Saturday, April 1, 2006

ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN




Animated cartoon

VOICES OF THE PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Chris Wedge: Scrat, the sabre-toothed squirrel
Ray Romano: Manny, the male woolly mammoth
Denis Leary: Diego, the saber-toothed tiger
John Leguizamo: Sid the Sloth
Jay Leno: Fast Tony, the con artist armadillo
Will Arnett: Lone Gunslinger, the vulture
Queen Latifah: Ellie, the female woolly mammoth
Seann Scott and Josh Peck: the possums Crash and Eddie

REVIEW
Following the original “Ice Age” which came out in 2002, this sequel has all the right elements: a logical extension of the story line, the return of the principal characters, the same look and feel as the original.
For the most part, the fun comes from the antics of Sid and the two possums. Except when Scat appears; like in the original, he steals the show in his never-ending quest to capture an elusive acorn. There should be more of him.
The humour is straightforward with very little “over the head of kids” geared solely for the adults in the audience.

CLASSIFICATION
for some mild language and innuendo.

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