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Which means that this third instalment (titled Ice Age 3 : Dawn Of The Dinosaurs)
has to feature a little more than a surface world where the ice has
melted just enough to let trees and other greenery poke through.
Which, it does.
When
the still-moronic sloth Sid (John Leguizamo) adopts a trio of eggs he
found in a cavern, it sets off a chain of events that ends up with our
cast in a still-warm underground world where dinosaurs live amongst a
whole lot of well-animated jungle.
There is a bit of character based story here too.
Manny
The Mammoth (Ray Romamo) and his partner Ellie (Queen Latifa) are
expecting, and Sabre Tooth tiger Diego (Denis Leary) figures he has
become a third wheel.
But mostly this is a trek across the underground jungle to rescue Sid before he becomes some dinosaur's lunch.
Their
guide, a crazed one eyed weasel named Buck (Simon Pegg), provides a few
laughs - but as is often the case by the third in a series the main
characters are pretty much exhausted drama wise and the various
subplots about the importance of family and fitting in are fairly tired
and uninspired.
Of course, all you really care about is whether the nut-crazed rat-thing Scrat is back.
The
answer : yes he is. And his antics as he tries to once again get that
nut while battling a new nemesis / love interest are the clear
highpoint of the film.
While the rest of the film feels
it has to deliver sappy moralising about the importance of love and
family, Scrat's sideplot (which runs throughout the film) skilfully
undercuts it all and is far funnier besides.
Give that rodent his own spin-off.
DVD Special Features
As is usually the case with kids flicks, Ice Age 3
comes in various forms (single discs, double discs, super duper maxi
amazing editions). Which one you need really depends on how little
interaction you wish to have with your own children.
For the
rest of us, you'll just have to settle for a Music Video for "Walk the
Dinosaur", and featurettes "Falling for Scratte" and "Buck: From Easel
to Weasel". Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 60%
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