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As I continue my mourning of Blue Sky Studios (at least let them finish that Nimona movie first, Disney instead of making an Ice Age show without their involvement), Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe is one visually pleasing, darn amusing short film that gives us more of the hapless saber-toothe squirrel whom was honestly the most likely reason why, up until Collision Course, the Ice Age movies were the highest-grossing animated films of the year whenever one of them came out. It does seem a bit lazy that, unlike the first three Ice Age shorts, this one and Scrat's Continental Crack-Up were just the opening scenes of Ice Ages 4 and 5, making them come off more as glorified teaser trailers (it's especially bad with the latter short because the fourth film wouldn't come out until two years later) than actual shorts. This short, in cinemas with The Peanuts Movie and up on YouTube at the same time, is not only better than Collision Course but also offers further proof why Scrat always remained the MVP of the Ice Age franchise all the way up till the studio's death knell. I'll really miss this animation studio, you guys.
Rated 4/5 Stars •
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/23/23
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Scrat and his acorn do a lot of fun for all the family.
Rated 3/5 Stars •
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/16/23
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A funny short to promote the 5th movie.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/24/23
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Looks Good, But Please Blue Sky, Can't you guys give us more of an adaptation like The Peanuts Movie, AND A LOT LESS OF ICE AGE!!
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/23/23
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Scrat, that silly prehistoric saber toothed squirrel from the Ice Age franchise that has since proved popular enough to become the logo character of Blue Sky Studios, the movies' production company, is at it again. This time his nut chasing antics somehow send him into outer space, completely changing the game and genre for the little guy and setting into motion a series of world changing events. But will poor Scrat ever get his nut?
There are some little laughs and a lot of "how does that actually work" if you try to use too much reason with this short. Without reason, though, it's a quick romp that's sure to entertain children, just like all of his previous outings. It is, indeed, the exact same formula yet again, just in a different setting, easily falling into the generic memory of them all. But, as I said, children eat up his mindless slapstick comedy, no matter how mediocre it may seem, and that really is the point, isn't it?
The short does give a little nod to known science fiction and outer space films, though not enough to make it truly referential and worthwhile. For those that are fans of the Ice Age films, however, these Scrat shorts do answer some questions involving the overall story, and keep pretty good continuity all throughout. But that really only means that this cosmic adventure raises more questions than it answers. Nuts!
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/10/23
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Scrat continues chasing his acorn. He stumbles on a flying saucer buried in the ice and accidentally launches himself into space. A teaser to set up the next Ice Age sequel, the feature Collision Course.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/01/23
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