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Rating: 7/10 (2 July 2006)

'Ice Age: the Meltdown' is a sequel for an animated hit from a couple of years ago, named of course 'Ice Age'. the first IA was energetic comedy full of slapstick comedy about how three very different animals, mammoth Manny (Ray Ramano), saber-tooth tiger Diego (Denis Leary) and sloth Sid (John Leguizamo) formed a friendship.
CGI animation has come forward a bit from the first film, not that it looks any bit less good than this new one, but the style still is the same. Drama and comedy mixed with a healthy, or unhealthy really depends on how you look at it, dose of slapstick.
This time the ice age is about to end and before the flood is gonna hit the valley our friends are in they need to evacuate and fast. On their way out Manny meets another mammoth, Ellie (Queen Latifah), and realises that he ain't the only one left of his species.
The biggest problem about IA:tM is that it works better as a bunch of separate jokes than as a feature film. You get laughs out of the jokes and get thrilled with the clever action scenes but when it all comes together the basic plot of the film is pretty non-existing. But that doesn't effect in the entertainment value of the movie.
'Ice Age: the Meltdown' is a good sequel for a good movie. After the the end credits all that's is left to say is, that I really wouldn't mind more of this.