Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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  • Opened July 1, 2009 
  • 1 hr 27 min
  • PG | some mild rude humor and peril

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 6+. More on child suitability

  • After the events of Ice Age: The Meltdown, life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently. Full synopsis

  • Cast: John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary
  • Director: Carlos Saldanha
  • Genres: Animated, Family

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88
Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

It involves some of the best use of 3-D I've seen in an animated feature. It also introduces a masterstroke that essentially allows the series to take place anywhere: There is this land beneath the surface of the earth, you see... Read full review

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NPR
| Bob Mondello

Unlike say, "Monsters Vs. Aliens," which would have been nothing at all without its special-effects spectacle, this is a sweet little comedy, both family-friendly and centered on a nontraditional family, and so suitable for pretty much everyone. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

The movie settles into a mode of nice, sweet, safe, and -- sorry, I have to say it -- slightly dull family fun. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Elizabeth Weitzman

If "Up" is the animated equivalent of an ice cream sundae, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the Popsicle: Neither as rich nor as memorable, but more than welcome on a long, hot summer day. Read full review

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