Clearly the CGI this time round is another step more superior to the one previously, though still not the best compared to another animation studio. But this movie has it all, from comedy to romance to high-flying action; and they all come in a well-balanced storytelling – Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen can learn a thing or two from this one.
The writers did a fine job creating the swashbuckling character of Buck who entertained to no end and did not steal the limelight from the original cast. His loony even brought out the funny from the rest of the characters.And having Simon Pegg voice this role was nothing short of perfection even though there’s no real good reason for Buck to have a British accent.
The action in this instalment was spectacular, from combat on land to high-speed chases in the air. The highlight of it all culminateed with one daring rescue attempt aboard a pterodactyl with other flyers in hot pursuit. The adrenalin rush induced here even rivaled the best action movies this summer had to offer.
The beautiful and breathtaking animated landscapes created, especially when the herd first stepped into dino-land, reminded a lot of The Land Before Time.
The directors have also avoided pop culture references that have plagued so many other animated movies out there, but they had cleverly injected playful use of allusions, like the unforgettable Tango sequence involving the Scrat and his new found appeal.
This latest instalment of Ice Age showed that even with bigger characters and bigger action, if done properly, it can be a bigger and better movie. Even Scrat’s acorn has a bigger role this time but in all the appropriate scenes.
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