Defines animation at it's best

Rating: 7/10 (15 March 2002)

Finally - A family movie worth seeing! I have been itching for 'Ice Age' to come out since the unforgettable teaser was released in Spring of 2001.
Overall, the movie was great...while the performances (given by Romano, Leguizamo, Leary) were just so-so. They had great parts to work with, and they just didn't give it enough 'oomph' to top it all off. But of course, my favorite character 'Scrat' was wonderful. Every scene was just hilarious with him in it.
Animation wise, it was breath-taking. Definitely a different feel than Monster's Inc, and Shrek. Not saying that it was bad - not at all! Just, well, DIFFERENT in a 'cool' sort of way.
At some points, it seemed like it took off from Disney's 2000 dud "Dinosaur". For example: the teaser trailer. But, it worked great anyways.
Only TWO bad thing: TOO SHORT! I say it ran for about 1 hour and 20 minutes only, and they could've extended the story longer. Oh, and Scrat needed more appearances! He made Ice Age what it is today - an animated beauty.