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writer-director douglas mcgrath 's even-toned direction

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ugly as the shabby digital photography

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spies

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hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies , and ice age only improves on it , with terrific computer graphics , inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor .
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