“ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTAL DRIFT” Movie Review. An icy SEAFARING franchise DRIFTS on.

“ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTAL DRIFT” PRESS PREVIEW

Quite honestly, you don’t have to be a die-hard fan of animation flicks to thoroughly enjoy this summer offering of “ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTAL DRIFT”.

But you’ve to contend with scattered reviews from all over the globe.

Whatever works for the West may fail in the the East, and vice-versa.

This one aims for the entire family, specially the kids.

The contents can be said to be a tad silly, profoundly fun-provoking, nonetheless highly entertaining.

It has the right blend of cute semi-prehistoric characters to keep you enthralled.

SID the sloth, MANNY the mammoth and DIEGO the sabre-toothed cat returns to incite ridiculous jests and hilarious actions all the way.

Just stay braced.

Now, here’s a twiddling on the plot line:

When the ice-shelf cracks in two rapidly resulting in their continent being set adrift, the three lead characters MANNY, DIEGO and SID embark again, upon another seafaring adventure.

Using only an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates in their quest to explore a brave new world.

They have to revoke the evil plans of a nasty pirate primate named Captain Gutt who rules the vast expanse of ocean with his iceberg ship.

This is an ideal family film with enough gags to keep everyone entertained.

Not a classic among animation features, it still carries a chockfull of amazing features and unbridled imagination.

To exercise objectivity, you go figure for yourself.

and here’s the amazing MUSIC VIDEO called “CHASING THE SUN” from the ORIGINAL soundtrack of the Movie:

“BRAVE” (in 3D) Movie Review. Typically Old-School Farce, nonetheless a Hilarious, Feel-Good and Entertaining Ride.

“BRAVE” 3D ANIMATION FILM

PRESS PREVIEW

To those who truly understand, dabble or ever work in the stupendous visual effects and animation industry, the name PIXAR is certainly a big deal.

This award winning brand is fondly known for producing outstanding classics over the years such as the TOY STORY series, MONSTERS INC., FINDING NEMOS and THE INCREDIBLES, to cite a few.

Therefore this season’s much anticipated 3D animated fantasy has to be BRAVE from the distinguished PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS in collaboration with WALT DISNEY PICTURES as the principal distributor.

I’ll vouch for this piece of cinematic gem.

It’s pure wholesome family entertainment, nonetheless a feel-good, emotive and hilarious farce that I’d recommend to anybody.

Here’s a quick preamble on the plot:

The pretty heroine is Princess Merida, the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor.

 She lives in the Scottish kingdom of DunBroch with her three brothers (behold the very cute triplets).

Merida grows up to be a skilled archer who loves to romp and hunt in the wilds.

She has a non-conforming and rebellious streak that we see from the start will get her into more trouble than she’d ever bargain for.

She will be betrothed to one of the sons of the three Lords:  Dingwall, Macintosh, and MacGuffin but no – the princess is defiant against the idea of being tied down into a loveless marriage.

She is fiercely determined to control her own destiny and pursue her own happiness.

When Merida defies one of the kingdom’s taboos by sabotaging an archery contest between the three lords, the end result is : she has inadvertently created a pandemonium that has spinned the kingdom into a chaotic mayhem.

 Merida then seeks solace in the woods and encounters an old witch to help her change her hapless fate.

She buys a devil’s concoction from the witch and uses this as an ingredient for a cake she bakes for her mother in an attempt to reconcile their differences.

Unknowing to her, a curse is inflicted when the queen eats the contaminated cake and is immediately transformed into a big black bear.

Merida has only two days to undo her mistake before the change becomes permanent. So in order not to lose her mother, it’s Merida’s race against time to right a wrong she has committed.

“BRAVE” is essentially a heart-warming tale about breaking traditions and the love between a mother and her daughter.

It’s an immensely enjoyable film with superb imagery, painstaking, focused editing and awesome animation, clearly paving the way to be a classic wannabe.

Emotively old-school and a brilliant one at that.

To sum it all, it’s a great piece of work.

Don’t miss it for the world.