Each one of them is distinct and attractive. There is a certain visual appeal to the film. How Buck Wild (Simon Pegg), the one-eyed, swashbuckling, adventurous weasel, rescues them from the dinosaurs, and especially from Orson (Utkarsh Ambudkar), their large-headed leader, forms the crux of the narrative. The dinosaurs pursue them and as they escape, a crazy and funny chase ensues. Why subject your kids to unimaginative, uninspired dreck? Just let them watch Encanto again.Soon, the possum brothers find themselves trapped in the Lost World, a massive cave inhabited by dinosaurs who co-exist with giant spiders and enormous carnivorous plants. So many quality family films exist, including the classics that are also streaming on the service. This whole thing reeks of having been slapped together to capitalize on the Ice Age name. Making a good movie clearly was not a big concern. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that Disney only cared about extending the series because another sequel could drive fans to subscribe to Disney+. I loathe the cynicism that brought The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild into existence. Visually, this sequel is a huge step down for the franchise. Characters move in a jerky fashion, especially when they speak, and there isn't a lot of detail in the settings. Likely because it was tossed off for a streaming service, the animation is cheap and far less sophisticated than the animation in the previous theatrically-released Ice Age installments. Speaking of animation, Buck Wild looks terrible. The script is so lazy that it almost feels like it was written by a computer that had analyzed the worst animated features of the past twenty years. One of the siblings gets his rear end stuck to a stump, thanks to tree bark. There are gags about urination, characters getting crotch injuries, and flatulence. Instead, we're treated to a series of dull chase scenes and dumb, obvious jokes. Running a scant 76 minutes minus end credits, the movie takes no time to explain Orson's motivation in any kind of significant detail. None of that matters, because The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild doesn't bother to tell a story.
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