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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs PG Released Jul 1, 2009 1h 34m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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After Sid (John Leguizamo) pilfers some dinosaur eggs, Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and the rest of their prehistoric pals enter a mysterious, underground world to rescue the hapless sloth. During the course of their mission, the gang encounters many creatures great and small, including hungry carnivores and a relentless, dinosaur-hunting weasel named Buck.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs boasts some excellent animation -- in particular, the dinosaurs are wonderfully realized -- but its story is tired and monotonous.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express The third part of the Ice Age saga suffers from franchise fatigue—the critters, most of whom we are familiar with from the past couple of films, and some that have been added in, don’t really get to do much that’s fresh and new. Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader The manic pace quickly grows tiresome, as does the influx of cloying baby animals. Aug 20, 2009 Full Review Ryan Stewart Slant Magazine This third entry in the animated kiddie series appears to be more, um, fair and balanced. Rated: 2/4 Jul 6, 2009 Full Review EscribiendoCine Staff EscribiendoCine Once again, technology is at the service of a precise script that revolves around family and friends... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 May 28, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review It’s a completely unnecessary sequel so unbearably unimaginative that it feels like a tired obligation being fulfilled by the begrudging talent to appease a studio’s need for sequel marketability. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) An engaging third instalment in the hit series of animated comedies about a group of oddball prehistoric creatures. Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cartoon R (77/100) Bom Essa é a melhor das continuações de Era do gelo na minha opinião. A animação é maravilhosa, os dinossauros desse filme são incrivelmente bem animados, chegam até a serem melhores que a animação dos dinossauros de "Bom dinossauro" de 2015. Acho que os personagens desse filme são muito legais e fiéis aos dois primeiros filmes (Os irmãos da Ellie são muito fiéis, por isso, continuam chatos para um caramba). A Ellie na minha opinião, é mais legal nesse filme, do que no segundo. O Buck, é um dos melhores personagens da franquia, ele é o que torna esse filme tão divertido. O humor aleatório dele é maravilhoso, e a história dele com o Rudy é muito impactante e muito épica. As cenas do Scrat são bem divertidas, a ideia de ele ter uma rival, foi bem legal (Apesar de eu achar ela um pouco irritante). Os dinossauros são bem variados, tornando o filme bem complexo e muito impressionante de ver os dinossauros. Os filhotes do Sid são bem fofos e legais, nada além disso, são tipo uns Minions, só que menos insuportáveis. Porém, esse filme tem alguns problemas. Muitos críticos dizem que esse filme é monótono e cansativo por causa da história e de fato, as coisas demoram muito para acontecer, o início do filme parece até um drama. O filme só começa a ficar divertido a bessas, quando o Buck aparece. O filme tenta passar a ideia de que os dinossauros ficaram escondidos debaixo da terra quando o meteoro veio, eu não acho uma explicação tão boa, nunca foi algo que fez sentido pra mim. Enfim, é um filme muito divertido, não acho que ele seja uma obra prima, mas é a continuação que mais me cativou. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Zion C Great film in every way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Leaburn O Lacking the charm of its predecessors but still has a few good moments. Plot as always a bit thin but characters are ok. It’s fine but forgettable. Watched on Netflix. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/04/24 Full Review David C No lo máximo como la primera le dan menos tiempo en pantalla a Sid la historia casi no tiene sentido Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Prince S This is the Best Animated Movie when I was a Little, The Animation, Plot, Composer by John Powell, and Best Scenes, I love it, And I did watched couple Time a Lot. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Lucy T This is the best Ice Age film! It is a Certified Fresh movie really. Love Buck the weasel. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After Sid (John Leguizamo) pilfers some dinosaur eggs, Manny (Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and the rest of their prehistoric pals enter a mysterious, underground world to rescue the hapless sloth. During the course of their mission, the gang encounters many creatures great and small, including hungry carnivores and a relentless, dinosaur-hunting weasel named Buck.
Director
Carlos Saldanha
Producer
John C. Donkin, Lori Forte
Screenwriter
Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss, Yoni Brenner
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Peril)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2014
Runtime
1h 34m
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