AND NOW, A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE BACK TO THE "ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSOURS"

Granted, Ice Age doesn’t really need any kind of introduction. None of the of the series films does. However, I just thought you might be interested in a review of it because, well… It IS the third in the series. And Ice Age or no Ice Age we all know what sequels are like. If the first is good, there is a good chance the second will also be good / ok but by the time you hit three and four, it starts getting a teensy bit “tired”. That is why I am always slightly dubious about third films, unless it is based on an actual book or something. Ice age however, is a definite exception to this rule. I never thought it were possible but even after all the gimmicks and excitement, the team STILL has a barrel full of belly-laughs in store for us…
So, the Ice Age is raging on. Our little herd has settled down into the domesticities of life; Manny and Ellie are expecting a baby (and Manny is even more excited than Ellie is, driving her insane), Diego is still his old sabre-toothed self, although he is rather afraid this settled life is causing him to “lose his edge” and he has begun thinking of leaving the herd for good. As for Sid… Well he is Sid. But apart from that he is mildly envious of Manny and Ellie; he wants to start a family too. The minor problem is that he is… Well, as we said, Sid. But his prayers finally seem to have been answered when he finds three seemingly deserted eggs in an old cavern. He takes over caring for them and they soon hatch revealing… Three baby T-rexs. Now, baby T-rexs are one thing, their mother, who naturally comes looking for them, is quite another. And when, in the kerfuffle Sid gets taken off with the mother along with the babies, it is up to the rest of the herd to save him… If they actually want him back that is…
It’s actually quite funny how successful this film has become. Technically all three films are “road movies” based around comedy caused by discordant characters; anyone who so much as owns a television set has seen films like this. However, as in a lot of films of this kind, it not so much what is said but the way it is said. The attention to detail, the way that pretty modern situations are transposed and made fun of in the film makes it a brilliant choice for adults, I actually laughed out loud in some sections. I’m not even mentioning the fun factor for the kids; I mean come on, what kid DOESN’T like Ice Age? My two personal favorites in this film are first and foremost Simon Pegg; he lends his voice to a rather deranged weasel named Buck who the herd encounters on the way. The character is hilarious as is Simon Pegg’s rendition of it, a rather “typical” character but still when so well executed who’s going to complain? The second is the inimitable and inevitable squirrel and his beloved acorn. Naturally the love affair continues full throttle all through the film, but this time, things have been “upped” a notch. There is a lady involved. And I don’t mean the acorn.
So, don’t let the “three” worry you. This film will definitely not change your life but it guarantees a good laugh and an hour and a half away from the day’s cares and that, methinks, is the most important thing of all sometimes…