![]() ![]() Additionally, despite how Manny and Diego tend to be jerks to him, Sid is shown to be the best friend both of them could ever think of have, as shown when he and Diego are willing to let Manny go and stay with Ellie, knowing that is what their friend needs to do, even if they all eventually end up together as a big herd. While Sid does have a lot of smart and wise moments in the first, third and, to a lesser extent, fourth film despite his goofiness, he is portrayed at his smartest here, as he is the one who teaches Diego how to swim, with Diego using Sid's lines as a mantra to have courage to figure out how to swim and save Sid, Crash, and Eddie, as well as the one who shows Manny he needs to let of go of his past and look for his future by forming a new family with Ellie.In spite of the film having two plots at once (those being Manny and Ellie's romance and the animals trying to escape the land before a flood destroys it), it manages to balance out those two stories amazingly well.Unlike some of the later installments in the series, this one picks up on where the first film left off in a very natural way that manages to stay faithful to what its predecessor had previously established in terms of story. Very natural and great continuation from the first film.Great voice acting from both the new voice actors (e.g., Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah), and the ones that have reprised their roles from the first film (e.g., Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary).Although this is justified due to the first film being made at a time where CGI Animation wasn't as developed as it is today, and the sequel was made later where it was starting to get better. The animation (while not as great as the ones from the later films) is a pretty big step-up from that of the first film.Soon after, they scamper off to find a safer habitat. Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the ice dam protecting the valley they reside in is about to fall and eventually lead to floods. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge reprise their roles from the first film, with newcomers Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, and Josh Peck joining the cast. It was directed by Carlos Saldanha co-director of the first film, and written by Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow, and Jim Hecht. It is the second movie in the Ice Age series and the sequel to the 2002 film Ice Age. Whilst this restricts Ice Age: The Meltdown from reaching the dizzying heights of those few sequels which improve on the film before it, the film still manages to retain the slapstick hilarity and genuine warmth so rarely found in films about ice.Ice Age: The Meltdown (also called Ice Age 2: The Meltdown or simply known as Ice Age 2) is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The simplistic imagery befits the simplistic narrative which is effectively a series of set pieces strung together, with short scenes in between depicting the struggle of the first film’s star character, Scrat, to hold on to his beloved yet elusive acorn. Whilst the computer generated visuals have improved tenfold in the four year gap between the films the distinctive and imaginative style remains. Like its predecessor, Ice Age: The Meltdown is concerned with sumptuous animation which strives to please the eye rather than overload it with detail. This rather severe case of mistaken identity resurrects the first film’s theme of family and knowing who you are, and compliments a narrative revolving around the end of the ice age and the impending rising sea levels. In Ice Age: The Meltdown the unlikely trio are joined by another, comprising of two Jackass-styled possums and a female mammoth, played by Queen Latifah, who also thinks she is a possum. ![]() Small screen actor Ray Romano plays Manny, a loner mammoth with family issues, comedian Dennis Leary voices the sabre-tooth tiger with a secret fear of water and character actor John Leguizamo continues his role as Sid, the hapless sloth. This is due in no small part to the return of the fantastic voice cast. Carlos Saldanha, the first film’s co-director, takes full control this time around for a second outing which does little to change the original characters and manages to retain their easy charm. While it is the product of what happens when a moderately low budget film succeeds at the box office, it is also the product of care, attention and talent. ![]() It is important to know, however, that it is also not Highlander 2, 2 Fast 2 Furious or Batman and Robin, either. Ice Age: The Meltdown is not The Empire Strikes back. Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Dennis Leary
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