Ice Age
Continental Drift
Now In Theaters
Screening With The Stars
NYC
Ever since the very first Ice Age movie hit the Big Screen our family has been hooked.
Scrat's nutty ways always leaves our family in stitches! So, when we were invited to a special NYC Screening of the Ice Age Continental Drift by The Moms, it was pretty exciting. Not only did we get to see the movie early, but we also had an added treat of meeting quite a few of the Red Carpet Stars that showed up.
Our small group was escorted to a private VIP room and treated to an open candy bar with all the kids favorites including popcorn and drinks! Of course all the children left with Ice Age tee shirts in hand!
It was great to hang out and chat with Aziz Ansari (Squint), John Leguizamo (Sid), Queen Latifah (Ellie), Keke Palmer (Peaches), and Ray Romano (Manny). One actor was nicer than the next as they posed for pictures, held interviews, and chatted about the movie. Not to mention how wonderful they all were with the children. It was surely a night to remember!
As if they didn't already have us all at the pre-party, afterwards we were taken to the main theater which was packed and the actors held a brief talk back session with the audience, taking questions from some very eager fans. One asked Ray Romano who his favorite Ice Age character was, to which Ray answered, Manny! The entire theater broke out in laughter! Hilarious!
Of course, that was a great lead in to dim the lights and start the movie we had been awaiting.
Although Manny may be Ray Romano's favorite, mine is Scrat! He did not let anyone down with his grand entrance as usual and his precious acorn. The audience of Ice Age fans roared at this movie from beginning to end. There were sure plenty of laughs and light-hearted moments. What I loved most about the latest Ice Age adventure was that it touched on so many issues and emotions ranging from children growing up and parents letting go, children to teens making the right decision on their own instead of just trying to fit in, and true friendship. These are things, along with peer pressure and being popular that kids deal with on a daily basis and it was nice to see it portrayed in sure a wonderful way with characters we all love and trust.
The sound, art, music, animation and visual effects department of FOX really went all out with this movie. We were surrounded by children in awe of the 3D effects and I loved them, too! Definitely worth the 3D ticket for this one.
Ice Age Continental Drift is a wonderful family movie! In this one Scrat's acorn obsession leads him to actually crack the continents and the fun begins. Well, the fun really does not begin for some as Manny, Ellie and Peaches are split as a family(very heartbreaking), but it does lead to lots of laughs as the movie progresses. Along the way Manny, Diego and Sid meet up with some wild pirates who form ships out of icebergs and love to battle.
But, nothing will stop Manny from getting back to his family just as he has promised.
We also get some major comic relief from Granny.
If you have a chance to see Ice Age Continental Drift this summer, don't miss it! It is great for kids of all ages and fun for adults, too!
Disclosure: Screening passes provided by The Moms. All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan.
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