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By Michael Rechtshaffen

Pretty much any sign of creative life gets left out in the cold in "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," the monotonous, strictly by-the-numbers third edition of the wildly lucrative digitally animated franchise.

Stringing together a series of bits in the absence of inspired storytelling, the picture, though technically assured, offers audiences very little that's fresh or different aside from 3D glasses.

Given the success of the first two films (released during the spring breaks of 2002 and 2006), there's no doubt "IA3" will draw families looking

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