Good for kids AND adults alike

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2002)

The movie was good. This visuals were outstanding. Only people are still hard to draw with computers, and it shows. The story, albeit simple, was entertaining. But jumping from Yellowstone (Old Faithful) to England (Stonehenge) to France (Lascaux) seems a stretch, even if the world was one big continent at the time. Not good for a children's movie...no wonder we don't know geography in America.
Character voices were good. Ray Romano didn't have to stretch too much, and was effective as the Manfred the Mammoth. Supporting cast was good as well. Goran Visnijic (Dr. Kovac, ER) as Soto, the alpha-male sabre-tooth? I didn't even recognize the voice until the credits. But in my humble opinion, John Leguizamo WAS Sid. He did an excellent job voicing the character, and making Sid his own. John has talent, I just wish he did more (maybe it is the To Wong Foo... curse.)
One last thing. Sid bears an awfully big resemblance to the donkey in Shrek. Sid is saved by a big scary Mammoth; the donkey, by ugly looking Shrek. Sid makes the Mammoth his friend; the donkey, Shrek...well, I could go on and on, but you get the idea. I hope next time Pixar comes up with something completely new.
I thought the little sabre toothed mouse (or whatever it was) would be the Jar-Jar of the movie, and ruin it. But it was great comic relief, and nicely played.
This movie could have been a nine if the lame jokes that distorted geography were left out, a ten if they could have left the Shrek angle out. But all in all, a very good movie.