Scrat's Continental Crack-Up (2010)

I remember when the first Ice Age film came out, this little character was used to sell the film and audiences watching the trailer featuring him trying to get his acorn seemed to love it. Years later I have not watched the most recent Ice Age films but I still find myself (a grown man) tickled by the short films and adverts given over to Scrat. In this one continental drift sees him and his acorn fall into a deep fissure. How deep? Well, he ends up in the very core of the Earth on the large metallic sphere at the centre. For some this is a bad enough day but sadly for Scrat, this is only the start of his problems.This short is less than 3 minutes including the credits but it is still very funny. Perhaps it is not quite as funny as some of his earlier shorts, but the physical comedy is essentially the same and the exaggerated nature of his plight is too. I chuckled a few times right through to the usual cruel punch line as yet again Scrat is denied the simple pleasures of his acorn. Well animated and with a lovable character, Continetal Crack-Up perhaps isn't the strongest little sequence we've had from this film series, but it is more than good enough to draw quick laughs from adults and children.

Just watched this very funny computer-animated short before the feature Rio. In this one, the Ice Age squirrel keeps trying to protect his acorn to the point of inadvertently forming the world as we know it now. I mean, he seems responsible for forming such great continents like Austrailia, Africa, and countries like Italy (with a humorous turn as a kicking boot). He even initially makes the Mount Rushmore in his images! Just seeing Scrat go around the world frantically making what he does here is enough for me to laugh hysterically over the nearly 3 minutes this short runs. I read this first appeared before Jack Black's Gulliver's Travels back in December but I arrived a little late then so today was the very first time I've watched this short which we barely managed to see after arriving late for the previews. So in other words, I highly enjoyed Scrat's Continental Crack-Up especially in 3-D.

Scrat and his inanimate sidekick go on their next mini adventure into the unknown. It's got it all- drama, comedy, action and a fair amount of Scrat's yelping to boot. Will he finally get his nut and retire happy?There's just something about this lovable creature and his never ending quest that always makes me smile. Not his best one but definitely worth a watch for a couple of good moments. Can't go wrong with a 3 min short can you!Even if it wasn't meant to be originally, he is easily the best thing in the Ice Age films and I hope when the next one comes out for the summer blockbusters of 2012 he gets as much screen time as the last one.For further reviews feel free to check out: http://www.fanaticalaboutfilms.com

Scrat and his beloved hazelnut "help" our planet take the shape we know today. It's quite a funny reel. I gave it a 10, but others might be more "critical" as it may not be the funniest Scrat appearance. These mini-clips are always enjoyable and seem to get their job done - making you wanna see the movie. (They worked on me, as I got to see them all *lol*) I think the first movie was just great (a fun, well-made animation with a good story). The sequel was also nice, but didn't quite rise up to the level of it's predecessor. The third one, I enjoyed the most. Perhaps because it introduced Scratte and it looked really cool with 3D glasses. Hope the next Ice Age will be even funnier than the previous ones. (Go Scrat!)