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Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

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When I was asked if I’d consider reviewing the newest Ice Age movie, I didn’t hesitate to say yes! I know just how dino-crazy my girls are at the moment so I figured they’d enjoy this. And I was right!

A synopsis:

The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters “Ice Age” and “Ice Age: The Meldown” are back, on an incredible adventure…for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs; and Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he’s growing too “soft” hanging with his pals. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna run amuck – and meet a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.

Just released last Tuesday, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is fun for the whole family. We haven’t watched the previous movies, but that didn’t make this one any less enjoyable. The romantical relationship between Scrat and his new girl, Scratte, is adorable and drew us in immediately, but the real action began when Sid’s dinosaur eggs cracked and out came three lively baby T-Rexes. I won’t give any more of the story away, but it kept my daughters on the edge of their seats for the full 94 minutes the movie lasted.

With voices by Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is available now at retailers nationwide, and online at Amazon.com for only $14.99. I thought my girls were too young when Ice Age 1 and 2 came out, but I’ve now added them to my Netflix queue for sure! I could totally see us having an Ice Age marathon one wintry day.

Speaking of the previous installments… I have an Ice Age Trilogy to give away to one Riding With No Hands reader! This will be a wonderful holiday gift for a lucky Ice Age fan. Comprised of 3 Blu-Ray DVDs, this prize is valued at approximately $70. You can also find the 3-disc set for sale on Amazon.

To enter to win the 3-disc set, please leave a comment on this post. For extra entries:

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Contest ends: November 16, 2009 11:59 pm EST. US entries only. Leave a separate comment for each entry & a valid email address/blog URL. Winner, chosen at random, has 3 days to claim their prize.

Can’t get enough Ice Age? Visit the movie’s website for fun games and downloads. Watch this cute music video, sung by Queen Latifah. I can’t get the song out of my head, but that’s not a bad thing!

Come on, sing it with me – “Open the door, get on the floor! Everybody walk the dinosaur!”

Other than a product sample and giveaway prize, no compensation was received for this post.

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  1. The first time we watched Ice Age on DVD. I think it was the first one. I commented that the color was so greenish. I thought it was just part of the movie’s setting — tundra etc. Later I realized the color settings were way off on our TV. #notatechie

  2. My daughter looooves Ice Age and sacrificed her sleep time on our long haul flight to watch it, TWICE! Please enter me, this will be fab gift for Christmas and her birthday next month! 🙂

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  11. My daughter and her kids were just telling me how much they love these movies. This would make such a great gift for them. Thank you!

  15. My family loves, loves, loves the Ice Age movies. We saw the first two in the theaters, but a family illness kept us from see part 3. We are so excited to see it, even if it is at home all snuggle together.

  19. I love this movie. The first time I saw the 1st Ice Age was on my 2nd date with some really cool guy who later became my husband. I was Manfred and he was Sid. We were such dorks.

    But come to think of it, I would kill for a night like that again. He’s sitting behind me on the couch while I’m online and we haven’t even said a word to eachother in about 3 hours.
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  21. i havent got to see this yet but they say it is great,maybe i’ll win one and wont have to buy one. he he

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  34. My grandkids LOVE Ice Age. We would love to win this so we could watch as a family night.

  37. We loved the first two movies and haven’t seen the 3rd yet. This would be a great addition to our movie library as everyone can watch these.

  40. My kids are dino crazed, too so this would be an awesome gift for them! Thanks for the chance to win.

  47. We love the first two Ice Age movies but haven’t had a chance to see the third one yet, I’m sure we’ll love it! Thanks!

  53. Oh the kids would love to find these DVD’s in their stockings this year.
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  59. I have 2 little grandsons at my house all the time while their mom an dad works,so this would be great for them,thanks for the chance

  63. I’d love to win this for my family! I took my kids to see this at the theater and we all loved it! 🙂
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  66. My 4 boys LOVE Ice Age (“Iced-idge” as my 3-yr old calls it). They laugh so loud whenever the squirrel character is on. I’d love to be able to give the trilogy to them for Christmas!

  67. Would love to win this for my sons. They love the original Ice Age movie and would love to see this.
    Thanks.

  72. I loved the first two movies. We actually saw the second one on the airplane ride back from Ireland for our honeymoon. This is a great giveaway!
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  73. My children would be on Cloud Nine if I won this! Thank you for giving me the opportunity. 🙂

  76. These movies are great – they’re interesting enough for adults and they captivate the grandkids.

  84. What a great time I could have with all the grandkids with this set. Popcorn, hot chocolate and great movies. Doesn’t get much better than that! Thanks for the giveaway!

  88. rented 1 & 2 and loved them, haven’t seen 3 yet (can’t wait!) & can’t imagine how great they’d be on blu-ray,

  92. Thank you for the giveaway. We LOVE Ice age, one of the funniest animations!
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  104. Our family LOVES the Ice Age movies. Scrat is hilarious. I will never look at squirrels the same way again.

  106. I saw Ice Age 1 and 2 with my boys but we haven’t seen 3. I would love to win this for them.

  110. My husband & I really enjoyed the first movie & would love to share these with our granddaughter!

  118. We missed this third movie as a family in the theaters. The next best thing is at home as a family.

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  130. I don’t have any of the dvds and they would be great to own. I have taken the daycare kids to see them all, just never bought the dvds.

  135. This set would be great to entertain my grandkids. Since I a their daycare person, there is a lot of opportunity for them to enjoy it.

  139. Haven’t seen the last one, but if it’s as good as the first two this should be great. Also it’s nice to have all three on DVD.

  141. I would love to win these movies for my daughter! She is two now so soon she will want to start building a collection of movies to watch, and this would be perfect!

  147. We haven’t got to see the newest one yet but my family really liked the other 2. The new one is on my daughter’s Christmas list.

  152. We love scrat! He could be a member of our family, he tries so hard to just get a tiny nut and it seems like he just can’t catch a break.

  168. Haven’t seen the others but looking forward to this one. My grandkids are excited to see it. Thanks for the entry

  182. Although we have not seen this movie yet, we have seen the other ice age movies, and my kids love them! This would a great gift for all my kids to share! Looks great! Thanks for the chance!
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  184. This is one of the childrens’ movie groups that adults can also watch multiple times–not true of many of the others!

  188. I would LOVE to win this for my daughter! Thank you for the giveaway!
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  206. More adventures of Sid the sloth makes this a great giveaway. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

  207. I LOVE these, haven’t seen 3 yet but am recuperating from surgery- would be great to watch all 3 and have a great laugh!
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  211. We have had this from netflix for more than a week but my kids won’t let me return it! Needless to say, I really need to win this! (Esp. since I don’t have the money to buy it right now) Great contest!
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  233. I love Ice Age!

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  240. I love the Ice Age movies. When the 1st one came out, they had a special outside showing at the mall of America. it was cold

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  251. we have not seen the second or third ones but the kids have been asking to!
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  264. We love the ice age series, but have not seen the 3rd one yet! Thanks
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  268. My family loved Ice Age 2. The possums (and not so possum) were funny. We havent had a chance to see the third one and are looking forward to it. Thank you

  280. I’ve watched the first two movies by myself…multiple times. Now, I have a kiddo that I’d love to enjoy theses with! Fun!

  281. I’d love love love to win this for my kids, we’re huge Ice Age fans and would love to see them again of course!

  287. My kids love these movies. They keep the younger one entertained and the older one likes the humor!

  304. My son really wants to see the new Ice Age movie. I would love to win this for him. Thanks for the giveaway!

  305. This would be great to sit down with all the grandkids and watch! Thanks for a great giveaway!

  307. This is a really cute movie series. Just as good, if not better than Shrek, but totally under rated. 🙂

  309. My kids have been begging me for this movie! It would be so great if I could win it for them!

  315. Sid is my man! He’s funny to both my son and to me… win win! Would love to have this set! Thanks!

  332. I loved the first movie, but my kids were too old after that so I never got to see the last 2.

  336. These would be great to add to our collection for family movie night.We have not seen the new one yet.Thanks!

  340. I love that my husband enjoys these movies at least as much as the kids : ) Thanks for the chance to win

  346. My kids love Ice Age! Thanks for the chance!
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  350. we adore the Ice Age movies. what a blessing it would be to win them for the holidays. I am a huge fan of Manny the Mammoth!

  370. I recently rented Ice Age 3 for Blu-ray, and it was hilarious. I would love to be given a chance to win this awesome trilogy.

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