Ice Age: Continental Drift
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5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 127 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 127
  3. Negative: 19 out of 127

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  1. sil3nt_nick
    Mar 24, 2013
    3
    Even with decent actors, this movie was terrible. The plot was bad as well as the idea of the addition of the pirate crew. At least Scrat stuck around to give us a few more laughs.
  2. mgastryker
    Jan 27, 2013
    4
    I don't know why a fourth Ice Age movie was made. I loved the first three movies, but this one fell short of my expectations. I laughed a couple of times, but I could have gone without seeing this movie.
  3. anshiman
    Jan 12, 2013
    0
    Ice Age 3 was horrible... This is abysmal. This 'film' has truly shown the definition of staying past your welcome, generic plots and tired dialogue.
  4. Zal
    Dec 20, 2012
    3
    I have horrible friends. How horrible? Well, when given a choice between The Dark Knight Rises, Moonrise Kingdom, and Ice Age 4, my friend chose the last on the list. Granted DKR was somewhat disappointing, but you can't honestly tell me that IA4 is the better choice!

    I saw the first Ice Age movie as a kid and I liked it. The second one was stupid. The third one I haven't seen. Then the    re's this one.

    Is it the worst kids movie ever? No. But it's still terrible. It's cliched and predictable. The subplot with Manny's daughter was the hardest part to sit through.

    However, there were two things that kept me going. First, Scrat. Scrat is just as enjoyable as he's always been. There's this great scene between him and a siren which I won't spoil because it made me laugh so hard. Second, Peter Dinklage. Yep, Tyrion Lannister is in this movie. He plays the bad guy (stupid character btw). I couldn't tell who it was until the credits came up and I was close to doing a spit take when I saw his name.

    That being said, this movie was dumb and boring. However, if your child forces you to watch this movie, there are some saving graces.    … Expand
  5. giannis19962012
    Dec 19, 2012
    0
    Ice age wow, ice age 2 great, ice age 3 ok, ice age 4 screw this. When i first saw the trailer at cinema i said yes. But when i watched it, i was really disappointed. Our year is 2012. Where is the realistic animation? I think the animators have lost their talent.
    POSITIVES:
    Sid
    Negatives:
    The film
  6. ioannis1996
    Dec 17, 2012
    2
    This is not a comedy. It's more like an adventure. It is really disgusting and it makes me sick. I think it wasn't necessary to make a fourth film. Im really disappointed.
  7. Gamer44
    Nov 30, 2012
    2
    After seeing all 3 Ice age movies I must say the fourth film is rather a bit boring.the only funny part is the beginning and the ending of Ice Age 4.I believe they have just killed the Ice Age franchise by making Ice Age 4.Did they not learn from the shrek creators.The first and second shrek movies was the best the rest of them was rather lame and boring.Same goes for Ice Age the first 3 films were good cannot say the same about Ice Age 4 it was BORING.... hope they not planning a fifth instalment...… Expand
  8. DrAwesomeO
    Nov 25, 2012
    0
    tasdfghjklkjghfdsadjkl;jhgfdsadfgjhdddddddddaaaaaaaaasssssssccccccccc5455ergdfhdfjhdfjfgjkfgjkgjdfhnjhudkl;jhgfdsadfghj this move was so bad i got autism
  9. alpha8000
    Nov 25, 2012
    4
    from the first scene i could guess all the story!characters are so stereotype and nothing in all those happenings make sense at all.bad characterization and i event think some of them were extra and also useless.most of them exist in the story line just physically(most of them Ellie).humors mostly not very funny and a lot events in the movie didn't help the advance the story.but with all these i still have to say the animation itself was good(the graphic and sounds).… Collapse
  10. Seriosity
    Nov 4, 2012
    3
    The animation is good and scrap's bits are still chaotic fun, but the actual story is filled with cliches and ultimately dull and uninspired. Pure cashgrab.
  11. utmam
    Sep 2, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terrible terrible terrible. My daughters dragged me into the theatre for this, so I hesitantly allowed them so see it. Needless to say I went in with very low expectations... and still I was disappointed! Without giving anything away, could someone please explain to me how the bad guys managed to capture Manny's family??? That made NO sense to me at all. Could they have stereotyped the teenagers any worse? A family dumping their elder onto the family outcast, really? Captain Gutt said, "Sacrificing yourself for your daughter. How touching. And predictable." Too bad the writers didn't see the irony of that statement. I will never get those 90 minutes back. Should have napped.… Expand
  12. GreatMartin
    Jul 27, 2012
    4
    Would the world come to an end if I didn
  13. asthobaskoro
    Jul 22, 2012
    4
    Actually I do not have any complaints about this movie but somehow it's six year old kids movie. It has charm and eye-candy animation but it suffer confused script. Sorry Scrat, this time for Granny, she rocks!
  14. Yummyzombie
    Jul 17, 2012
    4
    Dreamworks should really leave Shrek, Ice Age and Madagascar series and do something new. These movies lose humor, story and are only graphical showcases. Lame fact is, that even in this they are losing against Pixar.

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Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Drew Taylor
    Jul 25, 2012
    75
    Handsomely animated and features a story that, while hopelessly familiar, at least seems to be part of a whole. Also, there are pirates. So there's that.
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  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Jul 13, 2012
    40
    A business-as-usual slog.
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  3. New Orleans Times-Picayune
    Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    Jul 13, 2012
    40
    Thoroughly, and disappointingly, pedestrian.
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