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Movie Overview
Director
• Chris Wedge
• Carlos Saldanha
MPAA Rating
PG - for mild peril
Ice Age (2002)

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OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh
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"Una cinta digna de pelear con los estudios y empresas fuertes en el área y una historia entretenida y divertida que incluye los elementos claves del éxito comercial"  Cinenganos  Alex Ramirez

"Manfred, Sid, and Diego demonstrate the old Ice Age adage that a friend is someone who knows all your faults and likes you just the same."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

2.5/5
"Dull... monotonous... no surprises."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

5/5
"Loved it, loved it, loved it."  eFilmCritic.com  David Cornelius

2.5/4
"As a pre-historical/hysterical document Ice Age is more than a little suspect but its signature squirrel more than makes up for it. "  Movie Boeuf  David N. Butterworth

C+
"The film has too many spots where it's on slippery footing, but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that's especially fit for the kiddies."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

2/4
"In the annals of big-budget, modern-day animated excursions, Ice Age is one of the lesser efforts."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

2.5/4
"Leguizamo's motor-mouth sloth has more punch n' bite than Eddie Murphy's ***."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

3/4
"Because the title suggests a step back and its familiar story doesn’t break new ground, there’s no reason to dismiss Ice Age, an enormously fun film for all ages."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

C+
"The animation in 'Ice Age' is definitely cool, but in terms of story and characterization it's rather mushy, a prehistoric retread of 'Monsters, Inc.'"  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

"A very entertaining family film with a relevant moral: in a dangerous world looking out for number one just won't cut it."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

3/4
"Kids, of course, will love Ice Age. Adults will be entertained, but no more."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3/4
"funny and sweet and often clever, but it sometimes feels a little too formulaic"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

7/10
"Ice Age has an unexpected warmth and enough funny lines to make this prehistoric road trip a family-friendly journey."  DVDTown.com  James Plath

4/5
"Computer-animated fable has newfangled look, old-fashioned laughs."  Netflix  James Rocchi

3.5/4
""Ice Age" yields to the temptation of conventional animation standards, but it does so with a clean style and authentic humor."  Palo Alto Weekly  Jeanne Aufmuth

5/10
"It has nary an original frame in its digital reel."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

6/10
"Not bad, but certainly not as continuously fun as its trailer ..."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

6/10
"I would recommend this film more to kids than adults..."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

7/10
"I'm not the world's biggest fan of animated films, but this one had me smiling."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

6/10
"Age doesn't come close to the triumph of Shrek or Monsters, Inc., though it's not nearly as dull as Fox's previous cartoon offerings."  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

3.5/4
"Un triunfo de la animación y una muestra de lo que se puede lograr dejando volar libremente la imaginación de chicos y grandes."  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

2.5/5
"Adequate but not nearly up to snuff. Unlikeable protagonists."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3/4
"... nicely entertains and gives all audiences something to enjoy, which is always the goal for any would-be blockbuster..."  MovieCrypt.com  Kevin A. Ranson

4/5
"a cute film in its own right, and the character that is most to thank for this is the saber-toothed squirrel Scrat"  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

A-
"I laughed more at "Ice Age" than at "Shrek" and "Monsters Inc." combined."  Countingdown.com  Larry Carroll

B
"may recall "Shrek" with its giant beast pestered by unwanted companion and "Monsters Inc." with its baby returning plot"  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

3/4
"A funny and lighthearted three-dimensional cartoon. Inspired and imaginative humor."  Movie Reviewing Teens  Mark Dujsik

3/4
"To complain about the lack of originality is to ignore the real wit and joy behind this very fun film."  Mr. Brown's Movies  Michael Dequina

3.5/4
"I think it's a safe bet that Ice Age will be a front-runner for next year's Best Animated Film Oscar."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

4/5
"The fur and feathers, the glint of the sun on ice, and the soft sparkle of the snowflakes falling at night are perfectly rendered. And it's very funny."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

3/5
"A Era do Gelo diverte, mas não convence. É um passatempo descompromissado – e só."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

4/5
"Scrat, easily the runaway star of Ice Age, is a wonderful wordless creation."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

3/4
"Cute, funny, heartwarming digitally animated feature film with plenty of slapstick humor for the kids, lots of in-jokes for the adults and heart enough for everyone."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

B
"It is not of the same knock out caliber of “Shrek” or “Monster’s, Inc.” but “Ice Age” packs a respectable punch of its own."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

72/100
"It’s a good thing that woolly mammoths are extinct, because this movie will have every kid in the schoolyard wishing for their very own."  Apollo Guide  Scott Weinberg

B-
"Think of it as "The Jungle Book" with a case of frostbite."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  Sean Axmaker

D
"Needs a hit of Ritalin as much as it needs an original idea."  Eclipse Magazine  Sean O'Connell

B
"Has neither the invention and creativity of Monsters nor the satiric wit of Shrek, but it still emerges as the best new family film of the season."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus

1.5/4
"Dreadfully inanimate for an animated entertainment."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

2.5/4
"Aiming for cheap laughs and situational humor that doesn't appeal to the emotional side of its adult audience. "  Oscar Guy  Wesley Lovell

6/10
Read review  Modamag.com  Brian Orndorf

6/10
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

B
Read review  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3/4
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3/4
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6/10
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7/10
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OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh
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