Ice Age (Single-Disc Edition)

In "Ice Age" (2002), the first of the superb three-part series, some traditions are established that hold true for later films in the series. Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel, is wrestling with his prized acorn although in this outing some of his vignettes become brief interactions with the main characters. In later movies of the series he becomes more of an independent entity and even finds a soul mate. The stage is set for the later independently embedded cartoons in which the squirrel is constantly trying to conquer that iconic acorn, at battle with nature and his nut. At the beginning of this film there's a huge migration to warmer climes going on with lots of different species heading south. Manny, the mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) is going against the tide, headed in the other direction. This first film is noteworthy because of the presence of human beings, a sight of Stonehenge, and the very interesting episode with the prehistoric human cave drawings. Manny sees a mammoth family and becomes very lonesome about his own isolated plight without a mate. There is a great deal of story-building in this movie with many ideas planted for further chapters which will bring on the introduction of more characters, and mating instincts will flower. Manny meets Sid, the sloth, and immediately develops a dislike for the pushy Sid. Later they find a human baby, and both develop a love for the child. The baby is the catalyst for forming a new herd. Diego, the carnivorous saber-toothed tiger, is introduced as a predator, and he wants to grab the human baby for his tiger gang to devour. There's an inspired musical section with the extinct dodo birds who seemed too dumb to survive. For kids and adults watching there are of a lot of lessons to be learned. Manny saves Diego's life which transforms him into a loyal member of the new herd. He shows gratitude, and the baby helps to "humanize" him. The importance of friendship and loyalty, the need for belonging to a group, and the need for companionship-all of these come out of the dramatic action. In Blu-Ray this movie has stunning color and visual effects. There are a lot of scary adventures including cascading ice, molten lava, teetering icy crags. There's some bathroom humor that kids will probably get and titter over. Even though these are animals, the moviemakers have concentrated on characterization. They give human qualities to the animals (in fact they are almost ideal humans), and, of course, the animals speak English. It's full of vocal and sight gags. The movie is a treat for all.

Nostalgic movie for our family!!

If you need a lift and feeling low, watch one of the Ice Age DVDs, they are so much fun and just make you feel better no matter what. Laughter is great for your body, sends all these great endorphins through your body and just makes you feel better. These films, the Ice Age series, all of them make you laugh so much and just lift your spirits. So the next time your feeling low, pick up one of these films and watch it. I do truly love this series, they are so much fun. I watch them with my grandchildren and great grandchildren which makes it even better. I had cancer and my daughter and I are nurses and have been taught how laughter helps your body to heal. I guess it works, it did in my case, at least added to all my other treatments, this treatment was the best, just sit and laugh, how can you go wrong.. It has been 13 years for me, lung cancer. These films were not there then, but Shrek was and boy did I watch that over and over. I found all the funny movies I could, I wish these films were around then. Try it, it certainly cannot hurt you.

good movie

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Great children’s movie and family

Love ice age

My children love the characters

Completamente nuevo y en buen estado. Llegó al día siguiente del pedido con Prime, así que ninguna queja.

Absolute entertainer...I also enjoy the series very very much with my daughter...

Excellent film à voir plusieurs fois

This is an amazing film - and a jam-packed DVD - worth it just for the features alone. Sid, a wise-guy ground sloth, Manfred, a stubborn and gloomy mammoth, and Diego, a cunning sabre-tooth tiger, are thrown together in a quest to return a human baby to its parents before the rest of Diego's chums decide to turn it into a cold snack between meals. The story weaves its way across a landscape of snow, ice, and the odd volcano, and through a great cave, before reunion with the human "herd" in a touching finale. The action is seen from the animals' point of view, which means the tables have turned on us humans - they are depicted as mute animals, and it is the non-human creatures that are the sentient world. The way the story is constructed is a streak of genius - instead of one straight story, the main plot is more a glue holding together a road movie that encounters many different tribes - the "tae-kwon dodos" (the equivalent of modern millenarians hoarding three melons for a long haul underneath the ground away from the ice), the bickering aardvarks, the lumbering mammoths, and - of course - the Scrat, a "sabre-toothed squirrel", fighting to save his nuts from the depredations of the environment. These little vignettes mean that the film is never dull, and scenes from the cutting room floor explore Sid's love-life, philandering, and the sabre-tooth tigers' own posturing. The extras include a mini-adventure in which Scrat is postulated as a prime mover in plate tectonics, Sid provides his own commentary, a wonderful commentary with the American and Brazilian production team (which is included in the deleted scenes section as well) and - unmissable - an extensive "behind the scenes" section with documentary footage and a demonstration of animation building, from storyboards through modelling to the finished product, taking full advantage of DVD wizardry so that you could be forgiven for spending the whole night - which I almost did - exploring the multiplicity of interesting things tucked away - not so much an Easter Egg as an entire chocolate factory. Perhaps one of the greatest animated films since Disney released "Snow White" and appealing to all ages (indeed, they had to tone Sid down a bit to get approval as a children's film!)

Una gran película, no me canso de verla, se ve excelente, contiene español latino como idioma principal de audio.