Slightly disappointed...

Rating: 4/10 (12 April 2006)

Is it just me, or had this movie "Part 2" written all over it? The story was content-free, and any kind of tension there was didn't come from the characters interacting (which was the fun part of the original Ice Age), but from the outside threats, and THOSE had "obvious" not written, but spray painted all over them. And, even worse, whatever happened was just so very predictable. That was the worst letdown compared to Part 1 - oh wait, i'm forgetting the musical interludes. After Pt. 1, i had hoped for a sing-along free animation feature, and right when you least expect it, when there's at least a bit of tension, BAM! Singing, dancing, musical fun... gah.
On the whole, it felt like a not-very-good collage of fun parts, action parts, "haven't we seen something similar in part 1" action parts, some overlong and pointless musical interludes, the inevitable comic relief parts... (most of the time thrown in where it caused the most nerve- grating effect...)
Design: 10 - Content: 3. At least that was the combined verdict of our monthly cinema group.