Ice Age – 2 Disc Special Edition

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	Ray Romano	Manfred
	John Leguizamo	Sid
	Denis Leary	Diego
	Goran Visnjic	Soto
	Jack Black	Zeke
	Cedric the Entertainer	Carl
	Stephen Root	Frank
	Diedrich Bader	Oscar
	Alan Tudyk	Lenny
	Lorri Bagley	Jennifer
	Jane Krakowski	Rachel
	Peter Ackerman	Dodo
	P.J. Benjamin	Dodo
	Josh Hamilton	Dodo
	Chris Wedge	Dodo
	Denny Dillon	Glyptodon
	Mitzi McCall	Glyptodont
	Tara Strong	Roshan
	Michael Bell	Additional voices
	Billy Dobson	Various Mammals

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Director	Chris Wedge
	Carlos Saldanha
Writer	Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson, Peter Ackerman, James Bresnahan, Doug Compton, Jeff Siegey, Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu, Xeth Feinberg
Producer	John C. Donkin, Lori Forte, Christopher Meledandri
Musician	David Newman

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Story Synopsis:
It is the dawning of the Ice Age and an unlikely trio forge on a quest to find a tribe of humans who have lost a baby. Manfred the Mammoth (Romano) is less than ecstatic when the uncharacteristically hyper sloth Sid (Leguizamo) missed the migration south and decides to latch onto the giant pachyderm. When they happen upon a human baby, Manfred reluctantly agrees to help Sid get the child back to his tribe. When the shady sabertooth tiger Diego shows up, claiming that he can lead Manny and Sid to the humans, the three set out and become quite a threesome...er, foursome if you count the kiddo. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture is absolutely impressive. The computer animation exhibits excellent “depth” and definition. Images are sharp, with the intricate details of the animation impressively reproduced. Colors are absolutely jaw-dropping for its bold blue skies and subtle blue shadows in the snow and ice. Manny’s woolly mammoth fur is rendered in rich shades of browns. The reflections in Chapter 11’s ice cave is also an impressive touch of the animators that is gorgeously depicted here on the DVD. The dawn sabertooth tiger attack on the human tribe is presented with excellent “shadow delineation” that slowly brightens and recedes as the sun rises. There is no distracting pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

A modified 1.33:1 version is also included (not reviewed).

Soundtrack:
The Dolby Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack sounds impressive in terms of fidelity and spatial rendering. The audio has been well-recorded, and the use of dimension is liberal when appropriate, but in general is effective, resulting in a spatial soundstage that is expansive and enveloping. The dialogue, which sounds natural and is the result of a very good recording, also exhibits the sonic character of an ADR production at times. Imaging across the screen is palpably wide, and there is usually compelling depth, especially with the rendering of ambience effects. Deep bass can be characterized as punctuated moments with some .1 LFE engagement, such as the footsteps of Manfred the woolly mammoth. The surrounds range in activity between subtlety and prominence, with usually some balance of the audio toward the screen channels. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Reference Quality

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