This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

When I saw this I hadn't seen "Ice Age" in about 7 or 8 years. Now when I re-watch a movie from my childhood, I like it the same, better, or less. I liked "Ice Age" sort of the same but a little less. The movie is about Manny, Sid, and Diego who help a baby find his home. Manny hates him though, Siid loves him, and Diego wants to EAT him. There are many positives, there's a good story, it's original, the animation is decent, and I even laughed a few times, something I rarely do when watching animated movies. However, I felt a couple scenes were slow and most importantly, it mentions evolution and mentions that it is correct. The movie is set "20 million years ago" and characters speak of "evolving" traits, like flying. One character, Scrat, tries to catch an acorn. At the end, he is frozen in ice 20,000 years later. Really? How is he still alive. And don't say "it's a cartoon" because name one cartoon character that is 20,000 years old. Scrat can be that old and Adam couldn't live to be 530? All in all, "Ice Age" is a good movie, but if you are a creationist like me, beware of the evolution talk.

This is the first of what was to become a series of animated films with animal characters living in the ice age. Ostensibly for children, it carries a PG rating. It could be because of some of the mild violence that's shown, and some of the scary characters – notably the lions. But more than likely, it's because of the humorous dialog that at times is adult. Indeed, I think "Ice Age" and it's follow-up films were made more for adults than for kids. It is funny and entertaining, and I think suitable for the whole family. It's one of a small field of films that all ages will sit still for. The little tykes like the fuzzy, cute and bug-eyed animal characters. The young kids and teens will like the action and antics. And adults mostly will enjoy the dialog. This one was a big hit and the sequels continue to draw the crowds. So long as the writers can come up with new ideas for plots, Manny, Sid, Diego and a nameless crazy squirrel could be around a long time. Maybe even to the next ice age.

OK, I think I have watched this about 10 times, just random catching it on television. I still enjoy it, and cannot get myself to change the channel. I get caught up in the story, time and time again. I enjoy identifying the voices for the different characters and read the trivia and goofs. This way, I can be on the lookout for items mentioned.

This is one film that my family has had for a while, and we have no regrets about it whatsoever. The story, despite (just in my pointless opinion) its lack of decent humor (while there are some occasional chuckles), has enough touching moments and action to make it an excellent diversion for audiences. The animation is very well done by 2002 standards, utilizing the help of brand new rendering technology that can render minute details like fur very well (despite how in some areas, it was still quite primitive, such as dug-up ice not leaving holes where it came from). The characters aren't exactly funny: rather, they're touching, cold, dark, and overall characters that will be appreciated or depreciated for the right reasons. Despite having some references that are obviously out-of-place in its timeline (including possible foreshadowing in the cave scenes), it sums up to one of the better animated movies of 2002. It isn't Lilo and Stitch, but a view is as warranted as an Ice Age migration (which may come soon).