Children will probably enjoy Ice Age 3, but adults may find the script a little over-sophisticated, not to say conflicted in its attitudes towards women.
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07/03/09
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:10
Rotten:20
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: The third Ice Age film has some excellent animation, but its story is tired and monotonous.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Comedies
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jul 1, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $196,573,705
Synopsis: Manny, Sid, Diego, and Ellie are back in this third film in the computer-animated Ice Age series. With those creatures in starring roles, fans also get another dose of the vocal talents of Ray... [More]
Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Reviews for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Top CriticThe lack of real wit in this became a bit tedious.
07/02/09
Top CriticThe animation, by Fox’s Blue Sky studio, still impresses, especially in the care given to the fur on the creatures; but the humour seems even more aimed at the very young than before.
07/02/09
Top CriticAnd that overriding air of cuteness is a problem that seems destined to get worse in the sequels which will surely follow. Battle fatigue has definitely set in.
07/02/09
Top CriticA fun-tastic adventure that virtually guarantees enjoyment for the whole family.
07/02/09
Top CriticDawn of the Dinosaurs so successfully reinvigorates an already solid franchise, while simultaneously broadening the fan base, that you can already see the fourth film gathering on the horizon.
07/02/09
Top CriticDirector Carlos Saldanha has introduced an exciting new story which, while it doesn’t amaze, is an enjoyable adventure.
06/30/09
Top CriticA most excellent adventure, built on the fun foundations of new characters and worlds which aren't just exhumed or lazily unleashed.
06/28/09
Top CriticThe 3D effects are not over-done, nor do they detract from the film. They are actually quite enjoyable.
06/28/09
Top CriticThe film has an appealing energy and is abundantly cute, although its target market may become restless and some of the sequences feel repetitive. For me, if you've seen one Ice Age you've seen them all
06/27/09
Top CriticWhereas the previous chapters were sweetly anarchic, full of wisecracks and narrative digressions but also curious about eco-issues such as global warming and the extinction of species, this effort is dramatically inert and uninspired.
07/03/09
Top CriticIce Age series comes fully endorsed as a safe ride for all ages.
07/03/09
Top CriticIt’s a pacey, enjoyable yarn for the most part, but the franchise’s key strength is its characters and the relationships, tired by part two, are seriously running out of steam.
07/03/09
Top CriticLook it won't do much for your children's ideas of natural history, but it's fun. It's proving quite a durable animated series.
07/02/09
Top CriticRather than evolving, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs treads on familiar and infertile ground.
07/02/09
Top CriticThere’s a sense of ineptness in a script that constantly reaches, with only modest success, for amusing things that the mammoths and their friends can do.
07/02/09
Top CriticIt's not utterly without charm. Only here, that charm feels less earned than manufactured, a product not of evolution -- or even intelligent design -- but of cynical, soulless opportunism.
07/01/09
Top CriticWhy does the third installment of this animated tale often feel so glacial it's a wonder Ray Romano's Manny the mammoth doesn't freeze in his tracks?
06/30/09
Top CriticWhat? Dawn of the dinosaurs? In the Ice Age? You’ve got to be kidding.
06/30/09
Top CriticIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the best of the three films about our friends in the inter-species herd of plucky prehistoric heroes.
06/30/09
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