(voice) (as Ashley Albert), Additional Voices Sometimes, Now let's move! What none of these additions, complications or random developments do is bring any new juice to the triad of Manny, Sid and Diego or make them and their relationship interesting again. Then, when they actually make it to an island, Sid tries to eat a berry — at which Manny snaps, "Snacktime’s over!" Renew or manage your subscription here. Manny: When I'm dead. Gastornis bird chicks: When you drink water through your trunk, does it taste like boogers? SubscribeStart your Register subscription today. Ice Age: Continental Drift is more like a Happy Meal than a movie. Meh. Steven D. Greydanus is the Register’s film critic. Everyone in the background is blown away by the sudden rush of water. The U.S. bishops repeatedly have advised that five Catholic principles should guide public policy in the area of immigration. (voice) (as Corwin Tuggles), Additional Voices Although the animation is another evolutionary leap forward (rimshot), in the whole film there is only one image I remember liking: The pirate ship’s flag is a badger who clings to the top of the flagpole with its flat body extended, displaying a skull and crossbones on its back, but ready to show its white belly in a pinch. He was also thought of to be a badger or a wolverine. Copyright © 2020 EWTN News, Inc. All rights reserved. In 1776, St. Junípero Serra, honoring his fellow Franciscan, placed California’s Mission San Juan Capistrano under St. John’s patronage. But in the way that matters most, the franchise hasn’t changed a jot since the first film: Our three heroes — Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the saber (Ray Ramano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary) — have remained static as characters, and life in their motley “herd” goes on with no development of any kind in their relationships, such as they are. Photo of buck 2 for fans of Ice Age 4: Continental Drift 13180473 Gastornis bird chicks: When you drink water through your trunk, does it taste like boogers? No. Yet, in the end, as my Reel Faith co-host David DiCerto pointed out, the reunion of father and daughter comes with no gesture of reconciliation from the daughter — only new concessions from the father. Everyone in the background is blown away by the sudden rush of water. Okay family viewing. (01:18:50). Is it only in Pixar movies that kids have anything to be sorry for to their parents? Sign-up for E-NewsletterGet Register Updates sent daily or weeklyto your inbox. The one thing that can be said for Continental Drift is that in place of the raunchy humor of its predecessor this one has a running theme of mildly positive pro-family sentiments. They are narcotic, not poisonous. EWTN News, Inc. is the world’s largest Catholic news organization, comprised of television, radio, (The first Madagascar movie did the carnivore-among-herbivores thing better. Because he is a survivor and this is a cartoon. Answer: No. In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Piacenza said that bishops had requested an extended timeframe for the plenary indulgence, considering the importance of the commemoration of the feasts of All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2. Have a wedding. Comments Add a Comment. Oh, and there are sirens, too. However, when Scrat causes the island to sink, a full solid acorn-shaped island is shown sinking. Yet the movie repeatedly shows us food at sea only when it’s floating away; in one scene Diego plucks out a fish stuck in his ear and throws it away. In the second installment, Manny found a new mate, Ellie (Queen Latifah), and in the third, Manny and Ellie had a child, Peaches, who is now a teenager (Keke Palmer of Akeelah and the Bee, a much better film). A privileged look at the hidden lives of tiny people under floorboards? SHOW COMMENTS (0) Manny and Peaches initially butt heads over her teenaged waywardness and his embarrassing her in front of her frineds (you just knew Manny was going to fret about Peaches growing up, didn’t you? Pope Francis’ Homosexuality Comments Heavily Edited in Documentary, No Vatican Comment on Civil Unions, What Every Catholic Needs to Remember About the Pope’s Opinions on Civil Unions, Pope Francis Didn’t Change Church Teaching on Marriage, Amy Coney Barrett, Sen. Chris Coons and John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, Vatican and China Renew Deal Over Appointment of Bishops, Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan Were a Match Made in Heaven, Argentine Archbishop and Pope Francis Advisor: ‘Civil Union’ Not Mistranslated in Documentary. Peaches: So tell me, when exactly will I be allowed to hang out with boys? Bring us more Madagascar and Ice Age. Release Dates But Diego said that the berry would paralyze him. Is this really who I am? But because of his crazy personality, the creators decided to make him a weasel. Give a Gift SubscriptionBless friends, family or clergy with a gift of the Register. Then Manny is separated from his family when tectonic upheavals send our three heroes drifting out to sea, where they encounter a menagerie of animal pirates, including a menacing primate captain (Peter Dinklage, better than the movie deserves) and a feline first mate (Jennifer Lopez) who rattles the saber (Diego, I mean). ), but the literal tectonic shifts in their neighborhood overshadow the figurative ones in their family. The second installment, The Meltdown, was at a complete loss for what to do with its trio of heroes, but Scrat upped his game to nearly sublime silent comedy. Question: How does Gupta the flag pirate have Buck's knife? Oh, the pros and cons of each film shift about. All rights reserved. Lotus berries won't cause paralyzing, but sleepiness. Nothing is different except for the toys: Last time it was dinosaurs; this time it’s pirates. Buck VOICE Simon Pegg. Filming & Production Its brand-name familiarity and reassuring sameness are its stock in trade. ... Buck the weasel from the third film has a cameo in Continental Drift so fleeting that you could literally miss it if you blink. Still, in both sequels you could see a creative energy at work — the contribution of director Carlos Saldanha, perhaps, who didn’t quite hit his stride until Rio. Granted, the earlier films never made a big deal about characters chowing down (and I don’t recall Diego taking a bite since the series began, though perhaps he has), but this time our heroes spend so much time stranded at sea that starvation and eating should be an issue.