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Rating: 4/10 (30 November 2006)

The humor in this wasn't as good as the first movie. It's all cheap laughs for the kids, which is what a lot of youth movies are like now (unfortunately). Too many scenes are too ridiculous (ie Rocks jutting into the air under their feet as they barely balance and hang on and conveniently escaping prehistoric predators that have an underwater speed fight with a mammoth, what?). And, as one person pointed out, there are a lot of flaws in the storyline, like the mammoths marching out of the same crack that a flood's worth of water just went into. If the writers took another 15 minutes to think it over, they may have come up with something better.
On the good side, the characters bring their same personalities into this film, with the addition of some new ones.
I suppose if you liked Herby: Fully Loaded (another dud for anyone over 12) you might like this movie. It might be a winner for children, but don't expect Ice Age 2 to cater to adult tastes this time around.