Funny, Talented, Suspenseful

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2006)

Ice Age was a terrific movie against all odds. It not only covered all the basics, such as comedy and romance, but also little details such as several more scenes with Scrat than in the first Ice Age. I would say that the best part of Ice Age would be when Crash and Eddie were improvising lines that Ellie was telling them to say. Summarized, Ice Age 2 was about as good as the original, and that I've never seen a movie with so much comedy, love, and suspense piled into 91 minutes. It also had terrific lines at terrific times. I'd say that Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary did the best, although all of the other characters, such as Fast Tony and Crash and Eddie (Eddie played by Josh Peck, one of the best), did very well too. Cretaceous and Maelstrom were very well animated. In fact, all of the characters were well-animated. I think Ice Age: The Meltdown made a perfect blend of compassion, comedy, and surprising parts I have ever seen since "Shrek". I give total credit to Carlos Saldanha, the movie's director.