A winning formula that has been shaken and stirred...

Rating: 7/10 (4 April 2006)

The first Ice Age hit the DVD charts with a bang after a lukewarm cinematic reception and a truly original animated classic it has become. Adults appreciated the charm and wit of the characters as well as young kids and a very emotional happy ever after ending finished the title well.
Now consider Ice Age: The Meltdown. The recipe is as follows; Take the four superb stars (including Scrat) from the first instalment, mix them with some new quirky yet unwelcome and annoying characters, destroy any remnants of a plot, add some far too infrequent hilarious scenes and push it at the box office as a blockbuster animation. Result - a misfiring splutter of a movie saved from obscurity by it's similarity with the first movie. I scored it a 7 as there are a couple of very funny moments and i really do like the formula.
Tis a shame... Shame on the creators for not doing much much better, especially with the ridiculously poor plot. Ice Age 3 has to be better.