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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Surround Sound, Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Sneak Peek, Featurettes, Animators Acting, Lighting and Materials, Trailers, Games, English, Spanish Subtitled, 2 Discs
"They came...they thawed...they conquered the hearts of audiences everywhere in the coolest animated adventure of all time! Heading south to avoid a bad case of global frostbite, a group of migrating misfit creatures embark on a hilarious quest to reunite a human baby with his tribe. Featuring an all-star voice cast, including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary, Ice Age is ""a pure delight"" (New York Daily News) for all ages! This 2-disc set is loaded with exclusive Ice Age extras."
"Absolutely hilarious!" Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times
"Two thumbs up!" Ebert & Roeper
"...superb animation, a droll script and excellent vocal talents..." Jane Crowther, BBCi
"...a pure delight!" New York Daily News
"...visually pleasing, imaginative entertainment for the family audience." Susan Stark, Detroit News
Editor's Note
A star-studded cast provides the voices for the prehistoric creatures in this computer-animated feature set 20,000 years ago as the Ice Age approaches. Seemingly anti-social Manny, a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), acts as if he just wants to be left alone. When he meets Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo), a sloth, the two become unlikely traveling companions. The plot thickens when the duo finds a human infant and decides to try to return the child to its "herd." Manny slowly but surely reveals his heart of gold, while Sid continues to provide comic relief. Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), a saber-tooth tiger with ulterior motives, soon joins them in their search for the humans. Ultimately, this group of misfits becomes its own herd, learning about friendship and loyalty as they brave snow, ice, freezing temperatures, predators, hail, and even boiling lava pits. All the while, a saber-tooth squirrel, Scat, provides comic relief as he valiantly struggles with an acorn. A well-written, humorous script and endearing characters mesh well with the state-of-the-art technology and effects. Other stars lending their voices to the feature include Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, and Jane Krakowski.
| Features | Commentary. by Director Chris Wedge & Co-Director Carlos Saldanha | | Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Director Chris Wedge & Co-Director Carlos Saldanha | | Ice Age 2 Sneak Peek | | Extreme Cool View | | Gone Nutty Featurette - Scrat's Missing Adventure | | Sid on Sid w/ silhouette on scenes | | Scrat Reveals Featurette: Mt. Rushmore, Push, Block | | International Ice Age | | Bunny Short with optional commentary | | The Making of Ice Age Featurette | | Behind The Scenes of Ice Age (HBO Special) Featurette | | Making a character | | Art of Rigging | | Animators acting | | Art of Effects | | Lighting and materials | | Using 2D in a 3D world | | Sid voice development | | Trailers | | DVD ROM Games | | Includes both Widescreen and Full Screen Presentations | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Digital Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 10/16/2007 |
| Running Time: 81 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 2232908 | | UPC: 00024543229087 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen/Standard 1.85:1/1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Carlos Saldhana - Director | | Cedric The Entertainer - Voice Of | | Chris Wedge - Director | | Christopher Meledrani - Executive Producer | | David Newman - Original Music By | | Denis Leary - Voice Of | | Diedrich Bader - Voice Of | | Jack Black - Voice Of | | John Leguizamo - Voice Of | | Lori Forte - Producer | | Michael Berg - Screenplay | | Michael J. Wilson - Screenplay | | Peter Ackerman - Screenplay | | Ray Romano - Voice Of |
| Awards |
Nominee (2003) | | | Oscar, Chris Wedge, Best Animated Feature |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Mr. Wedge and Mr. Saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well..." 03/15/2002 p.E22USA Today
"...A delight....ICE AGE deserves to pass animation's survival-of-the-fittest test..." 03/15/2002 p.4E Total Film
"...ICE AGE has some groundbreakingly realistic digimation and plenty of laughs. Think a prehistoric JUNGLE BOOK..." 04/01/2002 p.106 Box Office
"...There's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages..." 05/01/2002 p.60 Los Angeles Times
"...Chris Wedge has done nifty, amusing things on the visual side....His style is a kind of storybook photo-realism, giving those characters the unusual look of living and breathing plush toys..." 03/15/2002 p.C25 Sight and Sound
"...The film's stylized, blocky humans and personable, exaggerated creatures have the feel of three-dimensional cartoons....There are emotional resonances beyond the obvious..." 05/01/2002 p.47 Variety
"...There's something matter-of-factly astonishing about the vivid precision of key details....Arresting and often laugh-out-loud funny..." 03/18/2002 p.23-30 Chicago Sun-Times
"...A pleasure to look at....The visuals are rich with character touches for the animals..." 06/02/2002 p.6 Washington Post 9 of 10
Ice Age may be set to below freezing, but it'll warm the coldest hearts in the room. This digitally animated movie, filled with a cast of charming, funny critters from long ago, is family entertainment at its most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Pull your kids away from their video games. They'll love it. Better yet, so will you - Desson Howe
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
...I came to scoff and stayed to smile...Peter Ackerman's screenplay is sly and literate, and director Chris Wedge's visual style so distinctive and appealing that the movie seduced me. - Roger Ebert
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