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really rather enjoyable
I will concur. I really did NOT like the first IA at all, but this one? It had a certain je ne sai quoi that was missing from the first. I'm thinking it was Queen Latifah or the fact that I haven't seen a movie that was rated higher than PG in almost a year.
but when you're stuck with kid's movies or nothing, you gotta strain for whatever crumbs of comfort you can find
nods
Interesting that so many people disliked the first Ice Age. Husband and I laughed and laughed. We have a sneaking affection for the skrat, though.
I didn't dislike it exactly, but it didn't much grab me. Also, I got irritated because it used two of the same pieces of music that Matilda did, and I started getting all misty and sentimental the minute they started playing, and then felt all manipulated and disgruntled. It wasn't awful overall, though, just meh.
This one I'll happily watch again.
It is perhaps a sign that our TV spends way too much time on Nickelodeon that when the end credits rolled I completely ignored all the bigger names and squeed, "Oooh, Emmett, look! Josh Peck!"
"Oooh, Emmett, look! Josh Peck!"
Ahhh Drake and Josh, they have a season pass on the Tivo along with Spongebob and The Avatar.
See Skrat was the only reedeeming thing for me in the first Ice Age, but I'll admit I was meh on Madagascar too (although the penguins were first rate)
EtA: eh? Maybe I'm just too picky!
No, Madagascar was more or less crap. Except for the pengiuns. And the lemur voiced by Ali G.
Madagascar was more or less crap. Except for the pengiuns. And the lemur voiced by Ali G.
Word.
"After much deep and profound brain things inside my head..."
Also: "Remember, cute and cuddly, boys. Cute and cuddly. "
See Skrat was the only reedeeming thing for me in the first Ice Age
Yep. Also, I had major issues with the humans shaving and wearing jewelry and having twentieth-century family dynamics and all-around being way too evolved for my tastes. It took me right out of the movie; I don't care that it was animated.
I had a similar reaction to the fact that in Shark Tale, a movie that takes place entirely underwater, they SHUFFLE PAPER AROUND.
I kinda like that Top Indy Movies list. Donnie Darko representing at number 2 makes me happy.
I've never seen the original Ice Age. I loved Matilda, though. It was one of those movies that managed to capture just the right amount of the book, for me. And the book defined my childhood more than even the other Roald Dahl's, so that's good.
I had a similar reaction to the fact that in Shark Tale, a movie that takes place entirely underwater, they SHUFFLE PAPER AROUND.
You do know that fishes can't speak English, right?
SHUFFLE PAPER AROUND
P-C obvioulsy hasn't watched enough Spongebob! Dude! They make burgers under water!