This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Disturbing yet enthralling

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

I've seen all these movies on TV. Never in a theater but I do regret it. I love these movies. As an adult I know this was made for kids but I find them enjoyable as well. The animation is great and cute. The plot is there. Not the most original but still cute and easy to follow.Ice Age: The Meltdown follows the animals on their journey to find dry land when they discover that their lives are at risk if they stay put due to the ice melting. There are some little adventures along the way to keep things interesting.This is a movie for everyone to enjoy. Pull up a chair and some popcorn and watch it with everyone. No one will regret it.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown*** (out of 4)91 mins/ UCast: (voice) Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah, Will Arnett, Jay Leno, Chris WedgeDirector: Carlos SaldanhaPlot: Manny, Sid and Diego discover the world is melting and travel to find safety. JJ's Verdict: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is everything the sequel to Ice Age should be. It improved its weaknesses (better animation, characters looking more alive and emotional), kept its best parts (scrat running after all his acorns, great jokes between 3 mains) and added its own 'extras' (new characters, threatening situations, interesting sub-plots).Ice Age 2 returns us to Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the sabre-tooth tiger who have now become firm friends. Their relationship's start to become strained when they discover that the ice is melting and begin a evacuation process, helping other animals get away. Although in the previous film Sid was portrayed as the weak character, the other two animals face their demons in a much more mature sequel. Diego is frightened of water and, more importantly, Manny believes he is the last of his species and is trying to come to terms with this. However, when Manny does discover a female mammoth (Queen Latifah) she thinks she is not a mammoth but a possum like her two younger 'brothers'. Although her ignorance can be incredibly annoying, it is used to good effect and becomes resolved fairly quickly. Of course the brilliant Scrat the squirrel returns to find more acorns and once again fails to come out with any. He encounters piranhas and actually causes the original meltdown early on in the film. Apart from the female mammal and her two possums, there are some fun new characters. We have Jay Leno's Fast Tony who tries to capitalise on the meltdown by selling survival equipment that obviously will never work and a 'lone ranger' vulture voiced by Arrested Development's Will Arnett who constantly reminds the group he will eat them if they don't escape the meltdown. There are also two ancient crocodile type characters that are constantly chasing the group and put them in fun and exciting action sequences and threatening situations.Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is a near-complete sequel. It may be predictable throughout but not for its target audience. It ends on a heroic and bold note and what everyone wanted; Scrat having one more acorn adventure.

The first movie was great, introduced fairly unique characters and made the plot interesting.The second movie deals more with finding mates for the characters and trying to learn how sacrificing one's time for another works.The only thing I didn't like, but was part of the plot in the first place, was the melting and the idea of global warming. True or fiction, I don't care. But I just don't like the idea of a political message being put into a fun entertaining movie.But other than that, it wasn't the best but it wasn't horrible either.I rate it 7/10

The Ice Age is coming to an end and all the animals journey together to find a safer place. Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger join all the animals as they retreat to higher ground. On their trip, they discover that Manny may not be the last woolly mammoth left on Earth.Most sequels fail. I thought that this movie wouldn't interest me as the original one did. I had low expectations for this movie, to be honest. However "Ice Age: The Meltdown" showed me how wrong I was.I found the new additions to the cast fun, and not at all annoying. Ellie, another woolly mammoth and Crash and Eddie, two possum brothers, gave me a lot of laughs. I liked Ellie's story line. I found it entertaining. Crash and Eddie may have acted like two brats, but it was amusing.I found this movie funny, fresh and unique. I found many lines hilarious, although I may not have laughed out loud. I know that I laughed a lot more when I was younger. It's sad that I can't enjoy this film as much as I did when I was a kid. With that being said, I can say that I know that kids will really enjoy this movie.