It’s about Crash and Eddie’s journey toward independence from their sister Ellie, who’s always “smothering (them) with reasonable advice.” I accept that the movie isn’t about the original gang, but that doesn’t stop me from feeling like this latest installment was a forced addition to the series in a last-ditch attempt to make money off the franchise. However, “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild” isn’t about the original cast. Plus, the scenes involving this group were few and far between, disappointing those who love the original series and were looking forward to another film. Although I appreciated the fact that these original characters were included in the new addition to the series, it was difficult to ignore that they weren’t entirely the same. I could tell something was slightly off while watching, and I became distracted by the dialogue. My favorite scenes were the ones featuring the original cast however, Sid, Manny, Diego and Ellie are all voiced by different actors and actresses - Jake Green (“The Troubles”), Sean Kenin (“The Smurfs”), Skyler Stone (“House Broken”) and Dominique Jennings (“Spawn”), respectively. Buck must work with Crash and Eddie to stop Orson from taking over and maintain the peace between the dinosaurs and mammals he worked hard to build years ago.

While there, they face evil dinosaur Orson (Utkarsh Ambudkar, “Free Guy”) who wants to rule the Lost World. They enter the Lost World, where dinosaurs live among mammals, including a tough yet impulsive weasel named Buck (Simon Pegg, “Inheritance”). After Manny tells them they’ll never make it on their own, the two sneak out in the middle of the night to prove him wrong. “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild” follows Crash (Vincent Tong, “Kong: King of the Apes”) and Eddie (Aaron Harris, “Clearing the Eye”), two trouble-making opossums, as they discover their independence. The fun dynamic of the original cast - Sid, Manny (Ray Romano, “Everybody Loves Raymond”), Diego (Denis Leary, “The Amazing Spider-Man”) and Ellie (Queen Latifah, “Last Holiday”) - is what made the series so entertaining.

I’ll never forget Scrat (Chris Wedge, “Chris Wedge”) running around chasing an acorn or Sid the Sloth (John Leguizamo, “Encanto”) slipping and sliding on the ice. I have fond memories of the “Ice Age” movies as a 2000s kid and animation enthusiast.

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