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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) -- Manny, Sid, Diego, et al. encounter the dinosaur population who survived extinction in their tropical paradise, which existed below the thick layers of ice ... until now.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) -- The fun continues as Diego, Manny, and Sid all return for another round of prehistoric fun in this installment of the popular computer-animated children's series.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) -- Footage from Empire Leicester Square for the UK premiere of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) -- Scrat goes to even further lengths to obtain the ever-elusive acorn in this first trailer for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) -- Trailer for this animated prehistoric comedy

Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   1,166 votes
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Directors:
Carlos Saldanha
Mike Thurmeier (co-director)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 July 2009 (USA) more
Plot:
After the events of "Ice Age: The Meltdown", life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Stays true to the franchise more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eunice Cho ... Diatryma Girl (voice)
Karen Disher ... Scratte (voice)
Harrison Fahn ... Glypto Boy (voice)

Maile Flanagan ... Aardvark Mom (voice)
Jason Fricchione ... Adult Molehog Male (voice)

Bill Hader ... Gazelle (voice)

Kelly Keaton ... Molehog Mom / Shovelmouth Mom (voice)

Joey King ... Beaver Girl (voice)

Queen Latifah ... Ellie (voice)

Denis Leary ... Diego (voice)
Allegra Leguizamo ... Aardvark Girl (voice)

John Leguizamo ... Sid (voice)
Lucas Leguizamo ... Aardvark Boy / Beaver Kid #2 (voice)
Clea Lewis ... Start Mom (voice)

Jane Lynch ... Diatryma Mom (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ice Age 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild rude humor and peril.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby
Certification:
South Korea:All | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #45289) | Norway:7 | Ireland:G | Singapore:G | Finland:K-7 | Denmark:7 | Hong Kong:I | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:6

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Manny: [from trailer] "Don't move a muscle!"
Molehog: [from trailer]
[running]
Molehog: "AAAAAAAH!"
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) more

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28 out of 36 people found the following comment useful:-
Stays true to the franchise, 22 June 2009
9/10
Author: tommy_tumnus

I saw this film in an advanced screening on Father's Day.

I was really impressed by the film. A problem that many sequels run into is that they rely too heavily on the name of the franchise and hope it will blind the audience into liking a mediocre film. This film didn't have that. It truly stayed true to the characters and themes we have grown to love in the Ice Age franchise.

In this instalment, Manny and Ellie's child is on the way. Manny has a tough time and is nervous about becoming a father. Ellie, on the other hand, is very excited and feels ready.

Diego worries he is going 'soft', and struggles with his desire to be a strong, intimidating tiger once again.

Upon being around so much 'baby excitement', Sid feels like he wants some kids. His wish is granted when he stumbles upon three eggs, which hatch and are revealed to be dinosaur eggs. Thus, our adventure begins.

Needless to say, most of the key characters have inner struggles that they are dealing with. The film also introduces a new character, a crazy cool weasel named Buck. After the film, my boyfriend told me Buck reminded him of Jack Sparrow from the acclaimed 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise. I see the resemblance, as Buck is a little on the wild side and has a hunger for adventure.

The animation was beautiful. With each film in the series, the animation gets better. The scenery and colors were great, and the characters were well done as well.

A lot of people seem to have an issue with the dinosaurs. They claim it isn't realistic. My only argument against that is, "Do you think the first two were all that realistic?" if you see this film, you just need to let your imagination stretch a bit. Accept that there are dinosaurs in it, and you'll love it. Don't get hung up on the fact that dinosaurs were long gone before the Ice Age.

The film moves at a fast pace and has many laughs along the way. It's a great adventure and I really think it will be popular when it hits theaters. The script was pretty good, the soundtrack was excellent, and I really can't pin point anything that is extremely wrong with this movie. It stands well on its own, so newcomers will be able to enjoy it easily, all while keeping the same spirit of the first two, which is sure to please fans from day one.

9/10

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