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(1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 36% Rotten Page   1   2.5/5 "There's not much for audiences over the age of 10 to warm to during this third, and hopefully final, Ice Age."   Cut Print Review   Anders Wotzke 3/5 "Despite the novelty of its 3D visuals and lost world setting, Dawn Of The Dinosaurs pushes the Ice Age franchise ever closer to extinction."   Channel 4 Film   Anton Bitel 2/5 "While entertaining, this series is definitely ready for extinction."   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron B "A relaxed mood, a playful cast, and a plot that doesn't sweat itself into a pointless sense of importance, "Dawn" is mild sauce but tremendously entertaining, with an easy-peasy celebratory attitude that extends to the picture's lively 3-D visual scheme."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf C "...never properly invites the audience into its messy world of familial trust."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 2.5/4 "The film's story is so dry and unimaginative that it appears to have been preserved in amber from an earlier era."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 1.5/4 "The third and easily most haggard entry in the disposable franchise."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B- "Serves its target audience well enough and offers a series of pleasant smiles, if not a lot of gut-busting laughs."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C "Will probably keep the franchise humming along profitably, despite its persistent mediocrity."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A lively, lightly humorous, and appealing 3_D animated feature about an extended family of animal friends who bond even closer to each other on a rousing adventure."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat "Ice Age's real agenda: Drill, baby, drill!"   The L Magazine   Henry Stewart 2/4 "Never representative of more than mediocrity from a technical or story-based standpoint, the Ice Age series has reached a new nadir with its third entry."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/4 "The jokes don't always hit like they should, but there is a pleasant familiarity that mixes well with the sense of adventure to underscore the film's warm-n-fuzzy proclamations about the nature of family and togetherness."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2.5/5 "There are chases and escapes, morals and messages, comedy and character... but when the fur stops flying, it still feels more frozen than fresh."   MSN Movies   James Rocchi 9/10 "Click here to read review"   vj.net.ua   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2/5 "click the link for the full review"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 2.5/4.0 "Who knew... a delusional, swashbuckling, one-eyed weasel... (and) a lost world of dinosaurs would not only make another Ice Age more interesting but actually enjoyable?"   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson C+ "...Sid meet Buck (voice of Simon Pegg, "Shaun of the Dead," "Star Trek"), a weasel who acts as tour guide and helps 'buck up' the flagging series."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford C "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs needs injections of cartoon merriment and orneriness to cure the blandness afflicting the plot and characters."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "This is how far cartoons have descended in the last decade and a half: The Lion King was Shakespearean. Ice Age is Everybody Loves Raymondean."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B+ "The sweet nature of this film is engaging and the adorable characters designed by illustrator Peter de Seve make this movie both satisfying and fun."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 1/5 "The filmmakers are content to give viewers nothing that they haven't seen before in the previous installments and even those who enjoyed those are going to come away from this one feeling bored and disappointed."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3.5/5 "A slightly more adventurous story breaks the trequel curse: this film is actually better than its predecessors. In addition to astoundingly eye-catching animation, this one also has a driving (albeit corny) narrative and some snappy new characters."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C "In a year that has produced the likes of Up and Coraline, Dawn of the Dinosaurs counters with nothing but energetic mediocrity..."   Mania.com   Rob Vaux C+ "The quality of the stories has gradually declined in each succeeding sequel since the original film was released in 2002, but the technical quality of computer animation has improved during that same time."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "The 3D effect is a plus, giving volume to the routine adventure. Familiarity may breed contempt, though, and the franchise grows tired."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 2/4 "The third time's less of a charm and more of a thin attempt to cash in on the success of the previous installments."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "None of the Ice Age movies have been particularly brilliant... Fortunately, Dawn of the Dinosaurs has one big advantage over its predecessors: it has dinosaurs."   Cinefantastique   Steve Biodrowski C- "Marks Blue Sky Studios' descent into the kind of crude and suggestive humor they once left to DreamWorks."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 5/10 "Frigidly sluggish yet familiarly diverting"   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 6/10 "I can't figure out how a character as great [as Scrat] keeps ending up in movies like this."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 1/4 "Beyond pointless."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 36% Rotten Page   1