An unexpected pleasure

Rating: 10/10 (7 April 2006)

OK...I usually avoid sequels....especially animated sequels. They tend to be derivative, almost plot less wastes of time.
I cringed when I heard they were making a sequel to Ice Age. After all, the first was so good, any sequels were bound to be bad, right? WRONG! Ice Age 2 is a fully recognized movie in and of itself. It makes references to the first movie, but doesn't depend on it for the plot to work. The jokes are original and genuinely funny.
OK...so the rational side of my brain is telling me that a mammoth couldn't hang by it's tail from a tree or stay under water that long, but the side that can quote all the old bugs bunny cartoons is telling me to stop being so dang literal about things and enjoy it.
This movie is what animation should be! Oh, and I'm STILL waiting for poor Scrat to get that acorn!!!