Episode 23: ICE AGE 4 CONTINENTAL DRIFT- Movie Review

           Ice Age 4: Continental Drift is directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier and has the voice talents of Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, and Peter Dinklage.

Manny, Sid, and Diego are seperated from Manny's wife and daughter due to a continental drift. The trio encounters a pirate crew while trying to get home and are on an adventure. I always thought that the Ice Age movies were just okay except for the first one. The first Ice Age was a pretty good movie. I completely forgot Ice Age 2: The Meltdown and Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was okay. Now we get on to Ice Age 4: Continental Drift which is the point of this review. I thought Ice Age 4 was a great fun family film.

         Ray Romano is pretty good as Manny and Queen Latifa plays the wife and she is just as good. Denis Leary was probably one of my favorite parts of this movie because he had some funny lines. John Leguizamo got more annoying than in the third one but he is still funny. You also have some supporting voices such as Wanda Sykes as Sid's grandmother who I thought had some of the funniest lines in the movie. However, my favorite character in the whole movie is Scrat, who is always going on adventures to find these acorns and something hilarious always ensues.         
    The villian in this movie is played by Peter Dinklage and I didn't think that he was the right voice for this pirate villian. I think maybe Ian McShane or someone else should have been brought in  to play him. Another problem that I had with Ice Age 4 was a side story about Manny's daughter trying to fit in with the "cool" mammoths. That felt really stupid. That story also involved Nicki Manaj who voiced one of the teenage mammoths and she has such an unbearable voice to listen to. I was so happy that her character had only around four to six lines. This is the kind of movie that you should take your family to see. Kids will love it and adults might like it, too. If adults don't like this movie, think about how awesome The Dark Knight Rises will be. I am going to give Ice Age 4: Continental Drift an 8/10. This week, I'll be reviewing The Dark Knight and the MUCH anticipated Dark Knight Rises so stay tuned to those reviews.