Ice Age: Collision Course REVIEW

Welcome to this OUTRAGEOUS review.... of Ice Age 5

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Also "Fun Factory" by FlashyGoodness (Main music bed)
Both songs from the game "Bean Dreams"

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[LewToons]

Scrat got an acorn shoved into his butthole in this movie. That's not a joke.

[perfectly_cromulent]

I don't know... When I was a kid, I hated crude butt jokes and loved films with strong characters and nuanced story-telling.
(That said, I was a really, *really* weird kid.)

[tvmattkc]

"Jokes about butts, and stinky butts, and big butts, and poop, and turds, and smelly butt toots, and butt turds...and smelly big stinky butts"

So I guess "Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire" is a real movie now!

[wishbone]

I have to completely disagree with you. As an educator and someone who takes care of children on a regular basis for family members I'd be ashamed to let the kids I'm taking care of watch something like this. Your argument that it's harmless fun for kids and can be used to kill some time is just... wrong in my opinion. I feel like if you get to the point where you're okay with just letting your kids (or any kids for that matter) watch worthless entertainment for the sake of it you've done them a massive disservice. We should never just say "it's good enough for kids." The entertainment for our children should honestly be held to an even higher standard than our own. Anyway that's just my two cents. Look forward to seeing more from you in the future.

[Spiderman-wthb]

I like this review, but saying that this is good for kids in not a good thing to say. Just giving them something mindless and stupid is not the best mentality when it comes to entertainment. I know you meant well with what you said, but I just disagree because blue sky deserves better and bigger movies to put time and effort into and people will love them. Most everyone I know is so tired of this series and I understand that you are too, but I feel that kids deserve better entertainment than this.

[JudahDeNose]

I did not have high hopes for this movie

[patton]

At the theater, I had the complete opposite experience. It was packed with kids, but not once did I hear anybody really do anything more than a mild chuckle.

[Torterra]

The 4th movie is honestly where I got off the franchise. There were pirates in an Ice Age movie. FUCKING. PIRATES. Say what you want about any of the Land Before Time sequels, but at least they didn't resort to something so batshit random and modern as to keep the audience invested. As such, I DID NOT see this movie, and unless I decide to do a review of it in the future, I probably never will, and really, I'm ok with that.

[marquensio]

I'm so glad you've gotten so many subscribers this year

[vocalcalibration]

I get where you're coming from with the whole "kids like butt jokes and stuff" thing, and I certainly don't want every movie to be Zootopia where we're dealing with issues like prejudice and the like, we don't need Whinnie the Pooh talking about rape or something, no one wants that. On the same token, I don't think a movie, any movie, whether for children or adults, is below being smart. I direct you to movies like Lilo and Stitch, the film didn't exactly break new ground, it touched on themes such as family, and what being a family means, etc, which again, is nothing new. However the film manages to be intelligent in its dialogue, it's characters and how it portrays its messages, yes a lot of that is going to fly over kids heads, but let me ask you this, which film is that kid going to remember? The dumb butt jokes, or something a little more thoughtful, they may not realize it, but the more intelligent film is having a much more profound impact on their little minds than the fiftieth joke about poop. I don't even have a problem with films like this, they're harmless enough, and I get the appeal, I was an eight year old boy once, but as someone who was once the perfect demographic for these films, I don't remember a damn thing about movies similar to every Ice Age sequel, but Castle in the Sky is, to this day, my favorite movie of all time. I don't know, maybe I just over-think everything, but that's my take on it.

[FiePige]

I personally found the 3rd movie hilarious mostly because of Buck! I was so excited when I saw he was gonna return in this movie, and while he did have some good moments it sadly wasn't enough to save the movie.
I think one of the problems the movie has is that it's got way too many characters to focus on! There's Scrat, Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Crash, Eddie, Peaches, Granny, Buck, Shira, Julian, Brooke and Shangri Llama + the Dakotaraptors... With so many characters in one movie it's difficult to give them all the focus and attention they deserve and that makes the movie very chaotic and the new characters seem very bland since they don't get enough sceentime for the audience to get to know them and care about them.

[stevend]

I watched the first two movies and gave up on the series

[superroydude]

In every ad for this movie, they referred to it as an end to the I HATED that. Even bluesky tried to downplay how much they've milked the franchise.

[Tanman]

I actually really liked every Ice Age movie because that's the one movie series I grew up with.

[SmashGuyROA]

I read the leaked script to Sausage Party. (Comments about it omitted for Lewis' sake)

Actually happy seeing Ratchet ahead of another movie. lol

[HulluRichie]

I saw this movie with my mum today (we're both big animation fans), and I was surprised to see the theatre completely empty aside from us two. But then again, I guess marketing and even overall interest works differently over there. Neither of us liked the film.

[MagusMarquillin]

Lew, are you serious when you say that kids don't care about choreography, heart or message of a film? I can't disagree more. They may not understand all that goes into those things, but they will be affected much more when they are done well, in a way they understand. Yes they do want to have a fun time, and will often be satisfied with that alone, but they actually don't always know what's best for them. Don't you think adults have a responsibility to expose them to things that give something to think about ala: Bridge to Terribithia, Secret of NIMH, Avatar TLA, or Gargoyles? Or even the first Land Before Time/Ice Age? That's what I used to like the most anyway. If there's some toilet humor too, so much the better, but a full diet of that isn't exactly great. I really think a story that's worth a kid's time ought to be engaging for an adult as well - so long as they aren't prudishly above "kids stuff" - and something they can talk about together afterward.

[hospitalgal]

These reviews are life (and time) savers. I wouldn't have seen Zootopia fun it weren't for you, thank God you liked it

[LoudToon]

Honestly, I don't think the movie realy desrves THAT low of ratings from the critics. It's like Pixels from last year: where it's reputation is worse than the movie itself.

[distressedcondiments]

I was dragged to the theater to see this with my family, and I knew I should bring out that tiny pillow and sleep mask in my bag when I heard the first butt joke