My son loves it and that is all that matters. Great buy! We have watched it too many times too count.
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Not suitable for kids, waste of time for adults
Added 1/7/2010
We loved the original Ice Age, but the Meltdown was just a big disappointment. Lots of braty language, characters are mean, no plot, a bunch of sexual jokes and hints. The original Ice Age, in spite of some sassiness, was a good story about the value of friendship and forgiveness. The point of the Meltdown??? Hmmmm....
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Full of sexual innuendo and questionable language
Added 12/19/2009
The story line isn't even that great. The funniest parts are when Scrat continues his quest for acorns, and those are just snippets. This movie is full of sexual innuendo and language which my son repeated. We loved parts one and three. But this one we will never watch again. Our son is 6.
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Squirlus ex machina ending
Added 11/30/2009
What a great vehicle for multiple narratives this schema is. A group of friends with surprising characteristics and needs, a "world wide dilemma" leading to mass migration - it becomes a quest to reach the boat. On the way each has a chance to meet their needs, a tiger fear of swimming, Manny loss of family, and Sid - well, Sid's character fault has been replaced with a super-ego with the aid of many mini-sloths. Very cute. Meanwhile, the dilemma is saved at the end via a Squirlus ex machina, with the aid of a nut, may real dilemmas be solved so easily. Excellent movie for kids and Peter Pans too.
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Ellie the Mammoth/Possum Shows Up
Added 11/15/2009
"Ice Age the Meltdown" (2006) is the second computer-animated film in a so-far three movie saga about a family of animals of all sorts of species. In it we see Manny (voice of Ray Romano), the mammoth, who believes he's the last of his species on Earth. Sid, the sloth (John Leguizamo), the lead character of the series, is joined by Diego, the glum saber-toothed tiger. The ice is melting at a fast pace, a prehistoric global warming, so all of the animals have to flee, looking for dry ground before the deluge. At one point they get on a huge hunk of bark that reminds us of Noah's ark.
As interludes in the movie there are short, separate cartoon sequences about Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel who keeps wrestling with that infernal acorn. Of course in the third movie of the series, he'll find a girlfriend who can fight with him over that acorn.
Manny is delighted to meet another mammoth, cute Ellie (Queen Latifah), but the trouble is she's been brought up by two possums and thinks she is a possum. She even tries to hang from trees with her tail, but her weight gives her problems. There's a lot of funny dialogue between Manny and Ellie. The movie has some sly adult humor that grown-ups will enjoy, and the kiddies will probably not latch onto.
The movie has real lessons to teach youngsters and oldsters as well: the importance of belonging to a family or a group, loyalty to your friends and family, helping out friends. Diego, the tiger, learns that even though he fears the water and is convinced he cannot swim, a loyal and brave gesture on his part, an effort to save his friends, forces him to overcome his fears and win over adversity.
There are musical numbers, and at one point Sid becomes an object of worship to hundreds of sloths.
It's a lot of fun, easy-to-take entertainment, told with originality and skill. The third movie in the series is more action-oriented with more thrills for kids. This one will seem tamer and milder after you see Number Three.
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My son loves it and that is all that matters. Great buy! We have watched it too many times too count.
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Not suitable for kids, waste of time for adults
Added 1/7/2010
We loved the original Ice Age, but the Meltdown was just a big disappointment. Lots of braty language, characters are mean, no plot, a bunch of sexual jokes and hints. The original Ice Age, in spite of some sassiness, was a good story about the value of friendship and forgiveness. The point of the Meltdown??? Hmmmm....
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Full of sexual innuendo and questionable language
Added 12/19/2009
The story line isn't even that great. The funniest parts are when Scrat continues his quest for acorns, and those are just snippets. This movie is full of sexual innuendo and language which my son repeated. We loved parts one and three. But this one we will never watch again. Our son is 6.
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