Movie Review: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age movie

I was sent a review copy of the DVD of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs + The Scrat Pack and really enjoyed it! I fell in love with the characters in the first Ice Age movie, and hoped this one would be as good. It is! All the characters are as cute and lovable as ever, but Scrat is my favorite. How can anyone not love a Scrat? He’s so obsessed over getting nuts that he just cracks me up!

The story is definitely going to keep the kids interested, and is way entertaining for adults as well. And the extras will keep the kids busy for quite some time on a cold or snowy day.

Here’s a little bit about the movie:

The third film in the outrageously popular Ice Age franchise, the sub-zero heroes return another wild and fun adventure. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while maybe finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth; Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he’s growing too “soft” hanging with his pals and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna, run amuck, and meet a relentless, one-eyed dino-hunting weasel named Buck. The coolest animated comedy of the year, Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs features hilarious performances from Ice Age veterans Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), John Leguizamo (The Happening), Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”), Queen Latifah (The Secret Life of Bees), Seann William Scott (Planet 51) and Josh Peck (“Drake & Josh”), along with newcomers Bill Hader (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Kristen Wiig (“Saturday Night Live”), Jane Lynch (“Glee”) and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead).

I got the DVD version, and in addition to the movie here’s what you’ll get:

•    Two Scrat Shorts (I loved these!!)
-    Gone Nutty – Scrat’s Missing Adventure
-    No Time For Nuts
•    The Sabre-Toothed Squirrel: Natures Nutty Buddy
•    Scrat: From Head To Toe – learn how to draw Scrat tutorial (I just wish I could draw that easily!)
•    Scrat: “Breaking Story”
•    Scrat: “News Report”
•    Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making A Scene
•    Buck…Easel to Weasel (Buck is a crazy little guy that’ll make you laugh!)
•    Falling for Scratte
•    Unearthing the Lost World
•    Walk The Dinosaur Music Video
•    Activities
-     Scrat Pinball
-     Eggshell
-     Bubble Trouble