Ice Age (Single Disc Edition) | 
| Director: Chris Wedge
Actors: Peter Ackerman, Diedrich Bader, Lorri Bagley, P.j. Benjamin, Jack Black
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  392 reviews
Sales Rank: 572
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 81 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 2227161
UPC: 024543171607
EAN: 0024543171607
ASIN: B0006UEVT0
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 2002
Release Date: February 8, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Set during the ice age a sabertooth tiger a sloth and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant and they try to return him to his tribe. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/27/2005 Starring: Ray Romano Denis Leary Run time: 81 minutes Rating: Pg
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Just as A Bug's Life was a computer-animated comedy inspired by Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai, the funny and often enthralling Ice Age is a digital re-imagining of the Western Three Godfathers. The heroes of this unofficial remake (set 20,000 years ago, during the titular Paleolithic era) are a taciturn mastodon named Manfred (voiced by Ray Romano), an annoying sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo), and a duplicitous saber-toothed tiger, Diego (Denis Leary). The unlikely team encounters a dying, human mother who relinquishes her chirpy toddler to the care of these critters. Hoping, against all odds, to return the little guy to his migrating tribe, Manfred and his associates need to establish trust among themselves, not an easy thing in a harsh world of predators, prey, and pushy glaciers. Audiences that have become accustomed to the rounded, polished, storybook look of Pixar's house brand of computer animation (Monsters, Inc.) will find the blunt edges and chilly brilliance of Ice Age--evoking the harsh, dangerous environment of a frozen world--a wholly different, and equally pleasing, trip. Recommended for ages 4 and up. --Tom Keogh
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 Ice Age April 2, 2009
Patricia Cross (Canada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just love these Ice Age movies. The creator of these had a sense of humor. These movies can be enjoyed by all ages. You won't be disappointed if you have these in your collection.
 Rough Edges, But a Lot of Charm January 9, 2009
Pat Shand (Freeport, NY USA)
The title pretty much sums it up. There are a lot of rough edges. Literally, even, because the animation is no where near as smooth as Pixar's. Also the story itself and the dialogue are a bit rough in places, especially the array of bad puns that makes up the opening scene. Most of the film feels like one of those "kids will love it, adults will cringe" movies, but as if by a sneak attack, the characters suddenly grab you from behind and you, the viewer, suddenly cares what happens to them. The story is predictable and lacks the scope of The Lion King, Finding Nemo, and even the somewhat similiar The Land Before Time. But the trio of lead characters are charming and voiced well by Ray Romano (who plays Manny the mammoth who is antisocial do to a tragic past), John Leguizamo (who plays Sid the sloth who, after being abandoned by his family for being annoying, has latched onto Manny), and Dennis Leary (who plays Diego, a Smilodon who may or may not be evil).
Also, of course, there is the breakout character. Scrat, a saber-toothed squirrel who is on an endless quest to bury his one love... an acorn. The voice acting from Chris Wedge, the animation, and the simple design of Scrat is so perfect and so simple. Even as an adult, I could watch Scrat try to bury his acorn all day. And because of the plentiful extras on this edition of Ice Age and the sequels, I just might be able to. About the extras, though. There are some awesome ones, such as the Scrat short "Gone Nutty" and the behind the scenes stuff. The one extra I couldn't really take was "Sid on Sid" which features (you guessed it) Sid making comments about his performance in the movie. I love the character, but the way it's written and the whole concept just chased me away after only a few minutes. To make up for it, however, was the best extra on the disc. Blue Sky Studios included their short film, Bunny, which is a very sophisticated animated film that checks in on an elderly bunny on her last day alive. It's truly beautiful.
Pretty good movie, great characters, very good special features. They've definitely nabbed me for the sequel.
7/10
Excellent movie December 12, 2008
G. Rivera (USA)
Is a very good movie. I buy for my daughter and her liked. Is very funny.
Blu Ice November 22, 2008
Paul Schuster (Los Angeles)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ice age is fun film for all ages but playing this on a Playstation 3 hook up to a 42 flat toshiba at 1080p that is hook up to a 7.1 Yamaha (140w)to Polks all the way around is god like ... buy it watch it take a nap
Sentimental favorite September 27, 2008
Emily Taylor (Northern Utah)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Ice Age" is one of those movies you think you would never wind up loving. It's a fairly simple idea, a buddy movie, that has done plenty of times before. And yet it is pulled off with such heart and purity that I can't resist its charm. The aforementioned simple storyline is yet a good one that relies on a tried-and-true formula, and the perfect casting and humor makes this work. There is plenty of sass and humor, all kept relatively as prehistoric as this type of film could get without falling on lame pop culture references. The CGI is still one of my favorites--it's meant to look cartooney and the effect is marvelous. Yes, there are plenty of cynics against this, but to the right audience this provides plenty of laughs, lots of heart, and even a few shed tears.
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