While it's no doubt going to make younger kids laugh - particularly the lovesick Sid, his snarky grandma ( Wanda Sykes), and the goofball brothers Crash and Eddie ( Seann William Scott and Josh Peck) - Collision Course isn't likely to fully charm parents. Aside from Peaches' engagement and the introduction of a hippie commune of animals who've discovered the fountain of youth (thanks to naturally magnetic crystals), the new storyline brings little that's fresh to the franchise. So say Eddie and Crash, aka Crash and Eddie, twin possums who’ve survived everything from doomsday meteors to doomsday meltdowns in the Ice Age film series over the last 20 years. What bogs down Ice Age: Collision Course is the sense that we've seen all of this before in the previous installments - and we more or less have. Donkin Distributor Disney+ Reviewer Paul Asay Movie Review Ugh. In fact, one of the best sequences in the story is reminiscent of Gilbert and Sullivan, with Buck singing a super-fast, talky song to the tune of "Figaro's Aria" from the The Barber of Seville. (Common Sense Media), and received the Dove Seal of Approval for All Ages. Thankfully, the trendy comments, while plentiful, aren't so that constant they become obnoxious. a good lesson for kids - its entertaining and full of adventure too. It also references everything from Neil deGrasse Tyson and hash tags to profile pictures and bro handshakes. For a series that's long overstayed its welcome, this fifth (and hopefully final) installment still manages to elicit a few laughs.
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