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Fun fact! At the time, Scrat was an entirely fictional animal, a Sabretoothed Squirrel, but quite bizarrely palaeontologists have a found a prehistoric mammal that basically is Scrat, it’s called Cronopio dentiacutus, & it lived in Mid-Cretaceous Patagonia 99 MYA, while it’s not a Squirrel, it’s impossible to deny its semblance to Scrat. So if Scrat is retroactively a Cronopio, that means he’s from the subterranean Dinosaur world from the 3rd film.

What's even more powerful about the journey to return the baby was the fact that they were humans; the same species responsible for the deaths of Manny's first wife and child. He clearly had more reasons for revenge on them than Soto ever did. But Manny didn't act on them. Never. Not even once. Because he'd never wish that kind of pain on anyone. That shows how good of a person (or Mammoth in this case) Manny really is.

I almost forgot how good the first Ice Age movie was

I didn't even think the rhinos might be gay all these years 😅😂

At the start you see Manny walking the opposite direction of the migration assumingly to let himself die because of what happened to his family

Diego was originally fated to die, but during screening they found that was "Too sad" for the audience; the 20k years later scene w/ Scrat was supposed to mark the true end as they thought the film would bomb...

"Man, that squirrel can not catch a break" Sir you just summed up the entire franchise in one sentence😂 These movies are so good and sooo fun, I'd definitely recommend checking out the sequels!

Funny thing, scrat was an entirely fictional animal when this movie came out. But afterward, a very similar extinct mammal from the mid-cretaceous was discovered.

I love this movie. I like all the different kinds of extinct mammals they throw in here. The arcs Manny and Diego go through are great, and Scrat is hilarious.

Are the sequels any good?

Fun fact: John Leguizamo, who voiced Sid the sloth in the franchise, has been given some time to do 30 different voices for the character, but none of them seem to pretty impressed with Chris Wedge, the director. So he did some research by watching a wildlife documentary footage of sloths from Discovery Channel and he learned that sloths store food in the mouths. When trying to determine what he'd sound like if he talks with his mouth full with his sandwich until he finally found the perfect trademark but final voice with the lateral lisp, this is where he worked on an excellent voice. And that's how he got the right voice for Sid the sloth.

I think the first Ice Age movie sets up the dynamic for the rest of the movies. That’s why it feels like you’re hanging out with these characters because it sets up the “stakes” and conflicts for the rest.

One thing I’ve always liked about Ice Age, if you include the human baby they have, you have all major divisions of placental mammals represented. Mammuthus primigenius - Afrotherian Megalonyx jefforsonii - Xenathran Smilodon fatalis - Lurasiatherian Homo sapien - Euarchontoglires

The two reasons for making out _Diego_ was dead was to remove him from the human meeting as humans tend to not fear wooly mammoths and Sloths but do fear Sabre Tooth’s and so that they had an emotional part to negate the loss of the baby

Ice Age is a really underated animated movie , it’s really good , the emotional moment’s are really deep , especially the moment’s with Manny and Diego.

I would do Diego's version of "Where's the Baby" with my kids when they were little, and they loved it. Lol

When that one dodo said "there goes our last female..." the other one gulped like... like that meant something more 😂

Fan Fact: These frozen things are references to the following films: 24:00 The Meltdown 24:05 Dawn of the Dinosaurs 24:09 Continental Drift (Sid's family) And the UFO: Collision Course

When I was a wee child I thought in Manny's flash back that HE was the kid, so when I watched this again as an adult with kids of my own I was flooored during that scene 😪

the fact that i've seen this so many times and never thought the cave paintings were manny's first wife and kid, i always thought the humans killed manny's parents and he was the child and it triggered the memory of it happening or like showed us why he is the way he is

"We are watching ass age." Is a wild statement

Diego was actually meant to die in the original cut of the film but when it was shown to a test audience, everyone started crying and they had to change it so Diego survives.

Scrat is literally an adorable but indestructible, chaotic force of nature 😭😭😭😭

Fun fact: Diego was supposed to stay dead after that fight & i believe the original cut did have him officially die but the reviewers felt it was “too much” for a kids film

49:15 😂 “ non-talking humans, that sounds like fun”. You, Greg, are the shining jewel on this channel

6:50 I called Manny “Manny the Moody Mammoth” in my head for years because of that one line.

It’s a missed opportunity to have the baby return to the series as a grown adult it would’ve been amazing

Wait until you guys get introduced to Buck. Best Ice Age character by far.

love ice age, grew up on ice age, my favorite is I can't choose.

Everytime i rewatch this film, i wonder if any superfans have ever found the actor who voiced Scrat and have asked him to make his iconic scream lol

Man I used to love watching ice age as a little kid I am a big fan of prehistoric animals

Fun fact about the baby surviving. It’s actually wayyyy better adapted to survive in water than its mom. As young baby most of your body is designed to just survive situations like these. Baby’s are buoyant and experts at holding their breath due to their high body fat and recent residence in amniotic fluid. The biggest actual danger to the baby isn’t drowning or suffocating, it would probably be how cold the water is

My nephew used to do the “where’s the baby” that Diego did for my daughter all the time. It always cheered her up. 39:11 whoever thought up the Scrat character was genius in this series. He’s like part of the movie but not part of the movie.

“I’m pretty sure Sid’s been lactating!” lol! Most underrated comment ever!

Ok, but like, I'm surprised you guys haven't reacted to this already. You've reacted to many, many movies but it's so good to see you guys react to it. The first, The Meltdown and Continental Drift will be the best ones out of the series.

"Get off my face" "I say that to Greg everyday" 🤔

OMG YESS~!! How do you guys always pick the best movies to watch. I cant wait to re-experince these movies with you both

Fun fact: they did some of the special effects for Fight Club. They even used some of that tech from Fight Club on Ice Age

That "where's the baby?" bit is probably my favourite bit in all animation. Me and my siblings do it all the time. Especially if there's a new little one in the family 😂🤣

Great movie, I still say “MOVE SLOTH” to this day, regardless if people get the reference 😂

2:37 that squirrel is be causing everything in every movie because of a nut

I had no idea how much I needed this reaction!! The first two in this series were my childhood. And that song is iconic… do I know what the song actually is? No lmao but it always sends me straight back to Ice Age whenever I hear it

So excited to see Greg and Aaron react to this movie! This movie is good and Scrat is so funny! 👍

For sure check out the sequels! 💜 the second one is great, and the others are just a very fun time.

when super hot meets super cold, it releases explosive energy....

i was literally thinking i need to rewatch this movie the other day, but you guys did it for me :3

this was by far my favorite movie growing up and I am so glad you guys reacted to it! Excited to see you react to rest of the series

I grew up on this Movie! Surprised to see this on the channel definitely was one of my favorite DVDs that I had As a Kid I would have watched it all the time when we didn't have cable

I forgot that prehistoric babies have gills

I did wish they put the baby back into the sequel all grown up of course.

Im excited for you to do all of them. You guys loving just the squirrel at the beginning had me excited for the rest of the movie.

Sid is my favorite 😆 I love everything John Leguizamo does.... And ALL the scenes with Scrat are so funny 🤣

Ooh I'm so glad you're finally covering this movie/possibly the whole series! This was one of my childhood movies and I remember some scenes clearly and have the DVDs 😂

Literally one of my favorite franchises. Brings back the most nostalgia. I love them all but the third one is personally my favorite

This was my childhood so I loved it seeing u2 reacting to it was special😢

I used to think i was Sid.. but watching this now im 111% Manny and or Diego

Wow guys you've taken me back haven't seen this movie in years I remember seeing it for the 1st time in my Dads house and watched it on repeat many times after lol I found it very touching and emotional in parts especially the scene when Manney recalls how he lost his family such a gem of an animated movie of it's time really holds up

One of my all time favorite childhood films.

A lot of people don’t like Continental Drift, but I adore it because it was the one I watched most as a kid

Greg mentioned that if animals got together they could wipe off all of humanity. Idk if you guys have ever seen zoo but it’s along those lines! Great show

oh my gosh it finally happened, ive been watching yalls videos for ever and turns out ive never been subscribed... didnt realize until this video 😂😭

My cousin was one of the head animators on the first ice age and played a huge part in the creation of Scrat. His directorial debut was the scrat short “gone nutty” and he directed the 3, 4 and 5th ice age movies

15:02 I remember seeing the trailers for this scene when I was a kid! 😭😂

I thought the rhinos were brothers 😂 but this movie is a classic, a childhood memory right here, along with the second one

unironically one of my favorite movies of all time. i feel the way about ice age that a lot of people feel about shrek lmao

Hah you know Greg the humans took out the sabers to survive and for food! 😅😂

Ooh please watch Dinosaur, since you mentioned it. I was a dinosaur kid, so it was one of my favourite movies. There are not enough reactions to that movie.

I love the jittery animation in this, and the pacing and energy is super chill (pun intended).

I just realized Scrat being in every other sequel after this doesn't make sense if he was frozen for 20,000 years

Fun fact: Sabertooth squirrels actually existed. Their fossils were discovered.

Love these films! I think it's clever that they have the animals talk but not the humans.

I’ve watched this masterpiece countless times and everytime we learn what happened to Manny’s family I cry like a baby😂

Just go ahead and make me cry over Manny and the baby again. Never fails.

Underrated film series. Grew up on those and I still love them! Hope you guys watch them all. They're not high art or anything, but they're just so much fun!!

He’s not a squirrel. He’s a buck tooth Casanova.😂😂😂

First time watching lol

21:48 Classic song! 🙏🏽💪

The one on the left looks like Ray Romano

Not even 8 minutes in and Greg is already calling Aaron racist 😂 best duo on the channel

I use to think it was “Bombaway” when I was a kid too 😂 it’s “On my way”

Great childhood film 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Also, please watch and react to: - Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) - The Da Vinci Code (2006) - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) - Legion (2010) - Rio (2011) - Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) - Jack Reacher (2012) - The Croods (2013) - Rio 2 (2014) - Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) - Jack Reacher Never Go Back (2016) - American Assassin (2017) - Unhinged (2020) - Ambulance (2022)

Its so nostalgic to see it again after my whole childhood

Some movies are just timeless.

That music was on Matilda "send me on my way"

you two are actually the ones i wanted to watch these movies. my fav combo

The song is called "Send me on my way" by Rusted Root.

Pleaseee react to Disney’s Dinosaur, it’s soo good imo, it’s my favourite Disney film from my childhood 😁😁

The human baby has a canon name, even though no one ever calls him that in the movie. It's Roshan. But Manny, Sid, and Diego usually call him "the baby" or "Pinky." Because he's "the little pink thing."

i love ice age series so much it's so funny and emotional and just the best, my fave is the fourth one i think it's the funniest but the first one is PERFECT!!

The animated film that helped put Blue Sky Studios on the map! This 2002 film is worth a few laughs. Stars Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary were awesome as the lead animals!

How you reacted to scratch Single handedly restored my faith in men 🥰🙏 PREHISTORIC BABIES HAD GILLS IT'S FINE i am crying on the floor laughing😂😂😂

Yes, i dont remember much beyond the 3rd though

I feel you should give Ice Age 2 & 3 a watch at least, they still provide some character development while being funny.

I love how serious these 2 take themselves watching ice age lol

Ngl I wish we could get an Ice Age movie that brings the kid back and finally end it properly

To be dramatic, how have neither of you seen this movie before? This is a childhood staple. Scrat is an icon. At least you're getting to it now but my goodness, I am shocked and surprise but at the same time, kind of happy getting to see two people experience this movie for the first time.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES

Grew up watching it and love it

Loved how you guys kept referring to the baby as ‘it’ lmao