Hilarious

Rating: 9/10 (23 September 2015)

This is one of the funniest animated films I have ever seen. And the funniest single character is Scrat. You can't help but feel for him and how he always 'almost' gets his acorn only to have the worst luck. However the main story is very touching in its own way. Sid the sloth is left behind by his family on the way to escaping the coming ice age. He meets up with Manny, a crusty wooly mammoth voiced by Ray Romano, who does a fantastic job. They come upon a mother and her infant and while the mother dies in the icy water they rescue the baby and set off to return him to his own "herd." Along the way they pick up Diego, a sabre tooth tiger who is leading them into an ambush by his pack. As time goes on, though, Diego warms up to them all and they end up saving each others life several times over. In the end they all fall in love with the kid, return him to his tribe, and leave as friends. To be an animated film, this has a very moving and emotional storyline and an excellent climax. Its just a shame that I didn't watch this until now, over 13 years after it was released. My Grade: B+.