Simply wow! A must see! Animation classic!

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2006)

First off... Wow! What can I say! I was a huge fan of the first one, and hearing about a sequel i wasn't too sure, of course I wanted to see it, but I didn't quite know what I was expecting. I can now safely say though, that this is definitely one of my favourite films!
Why? Well I am a big fan of animation and comedy, and this film includes both. I thought Ice Age 1 was good with the high detail, good story line and high sense of humour, but Ice Age 2 is that and more! I always thought they should have included more about Scrat in the first one as he is quite a funny character, and I'm glad to say they did. I liked the way the film was set out by having a short part about Scrat's story every now and then. I will point out now however, if you haven't seen Ice Age 1 then it's a good idea to see that before this one; you will still find this film good and funny, but I think by seeing the first one you will understand the characters a lot easier. The story line is quite solid and flows nicely through out the film. The amount of comedy in the film is also constant, but is separated with the odd serious event which relates to the characters, especially between Manny and Ellie. I think this is good though, as if it were humour all the way through it might get boring, but by having a sense of serious story line incorporated into it helps to balance it out.
Overall though I absolutely loved this film! This was one of the only films I walked out of thinking 'I truly liked that and I definitely want it on DVD.' It fills all the boxes for me by having high quality animation and graphics, along with funny humour while still having a solid story line. This may seem like a kids film to a lot of people, but it is a family film, and you will be surprised how much comedy in the film older people will find funny. Overall though, it's an all round good film that I cannot fault!