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My god, this movie was so bad. I mean I knew it was going to be horrendous from the trailer alone from its animation, its focus on crash and Eddie, and its voice recasting, but I didn't think it was going to be this unwatchable. Not only is what was given in the trailer given to an extended runtime, its extremely awkward and degrading. First off, of all the stories they could've done, why on earth would the focus on the most unimportant characters in the series? I mean they had a few funny moments throughout the Franchise together and with buck, but did that really warrant a cars 2 like spin-off? I feel like if they really cared, it could've been done in a funny, innovative way. You can say what you want about the last two sequels of ice age before this, but at least they understood what the public or at least the ice age fandom liked about the franchise for both younger and older audiences. Disney has no idea what made ice age enjoyable nor does it show any care or respect for the property. It's like they got a bunch of their 2010s Disney channel sitcom writers to write a bunch of babyish dialogue and jokes that completely miss the mark but could've gotten a chuckle if told right. It just shows Disney was willing to put out and wreck anything with laziness and lowest common denominator pandering just to make a quick buck, no pun intended. The only silver linings in the story are buck's presence and the beginning painting sequence; but if this is the direction Disney wants to take ice age, unless they improve the animation and bring the remaining 4 to reunite with its roots and the Neanderthal baby, I say I'm finally done with this franchise if it doesn't die here from age, pun intended.