Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift

2012Movie88 minEnglish

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes37%
Metacritic47/100
Google Users70%
Director: Steve Martino, Michael ThurmeierGenres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Plot Summary

Manny, Diego, and Sid become castaways and must face a pirate crew led by Captain Gutt as they try to reunite with their herd. Their journey home involves navigating treacherous seas and encountering a variety of fantastical creatures. Along the way, they deal with family issues and the ever-changing landscape of their prehistoric world.

Critical Reception

Ice Age: Continental Drift received a generally mixed reception from critics, though it was a significant commercial success. While praised for its animation and voice acting, many critics found the plot to be unoriginal and formulaic, indicating a decline in the franchise's creativity. Audiences, however, largely embraced the film, contributing to its strong box office performance.

What Reviewers Say

  • The animation and visual effects are praised, offering a colorful and dynamic world.
  • The plot is frequently criticized for being predictable and lacking the charm of earlier installments.
  • The addition of new characters, particularly the pirate crew, provided some freshness but also contributed to a bloated narrative.

Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the film's humor and visual spectacle, appreciating the return of beloved characters. However, some viewers found the story to be repetitive and less engaging than previous films in the series, with a few noting that the humor didn't always land effectively.

Fun Fact

The film's original title was 'Ice Age: Global Warming', but it was changed to 'Continental Drift' due to concerns about potentially trivializing the issue of climate change.

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

By now, we are all maybe all a bit too familiar with "Scrat" chasing his acorn and with his expanding group of friends' adventures in the frozen north. I certainly found this story to be entertaining enough, but running short on ideas and s...
Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

These movies are just good all them. Haven't made or seen a bad one yet. They all make me laugh.