Ice Age (Single-Disc Edition) [DVD] [Region 1] [NTSC]

This is an amazing film - and a jam-packed DVD - worth it just for the features alone. Sid, a wise-guy ground sloth, Manfred, a stubborn and gloomy mammoth, and Diego, a cunning sabre-tooth tiger, are thrown together in a quest to return a human baby to its parents before the rest of Diego's chums decide to turn it into a cold snack between meals. The story weaves its way across a landscape of snow, ice, and the odd volcano, and through a great cave, before reunion with the human "herd" in a touching finale. The action is seen from the animals' point of view, which means the tables have turned on us humans - they are depicted as mute animals, and it is the non-human creatures that are the sentient world. The way the story is constructed is a streak of genius - instead of one straight story, the main plot is more a glue holding together a road movie that encounters many different tribes - the "tae-kwon dodos" (the equivalent of modern millenarians hoarding three melons for a long haul underneath the ground away from the ice), the bickering aardvarks, the lumbering mammoths, and - of course - the Scrat, a "sabre-toothed squirrel", fighting to save his nuts from the depredations of the environment. These little vignettes mean that the film is never dull, and scenes from the cutting room floor explore Sid's love-life, philandering, and the sabre-tooth tigers' own posturing. The extras include a mini-adventure in which Scrat is postulated as a prime mover in plate tectonics, Sid provides his own commentary, a wonderful commentary with the American and Brazilian production team (which is included in the deleted scenes section as well) and - unmissable - an extensive "behind the scenes" section with documentary footage and a demonstration of animation building, from storyboards through modelling to the finished product, taking full advantage of DVD wizardry so that you could be forgiven for spending the whole night - which I almost did - exploring the multiplicity of interesting things tucked away - not so much an Easter Egg as an entire chocolate factory. Perhaps one of the greatest animated films since Disney released "Snow White" and appealing to all ages (indeed, they had to tone Sid down a bit to get approval as a children's film!)

A fantastic film, one for the DVD collection. Do recommend this funny, and lovely film for the family. 😃💕

Lovely watch

What you'd expect at a reasonable price.

This is a really good animated film. Yes the CGI animation (especially of the humans) does not hold up the greatest but it does not take away from this great story with lots of laughs for the whole family

Light comedy with a humble lesson for all ages. Like the fact that it is slightly slower than all current movies which calms your nerves a little as well.

All works of art. Stone henge, the pyramids, the Taj Mahal, Shrek, the ice age movies and the bee movie. All a testament to the human ability to create wonders.

A wonderful film that's both laugh-out-loud funny and incrediby touching. Without being twee or sugary, it tells the beautiful story an odd little disfunctional group that becomes a loving family, brilliantly demonstrating how the bonds of love and friendship and loyalty can help us get through anything. It's a must-see for anyone, but can't help feeling it might be especially helpful to any of us who come from more 'unusual' families/backgrounds. In that respect, it reminds me of the equally wonderful Australian road movie Priscilla Queen of the Desert (don't laugh at that until you've watched them both). Both films share the same messages about how the families we 'make' can be just as important as the families we are born into. Wonderful for children and adults, this is one of the best cartoons I've ever seen.

Completamente nuevo y en buen estado. Llegó al día siguiente del pedido con Prime, así que ninguna queja.

In "Ice Age" (2002), the first of the superb three-part series, some traditions are established that hold true for later films in the series. Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel, is wrestling with his prized acorn although in this outing some of his vignettes become brief interactions with the main characters. In later movies of the series he becomes more of an independent entity and even finds a soul mate. The stage is set for the later independently embedded cartoons in which the squirrel is constantly trying to conquer that iconic acorn, at battle with nature and his nut. At the beginning of this film there's a huge migration to warmer climes going on with lots of different species heading south. Manny, the mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) is going against the tide, headed in the other direction. This first film is noteworthy because of the presence of human beings, a sight of Stonehenge, and the very interesting episode with the prehistoric human cave drawings. Manny sees a mammoth family and becomes very lonesome about his own isolated plight without a mate. There is a great deal of story-building in this movie with many ideas planted for further chapters which will bring on the introduction of more characters, and mating instincts will flower. Manny meets Sid, the sloth, and immediately develops a dislike for the pushy Sid. Later they find a human baby, and both develop a love for the child. The baby is the catalyst for forming a new herd. Diego, the carnivorous saber-toothed tiger, is introduced as a predator, and he wants to grab the human baby for his tiger gang to devour. There's an inspired musical section with the extinct dodo birds who seemed too dumb to survive. For kids and adults watching there are of a lot of lessons to be learned. Manny saves Diego's life which transforms him into a loyal member of the new herd. He shows gratitude, and the baby helps to "humanize" him. The importance of friendship and loyalty, the need for belonging to a group, and the need for companionship-all of these come out of the dramatic action. In Blu-Ray this movie has stunning color and visual effects. There are a lot of scary adventures including cascading ice, molten lava, teetering icy crags. There's some bathroom humor that kids will probably get and titter over. Even though these are animals, the moviemakers have concentrated on characterization. They give human qualities to the animals (in fact they are almost ideal humans), and, of course, the animals speak English. It's full of vocal and sight gags. The movie is a treat for all.

Absolute entertainer...I also enjoy the series very very much with my daughter...

Auf jeden Fall ein Kultfilm. Es gibt wohl kaum jemanden, der diesen Klassiker nicht gesehen hat. Zitate aus deisem Film sind Kult. Genau wie das verpeilte Eichhörnchen Scratt, der eigentlich den ganzen Film lang versucht seine Nuss vor der nahenden Eiszeit zu retten. Dabei aber immer heillos alles durcheinander bringt. Story: Der muffige Mamut Manfred weigert sich, mit den anderen Tieren in den Süden zu ziehen. Denn die Eiszeit steht vor der Tür. Doch da Manfred schon immer ein Individualist war, sieht er nicht ein, das zu tun was alle anderen machen. Trotzig bleibt er zurück. Auch zurück bleibt Sid, das ewig quasselnde Faultier. Seine Familie hat ihn abgehängt, weil er ihnen so tierisch auf den Geist geht. Also macht sich der Weiberheld alleine auf und will den Weg nach Süden finden. Doch das soll sich als nicht so einfach herausstellen. Als Manfred ihm das Leben rettet, will Sid so dankbar sein und bei ihm bleiben. Doch eigentlich will der muffelige Dickhäuter das überhaupt nicht. Doch das Faultier lässt sich davon nicht abbringen. Gemeinsam finden sie ein Menschenbaby, das seine Mutter bei der Flucht vor einem Rudel Säbelzahtiger zurücklassen musste. Also beschließt Sid, das Baby zurück zu seiner "Herde" zu bringen. Natürlich muss Manfred in den sauren Apfel beißen und mit Sid kommen. Ebenfalls auf der Fährte des Menschenkindes ist Diego, der Säbelzahntiger. Sein Rudel hatte die Sippe der Mutter angefallen und wollten eigentlich das Baby. Doch es war weg. Jetzt muss er also versuchen an das Kind zu kommen und es zu seinem Rudel bringen. Doch auch das stellt sich als nicht besonders einfach heraus. Denn Sid entdeckt seine mütterlichen Gefühle für den Knochensack. So ziehen die drei Tiere und das Kind in Richtung der Überwinterungsstelle der Menschen, um das Baby zurück an seine Eltern zu geben ...! Ein groartiger Film mit tollen Charaktern. Das nervige Faultier Sid wird amüsant und unterhaltsam von Otto synktonisiert. Schon als "Muschu" in Mulan hat er den Zuschauern vor Lachen die Tränen in die Augen getrieben. Das gelingt ihm hier mit "Ice Age" genauso. Auch das muffige Mamut Manfred ist eigentlich ein weicher Kern in einer harten Schale. Durch seine körperliche Überlegenheit mag er vielleicht Ehrfurcht einflößen, doch so böse wie er tut ist er nicht. Ein Meisterstreich, der den kreativen Köpfen mit diesem kurzweiligen Zeichentrickfilm gelungen ist. Fazit: Unbedingt ansehen. Dieser Film ist jede Sekunde wert. Große Gefühle in einem kultigen Streifen verpackt. Also heißt es: Wo ist das Baby?

Meine Familie und ich lieben diesen Film. Wir können ihn uns immer wieder gerne anschauen.