pieman Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I'm really dumbfounded by the success of the Ice Age series overseas. The newest one in the series was one of the worst excuses for family entertainment i've seen. The last one was bad enough so i was shocked that so many people came back for another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Because they are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Right.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Lightning Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 They are great! I and my little brother love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I don't know the whole gist of it, but I do know that large scale CGI + 3D = big overseas numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I think Scrat elevates it above the other animated franchises in that he's consistently hilarious and doesn't need to be dubbed or subtitled. And overall, Ice Age has more of a universal appeal compared to Kung Fu Panda or Madagascar, with the former being somewhat tied to the Asian culture and the latter - to the present day and locations (Africa in the second one, Europe in the third one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Because Scrat symbolizes freedom, something America has lost a long time ago and cannot recognize anymore when they see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 My two cents. I don't know. I haven't seen any of them. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) I still think the voice artists in the different languages make a big part of the success.Japan must have terrible voices. Edited August 26, 2012 by Rudolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) Actually, never mind. Edited August 26, 2012 by lab276 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTF Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Because Scrat symbolizes freedom, something America has lost a long time ago and cannot recognize anymore when they see it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Because they are awesome.Oh please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 For Austria + Germany at least half of the ticket sales may well be attributed to the dubbing by well-liked german comedy stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 One word: SCRAT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Fox is very smart on that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Marvel Fanboy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Oh please.Why ? Didnt you enjoy them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seng Wah Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I enjoy them actually, my family does.The story is just simple. I love Sid hehe =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Maybe FOX has dirt on us all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 To be fair, the third was pretty awesome fun.The first is excusable since it actually tried.The second and the fourth were dire. The third had dinosaurs so that can explain some of its BO, but the 2nd and 4th? Dirty amounts of undeserved money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Why ? Didnt you enjoy them ?I enjoyed the third one. The fourth made me sleep. No kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...