Jaw-dropping animation!

Rating: 7/10 (1 May 2006)

Wow! Omigosh! Cheese oh peets! What a gorgeous movie! I have a background in commercial art/computer graphics/animation, and I love full-length animated feature films because of the artistry, if not necessarily the story. The story here was a bit goofy in spots, but it was still delightful, holding me mostly rapt with the plot (even on the edge of my seat a few times), and completely swept away by the beauty of the way the artists rendered the smoke, steam, fire, water, and FUR! The animal fur (especially the anteater) was unbelievable! I love this movie! I'll probably go see it again and again, and I'm definitely adding it to my collection when it comes out on DVD.
A couple of things that bugged me - the whole sloth cult thing was pointless, and the singing vultures...that was just stupid.
All in all, though, I recommend it. Take the kids...they'll love it, and you'll appreciate the adult humor that shows up every now and then.
Enjoy