Hoping we all get along as well when its time for the human race to be extinct, for Movie Magazine this is Purple. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the woolly mammoths. “Ice Age 2: The Meltdown” is a warm and silly movie that will help thaw out hearts into the spring. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Sid Im gonna fall on you again And this time I will kill you Yarn video clips Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. After a while, the Scrats dedication to his goal warms up his mangy appearance, and by the end you’re hoping he reaches the acorn just as much he does. In a sideline story of his own, the Scrats adventure runs parallel to the main plot line, interweaving itself at critical junctures. The pursuit of the ever-elusive acorn stays as the Scrat creature sole objective in life. Even if its sheer motivation as the Busby Berkeley treatment is handed over to a bunch of hungry vultures, who eye our heroes while they sing ‘Food Glorious Food’. That no matter who you are you can make a difference and help the greater good by contributing what you can to the mix. Although she starts off with a bit of an identity crisis, she never is mistaken about who she really is.Īnd that’s one of the core themes of the 'Ice Age' series. Queen Latifah draws upon her experiences in the music business to fill out the role of Ellie with her strong vocal style. Survival and romance come to mind when another Mammoth named Ellie arrives on the scene. Thankfully, Manny doesn’t stay down in the dumps for too long when he discovers that he isn’t the last of his kind. Dennis Leary returns as the sarcastic tiger Diego while new to the series celebrity, Jay Leno, adds his voice as an annoying Armadillo that gives a used car salesman like view of the end of the world.Īt the center of the story, John Leguizamo is the sloth named Sid, who really does hold the movie together and keeps things moving along even when it’s being weighed down by Manny the mopey Mammoth voiced by Ray Romano. The core of the original cast continue their parts in this sequel, with a few new voices to fill out the ranks. Mind you the fur and feather rendering in Ice Age 2 brought to us by the artists at Blue Sky is as soft and fuzzy as CGI hair has ever been, but it doesn’t overpower the tooned up zaniness that prevails. It reminds audiences that it’s okay for computer-generated features to focus on the silly slapstick humor as well as the technology that makes it. newspaper or locate Internet articles about global warming each day for a week, then bring them to school to discuss as a class. Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo), and Diego (Denis Leary) find themselves in a post-ice age catastrophe. “Ice Age 2: The Meltdown” isn’t afraid to be a cartoon. In Ice Age: The Meltdown the gang is back.

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