds. So long as the writers can come up with new ideas for plots, Manny, Sid, Diego and a nameless crazy squirrel could be around a long time. Maybe even to the next ice age.

This film have some sort of warmth. One great point about this film is the beauty of the animation. All the environments and characters are modeled originally by clay, giving the film an artistic edge.Another aspect that adds to the feel of the film, is that gender means very little. There are hardly any female characters, but you do not really realize that until after you watch it, a few times and even then it has little effect on the way you view the film.The story id simple but effective, the characters lovable and nicely fleshed out but what shines is the digital set design. It is family-friendly and sometimes just hilariously funny.

This is one film that my family has had for a while, and we have no regrets about it whatsoever. The story, despite (just in my pointless opinion) its lack of decent humor (while there are some occasional chuckles), has enough touching moments and action to make it an excellent diversion for audiences. The animation is very well done by 2002 standards, utilizing the help of brand new rendering technology that can render minute details like fur very well (despite how in some areas, it was still quite primitive, such as dug-up ice not leaving holes where it came from). The characters aren't exactly funny: rather, they're touching, cold, dark, and overall characters that will be appreciated or depreciated for the right reasons. Despite having some references that are obviously out-of-place in its timeline (including possible foreshadowing in the cave scenes), it sums up to one of the better animated movies of 2002. It isn't Lilo and Stitch, but a view is as warranted as an Ice Age migration (which may come soon).