A quirky movie with its moments.

Rating: 6/10 (17 March 2002)

Today, the seventeenth of March, 2002, I took my brother and I into Denver and we watched Ice Age. Ice Age is a nice movie, and I think it was worth seeing in theaters. Maybe one of the main reasons I went to see it was the previews for Spirit and Star Wars Episode II, but those are different matters.
Ice Age follows a trio of buddies out to save a child, even though he is the human son of a hunter.
The plot is not bad, but poorly develops as we are led into the life of Sid the Sloth, a slow, annoying, yet likeable character who is left behind during migration. He pals up with Manfred the Mammoth after the big wooly creature saves his life from two angry rhinos.
The characters are pretty well-developed except for Diego and the humans in the clan. But the humans play a minor role, so we don't need to know much about them.
The execution of the movie is great. Sid and Manfred team up with Diego to get through the ice and find the human clan, but Diego has his own plans. I won't go any further.
I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes animated movies and can overlook some childish flaws. The humor is satisfying in most (but not all) areas, the characters are deep, the plot isn't bad, and the storyline follows a solid stream of events that will entice you to continue watching.
Also, the music isn't bad in some places. Especially in the ice cavern when they're racing along on the ice... hilarious!