Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (DVD + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
By: Fox Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 59
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 On: 2010-07-27
My 3 year old son watches it over and over by request. He sits thru the entire movie, which is rare as most parents can testify to. Looks great on BluRay, clever, touching and funny. My kid loves dinasaurs, so its a natural hit in our house. Good buy at the right price.
 On: 2010-07-14
I am not a movie reviewer, however, that said, I enjoyed this little Disney romp immensely, mainly because I think Im a kid at heart.Blu Ray doesnt hurt, either. Im too old for 3D...it would be more like 2 1/2D. I have always liked Raymond Ramano, so naturally, I enjoyed the movie due in large part to his characterization of the male mammoth. Queen Latifa was delightful also, but they both paled next to the portrayal of Sid, their friend. I would recommend this movie to just about anyone who enjoys fun stories.
On: 2010-07-13
I saw this movie in theaters and thought that was ok, I bought in bluray for my kids. I watch it at home and I really like it, now I think its he best of the 3. PQ and SQ excellent.
On: 2010-07-12
This is a great family movie. The whole family enjoys watching this along with all the other Ice Age movies.
On: 2010-07-09
Whatever you do, dont take the option to download the software for blu-ray live.
I couldnt get this disc to play, and I have updated software and a new Sony blu-ray player. I can play Avatar, which is supposed to be one of the trickier blu-ray formats. Ive never had trouble with any disc until this one.
These extra features are not worth the pain and hassle.
Once I removed the USB stick with the downloaded software, then I could access the movie. Save yourselves the pain and skip the "software download" for blu-ray live for this movie.
Other than this hassle, the movie is beautiful. Nothing shows blu-ray quality better than these computer animations.
On: 2010-06-12
We liked it but my favorite is the first one despite this one having better critic ratings...or did it? We are adults and yes we have 5 college degrees between the two of us and still have fun watching animated movies and ok must be in our DNA makeup. Whos counting. This package is nice because you have regular DVD for regular TV sets and the Blu-ray but the extra short is only Blu-ray-ray and thats too bad. We wanted to share it with neighbors but they didnt have blu-ray player. It wouldnt have hurt them to put it on both style disks. Its a cute story and we laughed and thought the Squirrels were the best part as always. A rather motley crew in general but lovable. Yes would buy a fourth if its made. Still waiting for the sequel to The Golden Compass to be made.....I know its not going to happen...a pity. And hanging in there for the fourth Jack Black...to continue. An optimist or dreamer not sure. Why not another Monster Inc story? Isnt it what started it all?
This is just clean family fun what more could you ask for?
On: 2010-05-20
Awesome movie, i have the dvd, blu ray and the digital copy on my ipod.
On: 2010-04-16
I had seen this movie at the theater. When we bought our Blu-ray DVD player, I decided to make this one of the first movies we watched. The color and detail are amazing - it is so hard to believe that this is done with computer animation. It is so life like. The character are really "fleshed out" in this one. Mannys approaching fatherhood, Diegos unrest, Sids desire to be a "mommy" - just the entire movie is lots of fun. The script is incredible. Some of the punch lines are very funny. You can see where the creators "borrowed" from other movies like Jarassic Park, Indiana Jones, Journey to the Center of the Earth, etc. But it fits in so smoothly, you really dont care. The scene with the "laughing gas" is hysterical! I think adults as well as kids will love this film. Like I said, I got the Blu-ray and its a whole different experience in movie watching.
On: 2010-03-27
Its was a awsome movie. I bought parti-1 "Ice Age". Now part-2 " Dawn Of The Dinosaurs". Cant wait to see part-3 hihihi....
On: 2010-03-14
Following along in the Ice Age theme, this movie finds the "herd" Manny, Ellie,Sid, Diego, Crash and Eddie discovering an under ice tropical world populated with dinosaurs. It is a very beautiful and lively adventure with the back theme that Ellie is going to give birth at any given day and the way that it affects the herd. Sid and Diego in particular. Its wonderfully done, full of action and adventure and the usual interaction with the main cast. A great movie overall!
On: 2010-03-09
Ice Age 3 was a very adsorbing movie with its excellent look and unique story. I bought this on Blu-ray hoping it would be better than the second and i was excited that it was. So far, ive watched it twice and wouldnt mind seeing it again. The comedy would have you smiling throughout the movie until the end when everything gets a little serious. I dont want to give away too much information but I would recommend this movie to all ages and especially for anyone who likes a good laugh.
On: 2010-03-05
My grandchildren loved it and have watched it many times. They are ages 6 and 8.
On: 2010-02-15
This movie is just adorable... teaches love,loyalty and the importance of family and friendships.. my kids just love watching it.. the animation is outstanding !
On: 2010-02-11
Ive bought this movie for my son. Following its two predecessors we wanted to have it. If not a good movie at least to have the whole collection, once we watched we find out that in deed the movie is worth spending the money on, is just as good as Ice Age and Ice Age the Meltdown.
This movie has one great new character: Buck, I love the mix of whatever he is and a weasel. He is adventurous and very funny not to mention cool. Combined with Crash, Eddie, Sid and Buck this movie is a knock out!
Youll be laughing more then often.
This would make a great family movie to enjoy when visit comes over or just to enjoy alone. I love it
On: 2010-02-08
The blu-ray is fantastic!!! I watch it with my nephew and both he and I love it!!! Definately recommended :-)
On: 2010-02-08
My kid loves the Ice Age movies. I bought them all for him and not until I sat down with him did I understand why he enjoys them so much. It takes an intelligent script-writer and director to be able to produce a movie that is enjoyable for kids and adults alike, while staying away from sexual innuendo and inappropriate humor. I think all 3 of the Ice Age movies are very well written, especially this last one: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. The quality is amazing on Blu-ray. Im glad I have this film as part of my collection.
On: 2010-02-06
Very funny blue-ray disc,the movie is a riot itr keeps you laughing through out the movie.excellent anamation
On: 2010-02-04
GREAT MOVIE!!! I RECOMMEND IT FOR BUYING. MY KIDS WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
 On: 2010-02-03
I, like some of the other reviewers, had audio mastering issues with the blu-ray on my LG 370 player. I returned the original DVD to Amazon thinking it was a blu-ray issue, but the replacement did the same thing. I even called the 20th Century Fox help line and all they could do is suggest that I either make sure the blu-ray player was using up-to-date software (which it was) or contact LG & inform them of the problem. Luckily the movie came with a DVD copy too, but it was very disappointing that the blu-ray was not viewable.
On: 2010-02-01
If you like this series the Blu-Ray DVD is for you. It makes a huge difference in the picture quality and especially sound quality. Really worth a little extra for the viewing experience you receive. I loved this DVD.
On: 2010-01-27
This movie was way better than the first and second. Its story is cuter and more funny. The characters have more depth and feelings than in he other movies. I felt like I could connect with them in this one. My favorite character was Buck. He was just zany and crazy and I almost peed my pants after listening to what he says. I didnt really like Scrat though. He kinda just was an unnecessary character. I have to admit that he was funny though, just unnecessary.
On: 2010-01-16
Product arrived in great shape, shipping was fast-origianlly said that it was going to arrive after Christmas due to a delay, but then showed up a few days prior-so we are satisfied..
On: 2010-01-07
This movie was great, just like part 1 and 2. Lots of laughs with this one. Great picture and sound.
On: 2009-12-30
This is my 2 yr old sons favorite movie (he likes it better than 1 & 2). This is a good value considering you get a Blue Ray Disc, a DVD and a Digital Copy of the movie. I would highly recommend to anyone with young children.
 On: 2009-12-28
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, comes to us as the third installment of the Ice Age animated saga. While it did entertain and hold my interest, it was by no means any kind of blockbuster, breakthrough animated feature. Good but not great. Lets hope this genre does not get drawn out into the interminable sequels, a la, Land Before Time. Its cute, but lets not ride it into the ground. Recommended for animated feature lovers; for kids of all ages and for an enjoyable evening away from the grit of Terminator or the busy frames of Transformers.
On: 2009-12-28
We loved it as much as the kids did. Blu-ray is awesome to see.
 On: 2009-12-28
Well, if you buy it I hope youll have better luck.. the feature presentation had a audio mastering problem that I thought was going to blow out my speakers.. and just about my ears. The problem was when I requested a replacement it had the exact same problem... Heres the rub. I asked for help from customer service as I really wanted this movie and received zero responce. Amazon always takes care of the monetary end of the problem but never seems to go the extra mile when needed.
On: 2009-12-04
Ice age 3 is fun for children and adults. The concept has moved very far from the original concept which pondered the relationship between early man and the animals in their world or is it the other way around?
The third movie has the mammals finding a lost world of dinasaurs and Sid wanting to be a mommy. I know, dont think about to much and it wont hurt your head so much. A new character is introduced to assist them in navigating this new world, to rescue Sid and get back to their world.
On: 2009-12-02
my wife compelled me to watch the blu-ray edition of this picture as she loved it so . i recognized and enjoyed the voice talent a lot , particularly DENIS LEARY and SIMON PEGG. the images are truly arresting and the story was very fun and cute . with its PG rating i think this might appeal to parents more than a lot of the animated pictures out there (i couldnt be more out of the loop regarding this) . while im not one for anthropomorphic stuff , id watch it again . several good story lines , clever dialog and action keep things moving along quite well . the message is a good one .
On: 2009-11-27
While the quality of the movie and animation was top notch it was not nearly as fun as the first two movies put out. The Movie seems to just wander around without a basic theme in mind. I should have seen this one at the movie theatre before I purchased it.
On: 2009-11-26
Ice age is really enjoyable for both kids and parents. The characters are smart, well thought out, and funny. The story is entertaining for kids and definitely rated G.
On: 2009-11-25
Ive always had a soft spot for the Ice Age movies. They were always closer to the Saturday morning cartoons which stressed fun over story, but still had a little message ticked away. Ice Age 3 is no different, very fun, with a little bit of a message. Again, new characters are added, most of which are fun. The silent dinosaurs are funny, and sweet in a destructive way. The best new addition is Buck, the crazed dino hunter/guide. Very funny, and crazy and added another level of humor to the familiar characters that are already fun. If I had a complaint it would be the use of the coming of age story. Like Shrek 3, this movie follows the new pattern of having a coming of age/midlife crisis story within a kids movie. Frankly, kids movies seem to be the last place these type of stories belong. But unlike Shrek 3, this movie wasnt bogged down by the story, but just used it as a stepping stone for more fun.
Overall, Ice Age 3 probably wont win over any new fans, but it will definitely be a lot of fun for the fans of the previous movies. Recommended for someone looking for some fun g-rated entertainment.
On: 2009-11-04
I bought this version to get the digital copy for my iphone although I do not have a Blu-Ray player (since it includes a regular DVD copy of the movie as well...). HOWEVER I cannot access the special features, because they are on the Blu-Ray disk. I love the movie, but Im VERY unhappy about:
1. Having to buy the Blu-Ray version in order to get the digital copy
2. Not having access to the Extras because they are on the Blu-Ray
Note - before pre-ordering this disk I did contact the studio store asking about a digital copy other than with the Blu-Ray and was NOT informed by them that the Special Features would be Blu-Ray. If I could at least access them on the regular DVD Id be satisfied. Now Im just irritated.
Regarding the film itself, I love it! The irony of other reviewers complaining about dinosaurs being alive just makes me wonder... When is the last time you went to an animated film for reality and historical accuracy??? Problems with suspension of disbelief??? REALLY???? In an animated film with talking animals that never in reality were a herd together??? And the dinosaurs being alive is what they have a problem with??? ROFLMAO!!!
I think the story is wonderful, as is the animation. Unlike the Shrek series which has not captured the magic of the first in the sequels, this 3rd in the Ice Age series is as enjoyable as the first (not quite as thrilled with the 2nd, but it is pretty good.)
On: 2009-10-29
My first reaction to this movie was "is that Johnny Depp playing Buck". Simon Pegg sounds a lot like Johnny when Johnny is pretending to be British. This movie had a fantastic storyline with the whole parenting and what you would do for your friends/children. It didnt disappoint because it wasnt cheesy, either. These movies are ones that I will be sharing with my children one day. With it on Blu Ray, you can really tell the effort put into it. Blu Ray makes 4 star movies 5 stars.
On: 2009-10-28
Amazing movie but just FYI if you want it Walmart has it today BluRay, DVD, and digital copy for 19.96!!! couldnt believe it myself! its a steal!!!
On: 2009-10-28
When it comes to animation movies, most of them arent that good these days, unless if you get companies like Pixar to do all the work. With that said, there may have been plenty of great animated movies that werent made by Pixar. "Shrek" will be one example. "Happy Feet" will be another example. "Kung Fu Panda" will be a great choice. And the first two "Ice Age" films were another good hit not made by Pixar. I think its usually that "Ice Age" is gained towards kids who want to feel more like a kid. To me, I find it amusing. Theres cuteness coming from an animated movie like this and Im sure it beats the pants off of some crappy CGI like this years, not-so-great "Monsters vs. Aliens."
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tells the story of Manny and Elle and the fact that they are going to have their first child. This is exciting news for Manny (after all, how can you tell from the first film that he lost his first family by hunters and hes happy to have a secondary family). Although things in his herd arent going well. Diego wants to leave and Sid pilfers some dinosaur eggs raising his own single parent family. When Momma Dinosaur finds her babies and takes them along with Sid, its up to the crew to find Sid and return him home.
I had mixed feelings with "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs." But Ive been in love with some of scene-stealing mammals of the movie that its worth seeing again and again, especially because of Scrat. When I watched it again online, I had better feelings about it. It sure isnt the best "Ice Age" film yet, but its more worth watching than "Monsters vs. Aliens." But it definitely wont beat the pants off of Pixar films to name a few, but Im sure it would be much better than the current CGI waste of time, "Astro Boy" (which Im hearing is so bad, so I wont even bother).
[THIS PARAGRAPH MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS] What I thought was good about "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" was that I liked how in this film, Manny really gets his wish to have a happy family. I mean basically hes been a lonely mammoth until in the second film that he meets another wolly mammoth named Elle where they would find true love and end up having a family. Other than that, I thought the movie was cute. The animation was great. Even though it was a terrible idea to make an Ice Age film about the dinosaurs, its more of big time make believe and they do mention stuff which will tell elementary school students that this is just an imagination with lines such as "I thought those guies were extinct. Thats just one angry fossil," and "I liked you better when you were extinct."
I mightve mentioned this in a couple of paragraphs before, but I really liked Scrat (like he was in the first two movies). He does steal the show throughout most of his scenes with Scratte, but most of the time, hes just selfish. I thought Scratte stole out most of the show for him which basically is what I find the "Ice Age" films to be amusing.
I will have to admit though that I think its a bit too late when making another "Ice Age" film that it has to be about a dinosaur. To be honest, the last Ice Age happened before the dinosaurs. But I could see an attempt that the filmmakers (after watching it for the second time) mightve made another Ice Age film to complete the whole, but the last Ice Age happened after the dinosaurs, not before.
I have skipped a few IMAX 3D presentations such as "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Superman Returns," but like "Monsters vs. Aliens" and "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl," I never saw this one in 3D even if its a theatrical release (like "Monsters vs. Aliens," I saw this for a birthday party away from my neighborhood and the theater that was close to the restaurant didnt play it in 3D) or on home video (like "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl," I actually rented the 2D DVD, because it was the only rentable DVD the store had). But yes, I know that this is not a 3D DVD, so theres no need to worry about it.
I couldve seen better from this movie, but yet again, I couldve predicted it to be a lot worse.
The Blu-Ray contains a lot of features. Theres a DVD added which only features the Filmmakers Commentary and a digital copy. Theres a lot of features that are on the Blu-Ray if you buy the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack such as in takes with the actors and filmmakers. The Blu-Ray also features the Scrat Pack in High Definition. The Scrat shorts are basically the ones that you see on DVD and Blu-Ray with the first two films. I really wished however that they released the short film, "Surviving Sid," that was seen on DVD and Blu-Ray with "Horton Hears a Who!" Yet again, thats just the release of the film, nothing to it.
If you liked the first two "Ice Age" films and want something for the holidays, its worth buying.
On: 2009-10-28
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" marks the third CG animated film for 20th Century Fox via Foxs CGI division Blue Sky Studios and the third "Ice Age" film directed by Carlos Saldanha (also directed "Robots" and "Gone Nutty"). The film is co-directed by Mike Thurmeier ("Horton Hears a Who", "Robots", "Gone Nutty") and a story by Jason Carter Eaton and a screenplay by Pete Ackerman, Michael Berg (both worked on previous "Ice Age" films), Yoni Brenner and Mike Reiss ("The Simpsons", The Critic", "Its Garry Shandlings Show"). Music is composed by John Powell ("X-Men: The Last Stand", "United 93", "Kung Fu Panda").
Back in 2002, the original "Ice Age" film focused on the friendship between creatures Manny the woolly mammoth (voice over by Ray Romano, "Everybody Loves Raymond"), Sid the weird looking, not-so-bright and clumsy ground sloth (voiced by John Leguizamo, "ER", "Miracle at St. Anna", "Titan A.E.") and the saber-toothed tiger (aka smilodon) named Diego (voiced by Denis Leary, "Rescue Me"). Also, seen outside of the main core of the group is side-story featuring a squirrel known as Scrat who has a passion towards acorns.
With the first film focusing on the migration to avoid the Ice Age and the main characters friendship, the second film "Ice Age: The Meltdown" (2006) features the melting of the ice and focuses on Manny finding another woolly mammoth named Ellie (voice by Queen Latifah, "Mad Money", "Chicago").
This time around for the third film "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs", Ellie is now pregnant and is soon to give birth. Being the worried and concerned father, Manny is highly anticipating the birth of his child and each kick, he often accidentally tells the whole herd that Ellie is about to give birth.
Meanwhile, his friends are not in a better place. Diego is getting older and feels that he is not the agile fighter as he once was as he now gets dizzy and cant even chase after his prey like he once used to. So, Diego feels as if he has to leave home. Sid feels alone now that his best friend has other responsibilities. As for the nutty squirrel known as Scrat, upon discovering his beloved acorn, he becomes smitten with a female squirrel named Scratte who is also passionate for the acorn.
Manny creates a playground for his upcoming child and surprises Ellie with it. Meanwhile, Sid feeling that he has no one ends up falling through a hole and discovering three eggs. Wanting to be a parent himself, he brings the three eggs to the village. Because of the size, Manny tells Sid to return the eggs back to its mother but Sid of course has other plans. Not wanting to be alone, he ends up sleeping with the eggs and when hatched, three baby Tyrannosaurus Rexs come out and Sid becomes the designated "mother" for the three which he names Eggbert, Shelly and Yoko.
Excited about being a parent, he tries to introduce to his new children to his friends but instead brings the three to Mannys playground (which was supposed to be for Manny and Ellies child). The kids of the village then join in on the fun and because of the Tyrannosaurus Rexs nature, they begin to roughhouse the children and end up swallowing a few of them. Also, in the process...the three young dinosaurs end up destroying the playground.
Manny and Ellie arrive to find the destruction and Manny is upset that Sid didnt listen to him and now the playground he built is destroyed. To make things worse, the true mother of the three baby Tyrannosaurus Rex now wants her children back and leads the huge dinosaur right into their village.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex ends up getting her children back but with Sid not willing to give up the children, he is taken as well by the dinosaur.
Now Manny, Ellie, Diego along with the two weasels Crash (voiced by Seann William Scott, "American Pie" films) and Eddie (Josh Peck, "Drake & Josh", "The Wackness") end up going after the dinosaur to find Sid and find themselves away from the ice and into a new land where there is no snow and dinosaurs exist. Not knowing how to survive around the dangerous dinosaurs, they run into a one-eyed weasel named Buck (voiced by Simon Pegg, "Hot Fuzz", "Sean of the Dead", "Star Trek") who knows his way around the area.
So, the group try to survive the dangerous dinosaurs, tough terrain but most importantly trying to be careful for the nastiest dinosaur of them all...Rudy.
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" on Blu-ray comes with three discs. The original Blu-ray is accompanied with the movie on DVD and also a digital copy.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" looks absolutely gorgeous on Blu-ray. Presented in 1080p High Definition (1:85:1, AVC@36 MBPS), Im always impressed to see how hair/fur continues to look better and better via CG and the sheer detail found in each character and its surroundings are much more evident now than ever. In fact, this is probably the most vibrant "Ice Age" film due to the fact that the film is taken outside of its ice habitat and into the land of the dinosaurs where there is a lot of lush plant life, sunlight, etc. Overall, CG animated fans will love the picture quality of this film. Sky Blue Studios did a fantastic job!
As for the audio, the film is presented in English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (also, Spanish, French and Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital) and as fantastic as the picture quality was, the audio quality is just as magnificent. Talk about an immersive soundtrack, dinosaur growls all around you and how its utilized through the surround and rear surround channels are nicely done. Front and center channels feature the dialogue and the music which are crystal clear. Also, good use of LFE during the action sequences.
Both video and audio quality for "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur" receive high marks! Fans of the film will definitely enjoy this Blu-ray release.
As for subtitles, subtitles are provided in English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese and Mandarin.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" comes with the following special features:
* Audio commentary - A commentary featuring Director Carlos Saldanha, co-director Michael Thurmeier, producer Lori Forte, John C. Donkin and many more from the Bly Sky Studios crew. Entertaining commentary with some interesting tidbits of behind-the-scenes making of the film.
* Ice Age Storybook Maker - Using your remote, you can create a storybook for ages 1-5 (Bronze Age), 6-11 (Stone Age) and 12 and up (Ice Age).
* Evolution Expedition Featurette - (18:24) A tour through the George C. Page Museum at the Los Angeles LA Brea Discovery featuring Trevor Valle, Assistant Lab Supervisor. Introduction to the predators at the zoo and how they relate to the characters in the film.
* Buck: From Easel To Weasel Featurette - (7:12) The creation of Buck and how his character became to be. And the various designs to create his character and more.
* Unearthing the Lost World Featurette - (8:39) Behind-the-Scenes of "Ice Age". Interviews with cast and crew for "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". The sketches, the character designs, 3D animation, the voice acting and more.
* Unfinished Deleted Scenes - (4:33) Featuring unfinished deleted scenes for "Mission" and "Headbutters". Although, the voice acting is heard, these are unfinished and are still in their B&W sketched out format with some animation.
* "Walk the Dinosaur" Music Video - (1:32) A short music video clip of the characters performing to the song "Walk the Dinosaur".
* Fox Movie Channel presents Making a Scene (Ice Age: The Meltdown) - (9:20) Behind-the-scenes on the making of "Ice Age: The Meltdown" featuring interviews with the crew.
* Fox Movie Channel presents In Character with John Leguizamo - (2:48) Interview with John Leguizamo about doing the voice of Sid the Sloth.
* Fox Movie Channel presents In Character with Ray Romano - (3:22) Interview with Ray Romano about doing the voice of Manny the Mammoth.
* Fox Movie Channel presents In Character with Queen Latifah - (3:06) Interview with Queen Latifah about doing the voice of Ellie the Mammoth.
* BD LIVE - Live Lookup as powered by iMDb - (5:24) Scenes from "The Third Man" left untranslated to show Holly Martins confusion of the surroundings of postwar Vienna.
* The Scrat Pack - (2:22) Included are the following shorts: "Gone Nutty: Scrats Missing Adventure" (4:44) and "No Time For Nuts" (6:50). Both shorts are CG animated.
* Scrat Featurettes
- The Sabre-Toothed Squirrel: Natures Nutty Buddy (1:46) - A parody of nature films feat. Scrat.
- Scrat: From Head to Toe (Drawing Tutorial) (8:22) - Peter De Seve teaches you how to draw Scrat
- Scrat: Breaking Story -(1:50) A film-like featurette showing scientists discovering a million year old Ice Age animal known as Scrat.
- Scrat: News Report (2:28) - A continuation of the "Breaking Story" and featuring a news cast interview with the scientists about their discovery of Scrat and more.
- Falling For Scratte (8:29) - Crew talk about Scrat and why people love the character and why the creators created Scratte.
DVD:
The accompanying DVD comes with the filmmakers commentary featuring Director Carlos Saldanha, co-director Michael Thurmeier, producer Lori Forte, John C. Donkin and many more from the Bly Sky Studios crew. Entertaining commentary with some interesting tidbits of behind-the-scenes making of the film, trailers and a Marley meets Puppy Chow commercial.
JUDGMENT CALL:
I was actually quite pleased with "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". A fun screenplay, top notch animation and audio and voiced by an all-star cast, this is my favorite "Ice Age" film yet! Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah do a fantastic job as they have in previous films. But also, Josh Peck and Seann William Scott do a hilarious job as Eddie and Crash. And Simon Pegg as the one-eyed weasel known as Buck does a fantastic job as well!
I was really impressed of how much detail was in the actual film. To have the characters in a new setting outside of just ice was great and it really showcased the animation due to the fact that more colors and different characters can be utilized. Blue Sky Studios did a fantastic job on this release.
As for the Blu-ray release, this is where Twentieth Century Fox also receives big kudos. Similar to what Disney has done for their films, Twentieth Century Fox also included a DVD (for those long commutes for your children) and also a digital copy. Also, there are plenty of special features and CG shorts included as well. In fact, if you are a big fan of the character of Scrat, you are definitely going to enjoy this film!
Overall, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" is the best film of the series yet and an exciting and hilarious CG animated film to own on Blu-ray. Highly recommended!
On: 2009-10-24
No 3d then no purchase, So it seems we are to spend our hard earned cash on a wonderful film on Blu-ray but are being denied a 3D version, I dont hold with reviews that say there not bothered as 3D gives them a headache, try watching Journey to the Centre of the Earth in the Green/Magenta 3D anaglyph system, it works superbly, The film just needs to be encoded correctly, Polor Express was the old Red/Cyan system and that did give me a headache in parts, so I say give us the option of how the director intended the film to be seen and offer both 2D and 3D versions on the disk, space is not an issue here as there are many disks that have upto 3 disks in the package, Some come on Disney and all other film companies, lets have the 3D versions NOW. Also all you 3D fans go to YouTube and type in the Searth YT3D, you will then see another option of displaying 3D with great quality on the net, just choose the 3D glases that you have option at the bottom the screen and enjoy. Type in media55 for some of my own examples.
On: 2009-10-23
These reviews are supposed to be about the movie, not wether it was 3D or not. If it doesnt say 3D in the description, then, its NOT A 3D MOVIE!!
This is the best Ice Age so far. Its funny, interesting and my 11 year old loved it, as I did.
Buy it, you wont be dissappointed.
On: 2009-09-16
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs joins Summer 2009s other big sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in finding tremendous reception for attempts at entertaining with nonsensical stories, one-dimensional characters and cheap jokes. The movie plays like its antecedent parts, alternating between the antics of the acorn-obsessed Scrat and the plot-oriented developments of characters Manny the mammoth, Diego the tiger, and Sid the sloth. Dinosaurs are anachronistically indroduced when Sid happens upon a T-Rex family and is captured by the mother inside a prehistoric world beneath the surface ice. Manny and his pregnant love interest Ellie, along with Diego, follow Sids tracks with the guidance of instinctually skilled Buck the weasel. The episodic encounters with familiar dinosaurs and dangerous plantlife will only keep either the youngest or the undiscerning amused as it is a trite effort to maintain interest in a thinly plotted movie that ends up about where it begins. The colorful animation is the only improvement from the previous entries in the series and still falls short of the better-designed, more expensive, and recommended Pixar opus from 2009, Up.
On: 2009-09-08
How sad. We are not getting our products in 3-D. I got my Blu-ray anticipating more 3-D releases. I bought "Journey To The Center of The Earth" and "Polar Express" in Blu-ray 3D. Great! Now we are stuck with only the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus Concert 3Ds. Yuk!!! Definitely wont buy those! No "Bolt", No "Up" no "Ice Age - Dawn of The Dinosaurs" and probably no "G- Force" in 3D either. I will not buy any movie not released in 3D as they were in the theaters! If they lose DVD sales, so be it!
After all it was their call!
On: 2009-09-03
I havent seen it but the others were good. Im sure its a good movie. I wanted to get it but cant. They are forcing us to buy both the Blu-Ray and DVD which is imoral. I would say we should boycott this so they realized the error in their judgment for doing this. If they want to throw in the dvd for free fine but making us pay for both is wrong. They should have a blu-ray only package. Also why isnt the 3-D version included, that is so B.S.
On: 2009-08-24
This is one of the really good animated movies that uniquely appeals to both 4 and 40 years olds. Themes of parenthood, childhood, adventure, bravery, friendship and, most of all, love highlighted by so many and so different creatures one gets a sensation that pretty much anything alive (or used to be alive) on this planet consists of the same set of emotions and feelings.
While watching that incredibly recreated world of dinosaurs just under the Earths crust, I could not stop recollecting the novel of "Plutonia" by Vladimir Obruchev, that I read in my teen years. In that book roughly the same world was depicted, with much less humor though. But that book is probably not very well known beyond Russian speaking countries and I tend to believe that latest reports about possibility of life existence under the surface of Europa (one of the Jupiters moons) were kept in mind by script writers. Whatever the case, the world under there is very exciting and populated by dinos perfectly in line with our anecdotal understanding of who is who. For example, brontosaurs is huge and slow and his neck can be used for sliding, even by pregnant female mammoth; T. Rex is ferocious and bloodthirsty, with excessive amount of dripping saliva and thundering stomping. The sheer idea that pteranodon can be ridden like horse by furry mammals is so funny, the only thing funnier is the fact that one of those mammals is capable of performing artificial respiration to the ridden pteranodon in flight.
Just like in "Harry Potter", all characters are getting older in the world of Ice Age, although it manifests itself differently. Diego no longer can chase successfully his prey due to breathing issues, mammoths are arguing what to expect when you expecting (they do in fact), sloth has his parental instinct awaken. That instinct finds its application in a way that gets impulse to the whole story. And although the idea of having (almost due) pregnant Ellie included in the rescue expedition seems highly unusual at first, the things turn out the way that her presence is quite appropriate.
Probably the most memorable and cute part of the movie is when Scratte, the omnipresent sabre-toothed squirrel, is dancing tango with his newly found female companion. They dance and struggle for the acorn and dance again and lava flowing around them seemingly makes things even hotter. No doubts, that scene would generate lots of emotions in every age category of viewers.
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