ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT | FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND KIDS

"ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT"
(2012) (voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo) (PG)

QUICK TAKE:: Animated action: As their environment becomes increasingly unstable due to continental drift, the mammoth, tiger, and sloth from the first three "Ice Age" movies become separated from their herd (i.e. their family and friends).

PLOT:

Scrat's (voice of CHRIS WEDGE) pursuit of his beloved acorn accidentally sets in motion a global continental drift that separates Manny the mammoth (voice of RAY ROMANO) from his wife, Ellie (voice of QUEEN LATIFAH), and daughter Peaches (voice of KEKE PALMER). Pushed out to sea on a broken-off piece of land, he is joined on his quest to get back to his family by old friends Diego, the loner tiger (voice of DENIS LEARY); Sid, the put-upon sloth (voice of JOHN LEGUIZAMO); and Sid's senile Granny (voice of WANDA SYKES).

They run afoul of some bad animals who fashion themselves pirates of the high seas. They are led by ape Captain Gutt (voice of PETER DINKLAGE) and his second-in-command, a rogue tigress named Shira (voice of JENNIFER LOPEZ). They dream only of conquest and want to add Manny and his great strength to their motley crew.

Meanwhile, Peaches uses her journey to try and get close to a jock-like young mammoth named Ethan (voice of AUBREY GRAHAM, whose stage name is DRAKE). But he runs with a cool crowd who tells her to ditch her best friend, Louis (voice of JOSH GAD), a noble possum who loves her from afar. All the while, Scrat continues his pursuit of the elusive acorn.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?: Absolutely. The first three "Ice Age" movies have a popular following among children of a wide age range now considering the first film hit theaters in 2002.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG: For mild rude humor and action/peril.

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