Well after seeing Suicide Squad I'd say my praise for this movie raised several bars compared to what I initially thought of it. The new Ice Age 5 is a far cry from what it could have been. For starters. Louis from Ice Age 4 was non-existant, yet his VA, Josh Gad, was used for a new character.. Downright evil right there.
Absolutely splendid animation, lighting, and textures. Very wonderful choice for composer, I'm proud. The effects were something to behold and the sound design was professional. I don't say these words lightly. The animation really was amazing, especially when scrat is involved. There was no fault in CGI, and I really enjoyed John Debney's work (I love soundtracks). On the other hand... quite a subpar script, with many detours, attempts at humor.... the screenwriters should be let go. Like with The Good Dinosaur, I'm tired of phenomenal work in art, and low-grade work in writing for the most part. There's a lot of unbelievability mixed with simple plots. And the plot itself is based on something both unbelievable and shallow. It seems with every Ice Age the writers push bounds more and more and I think they reached their peak. I was really hoping this would be a good Ice Age. I went to the theaters knowing it was already like 22% on rotten tomatoes or whatever. Suicide Squad was worse though lol. I'd watch Ice Age 5 again, mostly for the animation and some character quips or lines. BUt really most of the lines are cringey :T
oh well. way to end a franchise... Blue Sky ya need to fire those writers already lol