No Sequel Meltdown Present Here

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2012)

'Ice Age: The Meltdown' is another achieving success for Blue Sky Studios and director of the series Carlos Saldanha.
When they discover the ice age is coming to a close, Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo) and Diego (voiced by Dennis Leary) join the remaining animals and species as they journey to higher land. On their journey they meet other animals who become key characters in the future such as Ellie the enormous possum/mammoth (voiced by Queen Latifah).
Though the story follows similar ground the writers and directors behind 'The Meltdown' have accumulated many laughs throughout so you shouldn't be bothered to much. Also, the introduction of the new 'main' characters such as Ellie and her two possums freshen up matters in case people found the trio from the first film a little dull and repetitive. Personally, I didn't however I can have no complaints with the new characters as they blend well with the more experienced ones and the chemistry between them is fabulous.
Scrat the squirrel/rat returns and is another thing which is easily commendable; it lifts the pressure off the now quartet with its own speechless but quirky performances throughout in its quest to gather the nut it craves!
'The Meltdown' is superior to its predecessor on many levels however, it lacks the originality of the original as well as its powerful emotional strength.