Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006) – 6/10 animated prehistoric adventure movie review

Cast / crew Director: Carlos Saldanha Producer: Lori Forte Writer (Screenplay): Peter Gaulke Writer (Screenplay): Gerry Swallow Writer (Screenplay): Jim Hecht Writer (Story): Peter Gaulke Writer (Story): Gerry Swallow Ray Romano: Manny John Leguizamo: Sid Denis Leary: Diego Seann William Scott: Crash Josh Peck: Eddie Queen Latifah: Ellie Carlos Saldanha: Dodo Lead Animator: Aaron Hartline Lead Animator: David Torres

Ice Age: Meltdown, The (2006) Our odd pack – Diego the sabre-tooth tiger, Sid the sloth and Manny the mammoth – have three days to get to the other end of the valley and the safety of a boat before the end of the world. Along the way they meet a trio of possums, one of whom looks suspiciously like a mammoth. 6/10 It’s not boring, there are some fun lines and nicely animated gags. Director Carlos Saldanha clearly has a talent in staging and delivering a gag. The sequences with Scrat are very well done and new characters Crash and Eddie (a pair of possums) are fun and, again, well animated. On a deeper level, though, the story is depressingly ordinary (two people fall in love despite being fakely antagonistic) and most of the dialogue is off-the-shelf weak. To be fair, it doesn’t dent the agreeable entertainment value and this is a quality child-friendly film. This movie contains mild bad language and peril. Classified U by BBFC. Universal: Suitable for All. Links Next: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Previous: Ice Age

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