From a visual standpoint, the animation in "Ice Age: Continental Drift" is average at best. Storywise, it's rote stuff, as prehistoric pals Manny, Diego and Sid -- a woolly mammoth, saber-toothed ...

Its scientific uses aside, the animation also resonates with people on a visceral level. “It’s quite hypnotic,” Dr. Pérez-Díaz said, “even for me, and I see them all the time.” ...

Ice Age: Continental Drift is directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier, and produced by Lori Forte and John Donkin. Twentieth Century Fox will release the animated comedy in 3D, on 13 July ...