Good, clean, fun.

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2002)

Ice Age offers a pleasant alternative to Shrek, Monsters Inc and the Toy Story films. Although this is no Disney film, it has the same, firm, family values, yet it also provides plenty of jokes to keep all ages in the family amused.
The cgi is very chunky and colourful with an almost neon feel to the colours used. There are some truly spectacular effects dotted throughout, though the adult humans look like they have been made up of angular pieces.
The script is lively and snaps along nicely and the voice acting is fine. The only minor quibble is that the story is incredibly unlikely, even for a fantasy, family film.
Overall, Ice Age is a fun, entertaining film but I felt it was not quite as generally polished as Monsters Inc.
7/10. Fun and Colourful.