Ice Age 3 - Melting Moments
As things go, it was familiar ground with or prehistoric friends, thus it was a welcome change to have a new character in this mix. Simon Pegg, (Star Trek, Hot Fuzz) appeared in a colourful role as “Buck” the nomad adventurer who navigated our friends through the dinosaur world and opened their eyes to a world they hadn’t even realised existed.
The richness of colour and wonderment at the dinosaur landscape are key figures in this movie. The jokes are still there though some come cheap and you get the feeling the actor’s hearts aren’t in it 100% of the time.
I was pleased to see the character of Sid be given a meatier role this time around, they fleshed out his character rather well and showed us more than just slapstick screwball antics that his persona has become known for.
This movie is certainly for the kids, not a kids movie for adults, as some of the more eloquent animations (Madagascar, Finding Nemo) allow. If you’re after 90 or so minutes of laughs and escapism then this is the family movie for you.
3 / 5 Peaches.
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