Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was a name and series milking movie. Really, that’s the way to look at it. I certainly enjoyed (and own) the first two movies in the series, but I doubt I’ll by this third. In fact, I think the second movie was better than the first. This third, however, didn’t stand up to my muster. It’s not a bad movie, but more in line with something I’d expect as a made for TV movie or Saturday morning cartoon series. There’s a lot of predictable dialog, and guessable plot lines. There are certainly some redeeming jokes and gags, a couple new well developed characters, and a nice twist to the saber-tooth squirrel acorn chase. It’s probably good as purely a kids movie (which is obviously its target market), but the previous films appeal to a more broad audience. The voice actors did their job, the animators did their job. The picture in HD was quite good. It was the story and to some extent the dialog that were the let-down.
