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Despite its issues, If you like bad puns, The ice age films are Great... I Still Chuckle at the Tae Kwon Do-do's... but it bothers me that none of the sequels ever featured the Humans... Not one. It would be interesting to see them encounter a fully grown Version of the Baby... but it never happens, and now it's been too long, and wouldn't make sense...
Yeah, you might appreciate this movie a lot better after watching the sequels. Ice Age 2 is good, though there is some debate as to whether or not it is better than the first. Probably about the same. Ice Age 3 is eh. Not as good (or even that memorable) as the first two, but I didn't hate it. Ice Age 4 was crap. I didn't care for it at all. Ice Age Collision Course, I absolutely DESPISED! I could not even finish it! It was that stupid, that abysmally awful! Even Scratt's schtick was starting to get old and tiresome, and he is STILL the best character in the movie! The franchise just gets worse and worse, and yet somehow they still keep getting sequels! At least the first and second ones were memorable. This franchise went from your average early-2000s CGI kids film to Norm of the North levels bad, and yet they are still beating this dead horse of a franchise into the ground. The first two Ice Ages were decent films! What happened? With the exception of Ice Age 2, any time Blue Sky did a sequel, it SUCKED! To be honest though, not all of Blue Sky's films are bad or even average. Their top 5 best in my opinion are The Peanuts Movie, Robots, Rio, Ice Age 1, and Ice Age 2 (can't really decide which Ice Age is better, so their positions are interchangeable. I'll let you decide). Get ready for disappointment with the remaining Ice Age films, but I will say this, The Peanuts Movie is actually REALLY good, and I think this is the Blue Sky film you should be looking forward to the most.
"DISNEYCEMBER 2022 blog day 02 gets cold with "ice age" when I heard that Disney brought the Blue sky studios that means we get to review the ice age series & other blue sky films I thought what fun so my thoughts on "ice age" the 1st one was just ok three animals trying to get a human baby back to the human village without the baby dying by other animals wasn't that hard it's keeping the baby alive that's the kicker so how does it hold up well the sloth can be annoying to some people but if you want little kids to watch this enjoy & what do I think bout the other ice age sequels ? i'll tell ya in the next ice age see what I did there ?"
The scene where Manny sees his family get killed in the cave painting, then starts seeing the human baby as worth protecting is probably the best part, aside from the ice slide.
Since Doug had problems with brother bear and now this movie, I’m starting to think he must have issues with talking animal movies that take place in the arctic
Something that went over my head when I was younger is that the human tribe they are following is the same one that killed Mannys family. That’s why when they meet up the father seems to recognise him and makes the return of the baby more significant.
Crazy fact, Diego was originally supposed to die at the end of the film. Denis Leary tried to warn producers this was a bad idea, but they didn’t listen. At a test screening the kids cried uncontrollably and the parents were pissed. They then went back and changed the ending.
I honestly hate that. Just because kids cried? Thats good! Teach them the ways of realism! They might cry but thats life. I think Teaching your kids will save them troubles for the future
Agreed. Although nowadays, we can’t even imagine an Ice Age movie without Diego. Amazing how one decision could change a whole franchise, especially when it’s a character’s life.
@@AdaminTranzit They will learn the harsh truths eventually anyways when their grandparents or pets die, or when they watch Digimon (death toll much higher than Pokemon), there's no need to rush things.
@@Edagui97 who cares? Its just a movie anyway and adding depth to kids movies like for example prince of egpyt or hunchback of notre dame would be great way for kids to learn and in general normalise kids watching these dark themes. They had dark themes but kids still watched them. It annoys me just as much as parents telling their kids santa is real. Also not rush but built up
This movie was my entire childhood, and it's mostly down to the banter between Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary as the three main characters. They really make you feel engaged in them and the story.
@@chasehedges6775 I remember me and my buddy, as young adults, thought it could be fun to go see 5 in theaters. Six years later and it's still the only movie I've ever walked out of
I have fond memories of this movie as a child. I remember being called to the office in school and being told "Your dad is here to pick you up for your doctor's appointment." Once we're in the car my dad was all "I'm taking you to see Ice Age."
I think it should've ended at the third movie because at that point all the characters reached their archs and it was an ending with a nice little bow on it.
John Leguizamo did an interview where he explained Sid's voice. In short, while doing research he discovered that sloths often pack their cheeks with vegetation so that it can ferment. He figured if sloths could talk in real life, they probably would speak with a slur.
The part where Scrats finally ate his acorn after years of catastrophic hijinks of chasing it feels like a goodbye message from Blue Sky Studios after it completely shut down.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 disney just released a terrible sequel all blue sky sequels were mediocre it takes disney to create something really really bad just like everything they do
I love how instead of a long liar revealed argument scene, Manny and Sid realize that Diego would have no reason to reveal his plan to them, and decide to keep him around because they trust that’s he’s changed.
In the "ugly baby's" defense, in 2002 even Pixar was still kinda figuring out how to make a "believable" and likeable baby. And the fact that for a (back then) young studio they managed to create one that follows the same style, has (more or less) character, and not ultra creepy is still a major achievement.
all early pixar looks like dogshit nowdays yes some stories do hold up but damn toy story is like ps2 retro cutscene, monster inc baby is the real monster there, superhero family looks like myst
I kind of dig the ugly kids look. Some films definitely used it to its advantage a la Finding Nemo's demon child. Current animated kids are too cute it's uninteresting.
Am I LITERALLY the only one who thinks the baby is actually super cute? He's supposed to be part inuit and part caveman, clearly... I think as a cartoony mix of those two features (as a native myself especially), I think they pulled it off pretty well. I think he's super adorable.
I really appreciate that Doug took the time to understand why people do like the movie. He doesn’t like the movie but he’s respectful to people who do. Thanks Doug! ❤
His opinions may sting and sometimes make you face palm while shake]ing your head, but thankfully he's *not* toxic and actually understands and respects everybody.
@@trinaq Fun fact: It was originally made by Don Bluth and it was supposed to be a 2d animated movie. But since the failure of Titan A.E, this was changed to 3d and Don bluth quit the project.
When I was in high school we were learning about the Ice Age in science class. One day our teacher decided to show us this movie and give us a 20 question worksheet to go along with it. Everyone else was filling out the worksheet while they were watching, while I (who had seen the movie a million times) had completed the worksheet before she hit play on the DVD
Honestly wish I had a class like this, where was all of this when I was going through high school and junior high? all we did was go over the same basic process of making an experiment and going through it.
Fun fact: It was originally made by Don Bluth and it was supposed to be a 2d animated movie. But since the failure of Titan A.E, this was changed to 3d and Don bluth quit the project.
Correct me if I am wrong but from what I remember hearing Ice age was in early development and Don bluth was offered some sort of part with it but he turned it down and instead decided to just leave animation you know after Titan ae became the massive bomb that it was
I think one of the reasons this sticks out in so many childhoods is because this is one of the first kids movies a lot of kids saw with banter in it. Not for a side character, for the MAIN characters. Throughout the whole movie. In fact,throughout ALL of the movies. It introduced kids to a new type of humor that they'd only seen in passing scenes before.
@@jordancampbell8597 Legit even as a kid when I first saw Ice Age I looked at how Manny and Sid interacted and thought "this is basically Shrek". Still liked it though, and I think the banter in this film was funnier than in the first Shrek film. I still laugh at this whole exchange: "Sid the tiger found a shortcut." "No thanks, I choose life." "Then I suggest you take the shortcut."
My favorite scene from the film is definitely where the group stumble upon a bunch of cave paintings. I'm specifically referring to Manny's backstory. Much like everyone else who watched the film as a kid, I used to think that Manny was the little mammoth, only for me to rewatch it years later and realize that he's actually the father, and that his wife and child were murdered. Yet, even though he has every right to despise humans, he never bore ill will towards them, or the baby. Even going out of his way to return him to his family. On top of all that, the scene is almost devoid of any dialog, but it hits you like a truck. It's probably one of the saddest but also poignant scenes I've seen in an animated film.
Agree! (The only thing that‘s different for me is that as a child I immediately interpreted this scene that Manny is that father. I mean we see the wife & child die, so obviously Manny lost his wife & child, not his parents.)
I cry so much at that scene. The music, the change in animation, the look on Manny's face all come together to create the best and most heartbreaking scene in the movie.
It's funny. When I was a kid, I thought Manny was the grumpy character, the straight man. Now that I'm older, Manny is HILARIOUS. I love Ray Romano's Vocal performance here
I'm not sure if it's just me but I feel there's an underlying theme that is completely lost on a lot of people including evidently Doug: this is the story of three extinct animals sacrificing their whole species to let the human race take their place. Forget that it had a bunch of sequels (which I'm sure is an element that prevented Doug from enjoying it as a stand-alone film), there's no indication that the trio is going to survive at the end. They had the option to go try and save themselves from the incoming cold, but instead they decide to bring that baby to his parents because it's the right thing to do, because the Earth belongs to the newer generations, or in this case to the more evolved species. I may be reading too much into it, but honestly I don't see how a movie about the "Ice Age" can be read otherwise. (...On a lighter note, since I've done a playlist of all DisneyCember videos sorted by movie release, this movie came out on March 15, 2002, exactly one week after Cadet Kelly and 4 days before The Hunchback of Notre Dame II.)
On a technical level, the snow and weather system was pretty groundbreaking for its time and budget. Autodesk actually partnered with BlueSky to further develop Maya’s features after Ice Age came out. It’s no longer considered state of the art, but seeing that Maya is the software that most animation students start with, this was kind of an important stepping stone.
I might be the only person on Earth who has this opinion, but this is my favorite animated movie. I'm glad that I finally got to hear your thoughts on it and I do take comfort in the fact that you don't consider it a bad movie, just a movie that's not for you.
You most certainly are not. This is one of my favorite movies, and I grew up on it as most people have. This got me into paleontology, and while I wasn't able to become a paleontologist, it still plays a role in my life.
@@incaseofimportantnegotiations I don't mean I'm the only person who loves it. What I mean is, Ice age is a movie that everyone seems to like, but with the exception of myself, I can't think of anyone who would call it their all-time favorite.
@@JustJustin. Looking back I kind of always figured they showed the backstory in this one to have him look for a new love if a sequel was made, which it of course was.
I agree with the best scenes being the ones with no dialogue- Scrat's scenes, the one where Manny has flashbacks to his past, reuniting the baby with his family- no dialogue is needed
@@DiegoRedeemedLover They only kept one scene in the cave and the parts with the humans but that does not make it a Dramedy. That's like saying Finding Nemo is one because of it's opening scene.
In the early 2000s, it felt like computer movies like Shrek, Ice Age, Finding Nemo, Madagascar, etc., were winning both kids and adults over. In fact, I'm impressed you managed to avoid it for so long. I'm almost surprised you weren't pressured into watching this movie like you were with The Emperor's New Groove. "You Gotta see ice age!" "You gotta see ice age!" "It's sooo funny!" As a kid in the early 2000s, this was not an easy movie to avoid.
6 year old me actually cried at the cave scene. I didn’t fully understand it but I knew that the story being portrayed was a tragic one, and I knew Manny had something to do with it. The music and the sound design MADE that scene and I think that’s what stuck with me and why I have an attachment to this film.
As a 2002 baby, this movie was my childhood. I'm told I watched it endlessly and acted it out and even ate a dandelion cuz Sid did it. I'll always adore this film
The Ice Age franchise defines my childhood. It was the first movie I've seen in theatres when I was four years old. Now, I am twenty four almost twenty five, and it's still one of my favourite film!
This was my first movie in theaters too ! I remember this day like it was yesterday but I was only 3. Even if the animation aged poorly and the movie isn't exactly a masterpiece, it has a soft spot in my heart.
Same here. My family quotes these movies so much and I’ll rewatch every once and a while. I actually think this holds up pretty well and it’s one of the films from my childhood that I still enjoy.
I am the same way! For me, I saw it in theatres at age ten though, and I am thirty one now and still love it dearly. IA1 is pretty much my favourite movie all time and _I_ consider it a masterpiece. :)
I knew you weren’t gonna give this one high praise, but I’m happy that you didn’t think it was terrible. This was one of the only 3 movies I would watch until I was like 8-9. I’ve seen it so many times that I can watch it muted without the subtitles and still be able to recite every line perfectly. It’s a comfort movie for me so it holds a very special place in my heart, but I recognize that I’m very biased towards it
Same for me. I rewatched all Ice Age movies last year and the first is the only i care about. What are the other 2 comfort films for you? For me Hotel Transylvania and Cars ( I mean i can't see why this movie isn't a 10/10 i literally can watch anytime anywhere and love it tha same as when i was a kid)
2:55 The movie started life at Don Bluth's Fox Pheonix company originally but when Titan AE bombed, production shifted to Blue Sky Studios instead. Its budget was 58 million which was less than half of Monsters Inc which had 115 million
I'm a little older than Doug, but saw it in theaters with my much younger siblings, and I remember being impressed by the Scrat segments for how cartoony they were. So much CGI at that point downplayed the elasticity of their characters-- it's there if you know where to look, but most characters are treated like puppets, solid objects in a space with articulation but little if any exaggeration. Remember the big deal they made about animating Sully's individual hairs in Monsters Inc, and how distracting the effect was in the actual movie. I remember the feeling of entering the uncanny valley even with humanless films like A Bug's Life. As pretty as some of them looked, as impressive as they looked, it never felt quite right. Scrat, at least to me, was the first modern CGI character (ouside of Lasseter's early Pixar shorts) that felt, if still not right in other ways, embraced the cartoony conventions of Looney Tunes. The rest of the film feels bog standard by comparison. Good luck with the sequels--they look better, and there are a few standout moments here and there (even outside of the increasingly absurd Scrat scenes), but oh my God, they get so much more irritating.
Did anyone else watch this on repeat when they were kids lmao. As a 2000’s kid who grew up with this movie, I frickin loved it!! I think most people who really love this movie are people who grew up with it like I did. It gives off so much 2000’s nostalgia for me. I think it’s still a good movie and unlike the sequels, this movie has a lot of witty and snappy banter between the three main characters that we would never get again in the sequels ( even if I like the second and third movies ). Also Scrat was always the best part of every Ice Age movie and no one can convince me otherwise 😂
I was waiting for him to say his favourite parts are Scrat, Manny looking at the cave drawings and Manny returning the baby, those are the best parts of the movie in terms of comedy and emotion. I loved this movie as a kid. Sometimes they repeat characters lessons too much in the sequels.
@@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462 i think ice age 4 was not that bad it guilty pleasure for me I think better conclusion than ice age 3 but personally I think ice age should have end at number 2
*Sid:* Why do I have to do it? *Manny:* ... because you're small & insignificant, because it was your idea to bring the kid & because I'll pummel you if you DON'T! This line cracks me up every time. 😂
I remember going to the theatre as a child, and just remembering the audience howling with laughter throughout the whole film, especially the adults! Good memories
What Doug needs to realize is that at that point in the 2000's we only had a couple of good Disney movies left before the dark ages where they tried their hand at CGI and made really crappy live action movies (anyone remember the God awful Shaggy dog remake with Tim Allen?) Blue Sky, Pixar and DreamWorks had to take the place. So this movie here holds near and dear to those of who saw it as kids. It's near and dear to our hearts. Although it was strange in Doug's eyes it's one of the best movies of the 2000's (well in America at least.)
When I was in Middle School, my Spanish class was randomly assigned people do to research projects on for Hispanic Heritage month. I wound up with John Leguizamo and I really enjoyed learning that not only was he the voice behind Sid from one of my childhood favs but had done tons of other cool stuff.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Doug's theory about it being silent originally was true. That's a running theme with animated movies about prehistoric animals, land before time, dinosaur and most painfully obvious the walking with dinosaurs movie
The first Ice Age will always be my top favorite. One part that always makes me laugh is when Diego plays peekaboo with the baby and the baby’s reaction.
I LOVE the 1st Ice Age. I know I was 6 when it came out, but even today there's so much I love about it. Ray Romano's performance cracks me up as an adult, there are so many sweet moments, like when Sid said about Manny "I've never had a friend who'd risk his life for me", and it gets me in the feels a lot. Plus, I ADORE the score in this film. It's so unique and can be super powerful at times. It's not perfect, it's got some stupid poop jokes, but nothing will ever stop me from loving this movie
Opinion respected, I actually loved the first ice age. I felt like the comedy pretty funny and clever, and while I do agree the animation doesn’t age well. It still does looks nice especially for it’s time. The sequels though, the fourth and fifth are the worst out of all. I always loved watching the first one in my childhood
Doug keeps saying this film is mostly for kids and not so much for the adults. That should have been said towards the sequels, cause little did he know, this film is more mature than the others.
When I think of best animated movies NOT made by Disney or Dreamworks, this one comes to mind. Because while it does have the comedic moments in most animated films, this film knows when to be dramatic and when it does get dramatic, it hits in the right spots. Which just makes me angrier at how the sequels missed why the first film was loved entirely.
Yes, they did. I get angry at the sequels too because all they had to do was stick the landing and keep the same dramedic tone (+ the humans and the darkness) and the sequels could've had potential to be amazing. I always longed to see the baby Roshan find his saviours again and it HURTS that he _almost_ returned in Meltdown but the idea was shot down for its "predictability" becos I guess Lori Forte has no concept of 'full circle storytelling' or why people were hoping to see what new storylines an older baby coming back would create. >:(
I never watched the whole thing myself, but I do have vivid memories of the scene where the animals find the baby. We see the Mom is hanging onto the bank of the river before it cuts away. When it cuts back, she's gone. That really spooked me something fierce, even as a young teen.
I was 5-6 when the first one came out. I was pretty onboard for Ice Age 2 and 3, and after that, I just didn’t care. All I could think is “why are they making more?!” It blew my mind how many installments there are.
I was definitely the target audience for this movie when it first came out, and I still have a soft spot for it! I just really enjoyed these characters and the few serious moments still hold up well!
This was my favorite animated movie series growing up. I thought it was so funny and I loved the characters. (Sid was my favorite.) I still believe ice age 1 and 2 are really good, 3 is entertaining, 4 is pushing it, and I have still not seen 5 and I think I will keep it that way. I know this move isn't the best thing ever, but it still holds a place in my heart.
The sequels will either "Eh" him more, or he'll appresciate them more, because as they go on, they're becoming more and more tonaly detached from the first one
It’s hard for me to dislike this film as I used to watch it all the time when I was little. Even as an adult it holds up really well as a fun adventure, shame the sequels weren’t as great as this one. I think me watching the movies behind the scenes at uni really made me appreciate it all the more.
If Doug can say he unironically enjoys the Bee Movie, I have no problem saying that I have watched and unironically enjoyed every one of the Ice Age movies. RIP Blue Sky Studios.
I think for a lot of us, Ice Age is our childhood and there's a lot of nostalgia attached to it. Looking back now, though, I can definitely see why an adult wouldn't be as entertained haha
I think the first movie was the first time I cried at a movie. When mufasa died I was in shock because I didn't know about death, but when Dennis Leary's character is thought to be dead I bawled my eyes out.
Oh, no...He thinks the sequels will be better when he didn't like the first one...which is commonly remembered as the best one. Let's remember to pray for the Critic this Disneycember.
I love Blue Sky's movies, the only ones I haven't seen were Spies in Disguise and Ferdinand. The Ice Age movies, Epic, Peanuts and Robots probably being my favorites. Fun story, my name is Sid, so friends who knew I loved the movies would call me Sid the Sloth in school. Or Sid the Science Kid because science was my favorite class. I was fine with it, hey at least no one compared me to Sid from Toy Story!
@@Goleon I'll be sure to check it out! I'll be honest my biggest reason for disdain against Disney nowadays is how they did Blue Sky dirty. As mad as I am about getting rid of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, that seems petty by comparison. At least no one lost their jobs because of it.
Honestly I love this film even now as an adult because of how blunt manny the mammoth is as a character, his delivery just always feels so cold especially to Sid, which for me makes Sid the sloth funnier since he always gets beaten up and pushed down but he’s just always trying his best despite that. It’s not groundbreaking but the scene with manny’s past really was emotional especially when I first saw it on tv as a kid and I love it even now. I also like that Diego is sneaky and dark but manny being so cold sees right through it and is actually willing to stand up to him just for the baby. Honestly it’s a really good character dynamic between manny and Diego and the comedy of Sid keeps things lively. I think 2 is my favourite but I watch the first one a lot as well, but I’m glad you didn’t hate it at least, I just enjoy this and the second film and then leave the rest after that
I was obsessed with these movies as a kid. While I sort of cringe at them as an adult, it did make me appreciate a tale of growing as a person and a whole life journey.
I you ask me, your opinion on Blue Sky’s output depends upon how much you appreciate the first Ice Age. The more you appreciate Ice Age 1 the more you understand the formula of Blue Skies content. Although they are known to have weak quality compared to studio’s like Pixar. They do have some unique strengths such as smaller use of verbal drama and larger use of visuals storytelling (like the cave painting). I genuinely wish Blue Sky’s artists would be either put back together or applied for other productions.
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It's really interesting hearing Doug's thoughts on why he didn't like the film, but everyone has a different opinion.
Despite its issues, If you like bad puns, The ice age films are Great... I Still Chuckle at the Tae Kwon Do-do's... but it bothers me that none of the sequels ever featured the Humans... Not one. It would be interesting to see them encounter a fully grown Version of the Baby... but it never happens, and now it's been too long, and wouldn't make sense...
Yeah, you might appreciate this movie a lot better after watching the sequels. Ice Age 2 is good, though there is some debate as to whether or not it is better than the first. Probably about the same. Ice Age 3 is eh. Not as good (or even that memorable) as the first two, but I didn't hate it. Ice Age 4 was crap. I didn't care for it at all. Ice Age Collision Course, I absolutely DESPISED! I could not even finish it! It was that stupid, that abysmally awful! Even Scratt's schtick was starting to get old and tiresome, and he is STILL the best character in the movie! The franchise just gets worse and worse, and yet somehow they still keep getting sequels! At least the first and second ones were memorable. This franchise went from your average early-2000s CGI kids film to Norm of the North levels bad, and yet they are still beating this dead horse of a franchise into the ground. The first two Ice Ages were decent films! What happened? With the exception of Ice Age 2, any time Blue Sky did a sequel, it SUCKED!
To be honest though, not all of Blue Sky's films are bad or even average. Their top 5 best in my opinion are The Peanuts Movie, Robots, Rio, Ice Age 1, and Ice Age 2 (can't really decide which Ice Age is better, so their positions are interchangeable. I'll let you decide). Get ready for disappointment with the remaining Ice Age films, but I will say this, The Peanuts Movie is actually REALLY good, and I think this is the Blue Sky film you should be looking forward to the most.
everybody is confused like this
is not a Disney movie it's fox.
"DISNEYCEMBER 2022 blog day 02 gets cold with "ice age" when I heard that Disney brought the Blue sky studios that means we get to review the ice age series & other blue sky films I thought what fun so my thoughts on "ice age" the 1st one was just ok three animals trying to get a human baby back to the human village without the baby dying by other animals wasn't that hard it's keeping the baby alive that's the kicker so how does it hold up well the sloth can be annoying to some people but if you want little kids to watch this enjoy & what do I think bout the other ice age sequels ? i'll tell ya in the next ice age see what I did there ?"
The scene where Manny sees his family get killed in the cave painting, then starts seeing the human baby as worth protecting is probably the best part, aside from the ice slide.
Yes, that ice slide scene rocks. I barely see people ever talk about this film, eventho that scene stood out to me so much.
Since Doug had problems with brother bear and now this movie, I’m starting to think he must have issues with talking animal movies that take place in the arctic
Considering how many norm of the North jokes he's made, you're onto something
@@georgerobertson7010 both movies are mediocre. He isn't the only one who shares this thought
Something that went over my head when I was younger is that the human tribe they are following is the same one that killed Mannys family. That’s why when they meet up the father seems to recognise him and makes the return of the baby more significant.
Crazy fact, Diego was originally supposed to die at the end of the film. Denis Leary tried to warn producers this was a bad idea, but they didn’t listen. At a test screening the kids cried uncontrollably and the parents were pissed. They then went back and changed the ending.
I honestly hate that.
Just because kids cried? Thats good! Teach them the ways of realism!
They might cry but thats life.
I think Teaching your kids will save them troubles for the future
Wow, I did not know that! That seems incredibly dark for a kids' movie!
Agreed.
Although nowadays, we can’t even imagine an Ice Age movie without Diego. Amazing how one decision could change a whole franchise, especially when it’s a character’s life.
@@AdaminTranzit They will learn the harsh truths eventually anyways when their grandparents or pets die, or when they watch Digimon (death toll much higher than Pokemon), there's no need to rush things.
@@Edagui97 who cares?
Its just a movie anyway and adding depth to kids movies like for example prince of egpyt or hunchback of notre dame would be great way for kids to learn and in general normalise kids watching these dark themes. They had dark themes but kids still watched them. It annoys me just as much as parents telling their kids santa is real.
Also not rush but built up
This movie was my entire childhood, and it's mostly down to the banter between Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary as the three main characters. They really make you feel engaged in them and the story.
Yeah, the performances were great. I could watch the three of them work off each other all day.
This movie was my a one that came out when I was in 8th grade
Monsters. Inc, Ice Age, and Lilo and Stitch were the first three movies I saw on the big screen and I will love them forever because of that.
I liked the first 2 films. I always watched them as a kid
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made the ice age baby a villian an
you must fight the baby.
If Doug wasn’t big on the first Ice Age
I’m afraid of how he’s gonna react to the sequels
He's gonna be in pain
He’s gonna hate the fifth one
@@chasehedges6775 I bet when he reviews collision course he might be just as angry as he was in his mulan 2 review he did back in 2016
doug after saw them all:
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@@chasehedges6775 I remember me and my buddy, as young adults, thought it could be fun to go see 5 in theaters. Six years later and it's still the only movie I've ever walked out of
I have fond memories of this movie as a child. I remember being called to the office in school and being told "Your dad is here to pick you up for your doctor's appointment."
Once we're in the car my dad was all "I'm taking you to see Ice Age."
Coolness, I'm glad that you have pleasant memories of this film. I remember watching it every summer as a child.
Awesome dad
My parents did that, except we went to the state fair 🙂
No way! The exact same thing happened to me in the fourth grade, except it was my teachers aid who surprised me during a good week at school.
Freakin' sweet! 😆
Honestly I feel people would love this movie more if it was just a stand alone film with no sequels. This is honestly a fantastic film imo
It definitely is better as a standalone film.
Agreed. The sequels were awful, but I love the first film.
2 and 3 weren't terrible but I agree, they really don't help the first one at all. Really would have been better as a standalone
I think it should've ended at the third movie because at that point all the characters reached their archs and it was an ending with a nice little bow on it.
I actually quite like 2, and kinda like 3 too. 4 and 5 have their moments, but really didn't need to exist.
John Leguizamo did an interview where he explained Sid's voice. In short, while doing research he discovered that sloths often pack their cheeks with vegetation so that it can ferment. He figured if sloths could talk in real life, they probably would speak with a slur.
The part where Scrats finally ate his acorn after years of catastrophic hijinks of chasing it feels like a goodbye message from Blue Sky Studios after it completely shut down.
That was actually poignant & beautiful to watch in context, specifically when you realise that was the last thing “Blue Sky Studios” ever produced.
Doesn't change how much they milked this stupid franchise
As mediocre as Blue Sky was, I am sad that they’re now gone.
@@boshwa20 Regardless of how Ice Age has been declined over the years, at least the franchise finally rested for now.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 disney just released a terrible sequel
all blue sky sequels were mediocre
it takes disney to create something really really bad
just like everything they do
I love how instead of a long liar revealed argument scene, Manny and Sid realize that Diego would have no reason to reveal his plan to them, and decide to keep him around because they trust that’s he’s changed.
In the "ugly baby's" defense, in 2002 even Pixar was still kinda figuring out how to make a "believable" and likeable baby. And the fact that for a (back then) young studio they managed to create one that follows the same style, has (more or less) character, and not ultra creepy is still a major achievement.
This!
all early pixar looks like dogshit nowdays
yes some stories do hold up but damn toy story is like ps2 retro cutscene, monster inc baby is the real monster there, superhero family looks like myst
I kind of dig the ugly kids look. Some films definitely used it to its advantage a la Finding Nemo's demon child. Current animated kids are too cute it's uninteresting.
Am I LITERALLY the only one who thinks the baby is actually super cute? He's supposed to be part inuit and part caveman, clearly... I think as a cartoony mix of those two features (as a native myself especially), I think they pulled it off pretty well. I think he's super adorable.
@@thetwistedsamurai no, the baby always looked fine
I really appreciate that Doug took the time to understand why people do like the movie. He doesn’t like the movie but he’s respectful to people who do. Thanks Doug! ❤
now if only we could get him to agree that Jim Carrey as the Grinch was amazing!!!
@@vvvxt YEEEEES!!!!
His opinions may sting and sometimes make you face palm while shake]ing your head, but thankfully he's *not* toxic and actually understands and respects everybody.
@@vvvxt He praised Carrey's ability to work through that make up lol.
@@vvvxt that whole grinch film was weird…. And not in a good way.
Let us all take a moment of silence to feel sorry for Doug's first experience with Ice Age XD
Ditto, I respect Doug's opinion in not liking this movie, even if I really enjoyed it as a kid.
Oh the horrors hes going to endure through out December I’m exited 😊
@@trinaq Fun fact: It was originally made by Don Bluth and it was supposed to be a 2d animated movie. But since the failure of Titan A.E, this was changed to 3d and Don bluth quit the project.
I can't believe that this movie is 20 years old now, where has time gone?! Scrat and his antics with the acorn were always my favourite parts! 😂🤣
I feel old because I was a toddler when this movie came out
Have you seen Scrat Tales on Disney Plus
@@pepito2847 I have. They’re cute.
@@somerandolad Better than any of the sequels
THE FUTURE IS NOW OLD MAN!!!
When I was in high school we were learning about the Ice Age in science class. One day our teacher decided to show us this movie and give us a 20 question worksheet to go along with it.
Everyone else was filling out the worksheet while they were watching, while I (who had seen the movie a million times) had completed the worksheet before she hit play on the DVD
Did ya get the highest grade?
Honestly wish I had a class like this, where was all of this when I was going through high school and junior high? all we did was go over the same basic process of making an experiment and going through it.
Nerd
Fun fact: It was originally made by Don Bluth and it was supposed to be a 2d animated movie. But since the failure of Titan A.E, this was changed to 3d and Don bluth quit the project.
I bet don bluth's version of ice age would be similar to the land before time which by coincidence is also directed by don bluth
Doug would have went bananas if he found that out.
Correct me if I am wrong but from what I remember hearing Ice age was in early development and Don bluth was offered some sort of part with it but he turned it down and instead decided to just leave animation you know after Titan ae became the massive bomb that it was
Oh I wish so much we'd gotten Down Bluth's Ice Age!
I would love to see some concept art for this movie from Don Bluth
I think one of the reasons this sticks out in so many childhoods is because this is one of the first kids movies a lot of kids saw with banter in it. Not for a side character, for the MAIN characters. Throughout the whole movie. In fact,throughout ALL of the movies. It introduced kids to a new type of humor that they'd only seen in passing scenes before.
While you have a point, couldn't you say the same of "Shrek"? There's plenty of banter between Shrek, Donkey and Fiona.
@@jordancampbell8597 Legit even as a kid when I first saw Ice Age I looked at how Manny and Sid interacted and thought "this is basically Shrek". Still liked it though, and I think the banter in this film was funnier than in the first Shrek film. I still laugh at this whole exchange:
"Sid the tiger found a shortcut."
"No thanks, I choose life."
"Then I suggest you take the shortcut."
@@00ammy00 Oh, the big bad tigey wigey gets left behind! Poor tigey wigey!
Sid, Tigey Wigey is going to lead the way.
@@jordancampbell8597 There is, but it's not the main source of the humor in Shrek. That's more gross-out/chaging up classic fairy tales.
This movie is still kind of a classic to me. It’s just awesome to watch as a kid.
It really is, it's one of my childhood movies, and I have many fond memories.
Same
Same. This movie was a childhood favorite of mine in the 2000s. The fact that it came out in 2002 when I was just a toddler makes me feel old lol
My favorite scene from the film is definitely where the group stumble upon a bunch of cave paintings. I'm specifically referring to Manny's backstory. Much like everyone else who watched the film as a kid, I used to think that Manny was the little mammoth, only for me to rewatch it years later and realize that he's actually the father, and that his wife and child were murdered. Yet, even though he has every right to despise humans, he never bore ill will towards them, or the baby. Even going out of his way to return him to his family. On top of all that, the scene is almost devoid of any dialog, but it hits you like a truck. It's probably one of the saddest but also poignant scenes I've seen in an animated film.
OMG! I also thought that Manny was the child back when I saw it as a kid.
I figured it out as a kid, but yeah it's heartbreaking, I'd be a angry being too especially if I was the last of my kind.....at the moment
Agree! (The only thing that‘s different for me is that as a child I immediately interpreted this scene that Manny is that father. I mean we see the wife & child die, so obviously Manny lost his wife & child, not his parents.)
I wonder if Doug knows Don bluth was supposed to direct this movie
I cry so much at that scene. The music, the change in animation, the look on Manny's face all come together to create the best and most heartbreaking scene in the movie.
It's funny. When I was a kid, I thought Manny was the grumpy character, the straight man. Now that I'm older, Manny is HILARIOUS. I love Ray Romano's Vocal performance here
Ray Romano is awesome
Denis Leary is awesome as well.
🎵On the second Disneycember, Doug Walker gave to me.
Two frozen glaciers,
and a hero swinging round a city!🎵
The first one actually holds up really well, I watch it every so often
I've learned nothing today
I'm not sure if it's just me but I feel there's an underlying theme that is completely lost on a lot of people including evidently Doug: this is the story of three extinct animals sacrificing their whole species to let the human race take their place.
Forget that it had a bunch of sequels (which I'm sure is an element that prevented Doug from enjoying it as a stand-alone film), there's no indication that the trio is going to survive at the end.
They had the option to go try and save themselves from the incoming cold, but instead they decide to bring that baby to his parents because it's the right thing to do, because the Earth belongs to the newer generations, or in this case to the more evolved species.
I may be reading too much into it, but honestly I don't see how a movie about the "Ice Age" can be read otherwise.
(...On a lighter note, since I've done a playlist of all DisneyCember videos sorted by movie release, this movie came out on March 15, 2002, exactly one week after Cadet Kelly and 4 days before The Hunchback of Notre Dame II.)
On a technical level, the snow and weather system was pretty groundbreaking for its time and budget. Autodesk actually partnered with BlueSky to further develop Maya’s features after Ice Age came out. It’s no longer considered state of the art, but seeing that Maya is the software that most animation students start with, this was kind of an important stepping stone.
I might be the only person on Earth who has this opinion, but this is my favorite animated movie. I'm glad that I finally got to hear your thoughts on it and I do take comfort in the fact that you don't consider it a bad movie, just a movie that's not for you.
You most certainly are not. This is one of my favorite movies, and I grew up on it as most people have. This got me into paleontology, and while I wasn't able to become a paleontologist, it still plays a role in my life.
nah outside of yankeestan everyone loved the first one
they wouldn't make 7 sequels if first wasn't successful
@@incaseofimportantnegotiations
I don't mean I'm the only person who loves it. What I mean is, Ice age is a movie that everyone seems to like, but with the exception of myself, I can't think of anyone who would call it their all-time favorite.
I Love this movie. The Moment with the backstory in the cave was so heartbreaking
And it’s SO sad that, that history of Manny is NEVER brought up, talked about or mentioned in the series EVER AGAIN!!
@@jacksprofessionalproductio9403 well, it's kind of a plot device in the second movie, but yeah not much.
@@JustJustin. Looking back I kind of always figured they showed the backstory in this one to have him look for a new love if a sequel was made, which it of course was.
I agree with the best scenes being the ones with no dialogue- Scrat's scenes, the one where Manny has flashbacks to his past, reuniting the baby with his family- no dialogue is needed
Fun Fact: The film was originally intended as a drama but Fox would only accept it as a children's comedy
Of course. Fox is like Nick when it deals with anything that isn’t comedy. Act like that stuff doesn’t or shouldn’t exist.
Another fun fact: Don Bluth was originally involved in the project and originally had James Earl Jones attached to voice Manny
They still kept the dramatic/dramatic elements though and made it more so a *dramedy* than just a mere children's comedy. Let's not forget that.
@@knottyorchid1212 Really? That..actually would've been a perfect fit for the mammoth!
@@DiegoRedeemedLover They only kept one scene in the cave and the parts with the humans but that does not make it a Dramedy. That's like saying Finding Nemo is one because of it's opening scene.
In the early 2000s, it felt like computer movies like Shrek, Ice Age, Finding Nemo, Madagascar, etc., were winning both kids and adults over.
In fact, I'm impressed you managed to avoid it for so long. I'm almost surprised you weren't pressured into watching this movie like you were with The Emperor's New Groove.
"You Gotta see ice age!"
"You gotta see ice age!"
"It's sooo funny!"
As a kid in the early 2000s, this was not an easy movie to avoid.
The first Ice Age is actually decent
It’s a childhood classic
The second one's great also.
Likewise, the first two are great, but anything after that slowly goes downhill.
@@trinaq I really like the first 2
@@trinaq there are quite a few people who love the 3rd one. 4 and 5 are what sucked.
I like scene when Sid sees all the frozen stuff in the cave.
That stuff is freaky.
I love how it predicts its entire franchise with that series of scenes.
The UFO cracked me up everytime
Donkey: "We make a great team" (Shrek)
Sid: "We make a great team" (Ice Age)
Elliot: "We make a great team" (Open Season)
Del Griffith: "We make a great team" (Planes, trains and automobiles)
Seriously even before the early 2000 this trope of the odd couple was old
@@motor4X4kombat Planes Trains and Automobiles is a classic
They are the same movies.
The first one is honestly one of the better animated movies that isn't made by Disney but everything after was really forced
On the second Disneycember, my critic gave to me:
Two dodo birds
And a game perfect for a livestream
There’s the comment!
The first Ice Age is easily the best one in the franchise
My now adult children really liked Ice Age.
6 year old me actually cried at the cave scene. I didn’t fully understand it but I knew that the story being portrayed was a tragic one, and I knew Manny had something to do with it. The music and the sound design MADE that scene and I think that’s what stuck with me and why I have an attachment to this film.
As a 2002 baby, this movie was my childhood. I'm told I watched it endlessly and acted it out and even ate a dandelion cuz Sid did it. I'll always adore this film
The slide scene is actually great.
Diego: “WHO’S UP FOR ROUND2!”
"Captain, ice berg ahead!"
Tell the kid to be more careful.
@@chasehedges6775 I love Denis Leary excitement
It looked satisfying
The Ice Age franchise defines my childhood. It was the first movie I've seen in theatres when I was four years old. Now, I am twenty four almost twenty five, and it's still one of my favourite film!
This was my first movie in theaters too ! I remember this day like it was yesterday but I was only 3. Even if the animation aged poorly and the movie isn't exactly a masterpiece, it has a soft spot in my heart.
Same here. My family quotes these movies so much and I’ll rewatch every once and a while. I actually think this holds up pretty well and it’s one of the films from my childhood that I still enjoy.
I am the same way! For me, I saw it in theatres at age ten though, and I am thirty one now and still love it dearly. IA1 is pretty much my favourite movie all time and _I_ consider it a masterpiece. :)
Happy 20th anniversary to this animated classic. Manny's flashback is the most powerful moment in the entire franchise!
I knew you weren’t gonna give this one high praise, but I’m happy that you didn’t think it was terrible. This was one of the only 3 movies I would watch until I was like 8-9. I’ve seen it so many times that I can watch it muted without the subtitles and still be able to recite every line perfectly. It’s a comfort movie for me so it holds a very special place in my heart, but I recognize that I’m very biased towards it
Same for me. I rewatched all Ice Age movies last year and the first is the only i care about. What are the other 2 comfort films for you?
For me Hotel Transylvania and Cars ( I mean i can't see why this movie isn't a 10/10 i literally can watch anytime anywhere and love it tha same as when i was a kid)
0:42, that’s a spot on assessment of Scrat
2:55 The movie started life at Don Bluth's Fox Pheonix company originally but when Titan AE bombed, production shifted to Blue Sky Studios instead. Its budget was 58 million which was less than half of Monsters Inc which had 115 million
I'm a little older than Doug, but saw it in theaters with my much younger siblings, and I remember being impressed by the Scrat segments for how cartoony they were. So much CGI at that point downplayed the elasticity of their characters-- it's there if you know where to look, but most characters are treated like puppets, solid objects in a space with articulation but little if any exaggeration. Remember the big deal they made about animating Sully's individual hairs in Monsters Inc, and how distracting the effect was in the actual movie. I remember the feeling of entering the uncanny valley even with humanless films like A Bug's Life. As pretty as some of them looked, as impressive as they looked, it never felt quite right. Scrat, at least to me, was the first modern CGI character (ouside of Lasseter's early Pixar shorts) that felt, if still not right in other ways, embraced the cartoony conventions of Looney Tunes. The rest of the film feels bog standard by comparison. Good luck with the sequels--they look better, and there are a few standout moments here and there (even outside of the increasingly absurd Scrat scenes), but oh my God, they get so much more irritating.
Did anyone else watch this on repeat when they were kids lmao. As a 2000’s kid who grew up with this movie, I frickin loved it!! I think most people who really love this movie are people who grew up with it like I did. It gives off so much 2000’s nostalgia for me. I think it’s still a good movie and unlike the sequels, this movie has a lot of witty and snappy banter between the three main characters that we would never get again in the sequels ( even if I like the second and third movies ). Also Scrat was always the best part of every Ice Age movie and no one can convince me otherwise 😂
I used to be able to quote this movie bc we watched it on repeat lol
I was waiting for him to say his favourite parts are Scrat, Manny looking at the cave drawings and Manny returning the baby, those are the best parts of the movie in terms of comedy and emotion. I loved this movie as a kid. Sometimes they repeat characters lessons too much in the sequels.
Doug probably going to respect this movie once he get to ice age 5 and buck wild
And Ice Age 4
@@ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462 i think ice age 4 was not that bad it guilty pleasure for me I think better conclusion than ice age 3 but personally I think ice age should have end at number 2
My Grandma LOVED these movies. Whenever I brought this movie over to my Grandparents house she was always excited to watch it with me and Grandpa.
Not gonna lie: that final Blue Sky video of Scrat FINALLY eating his acorn made me tear up a little
Yep.
You said it and the first ICE AGE film is one of their best masterpiece animated film.
*Sid:* Why do I have to do it?
*Manny:* ... because you're small & insignificant, because it was your idea to bring the kid & because I'll pummel you if you DON'T!
This line cracks me up every time. 😂
I remember going to the theatre as a child, and just remembering the audience howling with laughter throughout the whole film, especially the adults!
Good memories
"I'm just saying, how do we know it's an Ice Age?"
"Because. Of all. THE ICE."
Idc that line, specifically the delivery, makes me laugh everytime.
What Doug needs to realize is that at that point in the 2000's we only had a couple of good Disney movies left before the dark ages where they tried their hand at CGI and made really crappy live action movies (anyone remember the God awful Shaggy dog remake with Tim Allen?) Blue Sky, Pixar and DreamWorks had to take the place. So this movie here holds near and dear to those of who saw it as kids. It's near and dear to our hearts. Although it was strange in Doug's eyes it's one of the best movies of the 2000's (well in America at least.)
When I was in Middle School, my Spanish class was randomly assigned people do to research projects on for Hispanic Heritage month. I wound up with John Leguizamo and I really enjoyed learning that not only was he the voice behind Sid from one of my childhood favs but had done tons of other cool stuff.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Doug's theory about it being silent originally was true. That's a running theme with animated movies about prehistoric animals, land before time, dinosaur and most painfully obvious the walking with dinosaurs movie
Now's a good time for you to watch Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal. It's a TV show, not a movie, but there is absolutely no dialogue whatsoever.
I pray for Doug’s sanity as he prepares to watch 4 sequels that are painful enough to watch on their own
The first Ice Age will always be my top favorite. One part that always makes me laugh is when Diego plays peekaboo with the baby and the baby’s reaction.
I LOVE the 1st Ice Age. I know I was 6 when it came out, but even today there's so much I love about it. Ray Romano's performance cracks me up as an adult, there are so many sweet moments, like when Sid said about Manny "I've never had a friend who'd risk his life for me", and it gets me in the feels a lot. Plus, I ADORE the score in this film. It's so unique and can be super powerful at times. It's not perfect, it's got some stupid poop jokes, but nothing will ever stop me from loving this movie
Opinion respected, I actually loved the first ice age. I felt like the comedy pretty funny and clever, and while I do agree the animation doesn’t age well. It still does looks nice especially for it’s time. The sequels though, the fourth and fifth are the worst out of all. I always loved watching the first one in my childhood
Buster: "Oh boy! Doug's gonna start reviewing the Ice Age movies."
Lloyd: "That poor fool. This is gonna be him what 'Norm of the North' is to Rob."
Scrat managed to get a happy ending after Blue sky studios was closed ;)
So basically your recommendation to the creators is “Sid, shut up.”
2002...i would have been 10...and now i feel old.
I guess Doug wasn’t aware of the Ice Age Baby meme.
Doug keeps saying this film is mostly for kids and not so much for the adults. That should have been said towards the sequels, cause little did he know, this film is more mature than the others.
When I think of best animated movies NOT made by Disney or Dreamworks, this one comes to mind. Because while it does have the comedic moments in most animated films, this film knows when to be dramatic and when it does get dramatic, it hits in the right spots. Which just makes me angrier at how the sequels missed why the first film was loved entirely.
Yes, they did. I get angry at the sequels too because all they had to do was stick the landing and keep the same dramedic tone (+ the humans and the darkness) and the sequels could've had potential to be amazing. I always longed to see the baby Roshan find his saviours again and it HURTS that he _almost_ returned in Meltdown but the idea was shot down for its "predictability" becos I guess Lori Forte has no concept of 'full circle storytelling' or why people were hoping to see what new storylines an older baby coming back would create. >:(
Best one out of all of them
Yep.
I never watched the whole thing myself, but I do have vivid memories of the scene where the animals find the baby. We see the Mom is hanging onto the bank of the river before it cuts away. When it cuts back, she's gone. That really spooked me something fierce, even as a young teen.
I was 5-6 when the first one came out. I was pretty onboard for Ice Age 2 and 3, and after that, I just didn’t care. All I could think is “why are they making more?!” It blew my mind how many installments there are.
It's funny how this is the favorite movie of my mother. She constantly quotes it and dies of laughter, when i impersonate Scratch.
(I also have an unfair advantage. This movie is "outstanding" in german!)
The ice slide in the cave was a good part too, because everyone was laughing at how hilarious it was and is!
Yea! Whoa! Who's up for round 2??
I do like this movie more so than some of early Pixar
Unfortunately this is is the best of these movies imo.
The beginning of blue sky
7:44 "And maybe one of those will do better"
Famous last words
I was definitely the target audience for this movie when it first came out, and I still have a soft spot for it! I just really enjoyed these characters and the few serious moments still hold up well!
On the second day of DisneyCember, the critic gave to me:
Two Dodos fighting over a melon
And an emotional web-slinging adventure
The first Ice Age is decent, even though I didn’t expect the movie to be great, but I watched it with my cousin and we had some fun!
On the second day of Disneycember, The Critic gave to me:
Two woolly mammoths
And the Amazing Spider-MAN !
This was my favorite animated movie series growing up. I thought it was so funny and I loved the characters. (Sid was my favorite.) I still believe ice age 1 and 2 are really good, 3 is entertaining, 4 is pushing it, and I have still not seen 5 and I think I will keep it that way. I know this move isn't the best thing ever, but it still holds a place in my heart.
Doug's reaction to the baby is pretty accurate to the internet's thoughts about it in the 2020's
0:30 oh come on critic, it was my dad who LOVED these when I was little.
He did say at the end that he admits he could see some adults liking it just that, in general, it seems more for kids to him
The sequels will either "Eh" him more, or he'll appresciate them more, because as they go on, they're becoming more and more tonaly detached from the first one
It’s hard for me to dislike this film as I used to watch it all the time when I was little. Even as an adult it holds up really well as a fun adventure, shame the sequels weren’t as great as this one.
I think me watching the movies behind the scenes at uni really made me appreciate it all the more.
I love this movie! It was funny and dark too
Same here. It’s still one of my favorite animated movies.
@@chasehedges6775 Mine too. I remember seeing this in the theater when I was 8 or 9 years old!
If Doug can say he unironically enjoys the Bee Movie, I have no problem saying that I have watched and unironically enjoyed every one of the Ice Age movies. RIP Blue Sky Studios.
I think for a lot of us, Ice Age is our childhood and there's a lot of nostalgia attached to it. Looking back now, though, I can definitely see why an adult wouldn't be as entertained haha
I think the first movie was the first time I cried at a movie. When mufasa died I was in shock because I didn't know about death, but when Dennis Leary's character is thought to be dead I bawled my eyes out.
Oh, no...He thinks the sequels will be better when he didn't like the first one...which is commonly remembered as the best one.
Let's remember to pray for the Critic this Disneycember.
Doug should see the Ice Age Baby Memes.
I love Blue Sky's movies, the only ones I haven't seen were Spies in Disguise and Ferdinand. The Ice Age movies, Epic, Peanuts and Robots probably being my favorites. Fun story, my name is Sid, so friends who knew I loved the movies would call me Sid the Sloth in school. Or Sid the Science Kid because science was my favorite class. I was fine with it, hey at least no one compared me to Sid from Toy Story!
Spies In Disguise is great. Likely Blue Sky’s best film.
@@Goleon I'll be sure to check it out! I'll be honest my biggest reason for disdain against Disney nowadays is how they did Blue Sky dirty. As mad as I am about getting rid of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, that seems petty by comparison. At least no one lost their jobs because of it.
This Ice Age movie is the best, it only goes downhill from here.
Honestly I love this film even now as an adult because of how blunt manny the mammoth is as a character, his delivery just always feels so cold especially to Sid, which for me makes Sid the sloth funnier since he always gets beaten up and pushed down but he’s just always trying his best despite that. It’s not groundbreaking but the scene with manny’s past really was emotional especially when I first saw it on tv as a kid and I love it even now. I also like that Diego is sneaky and dark but manny being so cold sees right through it and is actually willing to stand up to him just for the baby. Honestly it’s a really good character dynamic between manny and Diego and the comedy of Sid keeps things lively. I think 2 is my favourite but I watch the first one a lot as well, but I’m glad you didn’t hate it at least, I just enjoy this and the second film and then leave the rest after that
I grew up with Ice Age.
So this and the first few movies, do hold a special place to my heart.
The movie that launched an animated studio that rose from the ashes of Don Bluthe's Fox Animation branch.
Yes, Ice Age was supposed to be a 2D animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman until 2 words. TITAN. A.E.
I was obsessed with these movies as a kid. While I sort of cringe at them as an adult, it did make me appreciate a tale of growing as a person and a whole life journey.
I you ask me, your opinion on Blue Sky’s output depends upon how much you appreciate the first Ice Age. The more you appreciate Ice Age 1 the more you understand the formula of Blue Skies content. Although they are known to have weak quality compared to studio’s like Pixar. They do have some unique strengths such as smaller use of verbal drama and larger use of visuals storytelling (like the cave painting). I genuinely wish Blue Sky’s artists would be either put back together or applied for other productions.
"Maybe, it'll get better in the sequels"
Me: Eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh... Don't get your hopes up.
The fourth ice age will definitely drive Doug mad XD
The fifth will definitely make him feel empty
Maybe the third movie would do that early.
The cave scene where Manny remembers his family made me cry 😭