A short piece about Ice Age 2...
02-27-05 | 03:13 PM
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A short piece about Ice Age 2...
The screechy Scrat lives, in an 'Ice Age 2' trailer
Quick. Lock up all your acorns. The Scrat is back.
The twitchy rodent who skittered into audiences' hearts in the 2002 animated hit Ice Age wreaks prehistoric havoc once more in Ice Age 2:The Meltdown, due in 2006. You'll get a taste of the nuttiness to come when the sequel's first trailer premieres before Robots, a new computerized comedy from Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox that opens March 11.
"We call it a short short," says Chris Wedge, director of the original Ice Age and Robots, about the 1½-minute preview. "It's hard to run out of material for that guy. He is just lose, lose, lose all the way."
When the Scrat first made a splat on the big screen, the accident-prone cross between a squirrel and a rat not only caused the Ice Age to spread with his obsessive need to bury his acorn, but he also fell victim to a lightning strike and an avalanche. Expect more natural disasters to befall the furry fellow as his frigid environment begins to thaw.
Wedge does a repeat performance as the voice of the Scrat. He never rehearses his screeches and sniffles, preferring to have a Method behind his madness. "It's best when they catch me on a day when I am feeling hopeless and frustrated," he says.
Quick. Lock up all your acorns. The Scrat is back.
The twitchy rodent who skittered into audiences' hearts in the 2002 animated hit Ice Age wreaks prehistoric havoc once more in Ice Age 2:The Meltdown, due in 2006. You'll get a taste of the nuttiness to come when the sequel's first trailer premieres before Robots, a new computerized comedy from Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox that opens March 11.
"We call it a short short," says Chris Wedge, director of the original Ice Age and Robots, about the 1½-minute preview. "It's hard to run out of material for that guy. He is just lose, lose, lose all the way."
When the Scrat first made a splat on the big screen, the accident-prone cross between a squirrel and a rat not only caused the Ice Age to spread with his obsessive need to bury his acorn, but he also fell victim to a lightning strike and an avalanche. Expect more natural disasters to befall the furry fellow as his frigid environment begins to thaw.
Wedge does a repeat performance as the voice of the Scrat. He never rehearses his screeches and sniffles, preferring to have a Method behind his madness. "It's best when they catch me on a day when I am feeling hopeless and frustrated," he says.
02-27-05 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Gonzo
The twitchy rodent who skittered into audiences' hearts
02-27-05 | 05:02 PM
#4
DVD Talk Hero
That was a monumental trailer.
But the movie was just "good". Kind of like "I, Robot". I watch it, really get into it, and then leave and forget about it.
But the movie was just "good". Kind of like "I, Robot". I watch it, really get into it, and then leave and forget about it.
02-27-05 | 05:10 PM
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i thought this was a decent film the first time around, not anywhere near finding nemo, toy story, the incredibles, the iron ginat, shrek and etc. but it was worthy of a sequal
P.S. - I feel bad for the scrat. He should be dead already...
P.S. - I feel bad for the scrat. He should be dead already...
Last edited by Master Shake 05; 02-27-05 at 05:13 PM.
02-27-05 | 05:11 PM
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DVD Talk Hero
Gotta love Scrat.
I liked the movie more than I thought I would. I'll see the sequel.
I liked the movie more than I thought I would. I'll see the sequel.
02-27-05 | 11:09 PM
#9
DVD Talk Godfather
Ice Age was mediocre at best. Not sure if a second is even necessary. I'll wait for DVD.
