Ugly version of Monsters, Inc.

Rating: 6/10 (2 April 2004)

***WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS***
Just saw this one tonight for the first time... and I gotta say, although it had its moments, Ice Age seemed a little too much like a very ugly Monsters, Inc. John L's sloth was utterly unloveable, and I cringed through most of his lines. The mammoth had one, and ONLY one, shining moment - when he saw the paintings in the cavern. The sabretooth was at least a good character, but had such a small role, really. And Pinky/Lumpy wasn't HALF as cute as Boo. Plus, the animation was really second-rate (compared to MI), the plot was methodical and predictable, and most of the humour fell flat.

On the up side, this movie had much more death (implied, not shown) than most Pixar creations, so I'd say it's much more mature and therefore earns an extra point.
If this film had one truly redeemable quality, it'd be that darned squirrel. Add about another four segments with HIM, and this movie would have been a hoot. As it is, I rate Ice Age slightly better than average, 6/10.