The best non-Pixar animated kiddie-flick.

Rating: 9/10 (29 November 2010)

A mammoth, a sabre-toothed tiger and a sloth must find a way to transport a human baby to his tribe, while avoiding pitfalls, natural disasters and pursuing sabre-tooths...
In my humble view the best non-Pixar animated film made so far, and Sid the sloth the funniest character with the best voice performance in any animated film. (Way to go Johnny Leguizamo!) While the sabre-toothed squirrel Scrat and his pursuit of nuts are apparently hilarious (maybe once) and have been overdone to death in the sequels, the relationship between Sid, Manny and Diego is the film's strength. Manny is the leader and most sensible, Diego is a little dangerous at the best of times and Sid is basically a well meaning idiot that must be forever watched over else he'll end up in trouble. As the three realise that they must stick together to get the job done and learn to put up with one another they forge a solid dynamic, which enhances the drama near the end of the film.
This lead to a couple of sequels (so far), one OK, the other a bit of a cash in.
What you hope kids will learn: If we all stick together and trust one another we can achieve anything.
What they'll take away: The prehistoric era was like a big theme park with cool slides and funny animals.
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