ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN

The Ice Age series are one of the few in movies that I find each sequel to be as good as the original. Whenever we need a good laugh we watch Ice Age movies. Safe for kids to watch as well. There was one cuss word and (as usual) did not have to be there. But that is the way of entertainment these days, I guess (doesn't mean I have to like it). The storyline is great and deals with some issues common to us all that can be used as discussion points. Recommend highly!

I have to tell you that I have watched the standard dvd version and I thought it was great. I then bought the "Blu-ray" Version and it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Excellent picture quality. But, (don't you hate it when there's a "but") I wasn't able to hear the audio on my Sony 5.1 Dolby Digital Receiver because it was presented in DTS instead, The French and the Spanish Audios were both both presented in 5.1 Dolby Digital but the English only in DTS and NO 5.1 Dolby. But why? that was a little disappointing. So I was finally able to find a way to go to the DVD player manu ( I own the newest Samsung BD-P1200 BD player) and switch the audio to PCM instead of Bitsream. Otherwise, the disc menu did not have an option for English unless you have a DTS receiver. SUMMARY: Pros: 1) Funny and entertaining Movie. 2) Excellent Picture quality. 3) One of the very best Blu-ray DVD. Cons: 1) Overpriced 2) No English Dolby Digital Audio Support.

Ice Age and Ice Age 2: The Meltdown are 20th Century Fox's CGI successes. Both movies warm the heart; they make you appreciate the value of friends and family; they teach good morals. They are class-A family films (with the all important adult-asides). There has been a tremendous proliferation of computer generated image films over the past couple of years which has certainly diluted the excitement that used to surround these movies. 2006 has got to set the record with 13...count 'em...13 releases that I can think of (Cars, The Wild, Happy Feet, Doogal, Open Season, The Ant Bully, Monster House, Chicken Little, Barnyard, Over the Hedge, Hoodwinked, Ice Age 2 & Flushed Away). But the overkill of computer animation in 2006 should not sway anyone into missing Ice Age 2; it is the best of all 13 in 2006 by far. And if you've not seen the original, it's not important to do so, but it sure does enhance the experience. The picture is just awesome; this computer generated animation is amazing to see on a high-def TV. It's almost 3D. Unbelievable. The Ice Age movies are classics and should not be missed by anyone, infant right up to senior movie-goer.

This movie looks fantastic on blu ray. The picture is almost unbelievable and the sound is great. I originally was buying the movie just for the picture although I was happy to find this is an excellent movie to have in my collection. The movie is downright funny and has excellent voice acting. When watching some of the scenes I was almost in awe of how detailed the picture looked. At time I thought I was looking at Muppets since they looked so real. If you are looking for a great family film or just something to show off Blu Ray quality this title is it. Now that I know what Blu Ray is capable of I can't wait to see how they capitilize on this fabulous format.

I never took much interest in the Ice Age movies, until they were given to my young boys, who became hooked, and they played quite a bit. Inevitably, I ended up watching them all as well, and really enjoyed the characters in the movie and how they interact with each other. This one, I believe, is the second of four Ice Age films, the one where Manny, who believes he is the last mammoth on earth, actually finds another mammoth, "Ellie." The plot is fast-moving and entertaining. The sub-plot of the prehistoric squirrel who can never quite hold onto his acorn, is continued and adds another level of entertainment to the movie. The voice talents of all the characters are fantastic, paired with great characterization by the animators. These movies are well done, and what is even more unusual, the sequels are better than each movie before, in my opinion, because the characters become more developed. Ice Age 2 is better than Ice Age 1, but Ice Age 3 is better than 2, and I think Ice Age 4 is just as good, or may even top Ice Age 3. This is good, clean family entertainment, if you overlook the few short instances of gross body humor (I hate it, but little boys laugh--what can you do), and the slight sexual references (one or two in each movie). Why can't they just leave these out? I would give it a five, but hate that they have to throw in that stuff and ruin a perfectly good family film that would be just as entertaining without the body noises and references to sex or sexual organs. But don't get me started. Overall, love the Ice Age movies and appreciate the talent that went into making them. My kids love the music, too.

The ice is beautiful. Everything in this movie is happy and beautiful and funny. There is a lot of love between all of the cute little and big animals, who get along well,except for the ancient shark like creatures. Ray Ramano and Queen Latifa are mammoths who fall in love. She was brought up believing , that she was really a opossum. Her 2 brothers are very funny.

Great movie!

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Great movie, very funny for children and adults alike.

Hurra, sie sind wieder da: Die skurrilste Herde der Eiszeit muss sich diesmal mit Umweltproblemen herumschlagen. Doch zunächst versucht Faultier Sid erfolglos, sich Respekt bei der jüngeren Generation zu verschaffen, während Manni sich langsam mit dem Gedanken anfreunden muss das letzte überlebende Mammut zu sein und der Dritte im Bund, Säbelzahntiger Diego, den Furchtlosen spielt, solange bis der "Flotte Tony" vom bevorstehenden Weltuntergang berichtet. Das Eis wird wegtauen und wenn der Damm bricht werden die Wassermassen alles vernichten, wobei er die Katastrophe durchaus geschäftlich zu nützen gedenkt. Zunächst schenken ihm die Eiszeitbewohner keinen Glauben, aber dann müssen sie erkennen, dass die Eisschicht tatsächlich dünner wird und als auch noch die Geier anfangen, sich auf das bevorstehende Festmahl vorzubereiten machen sich alle Tiere auf den Weg zu einem Schiff, das sie vor der Flut retten soll. Auf ihrer Flucht treffen die Kameraden auf die etwas sensible Mammutdame Ellie, die sich für ein Opossum hält und mit ihren beiden "Brüdern" umher zieht. So wird aus dem Trio ein Sextett und gemeinsam gilt es einige Abenteuer zu bestehen bis hin zum fulminanten Finale. Das tollkühne Säbelzahneichhörnchen Scrat stolpert wieder von einer irrwitzigen Szene in die nächste, aber auch die neu hinzugekommenen Charaktere tragen sehr viel zur Unterhaltung bei. Man muss sich den Film schon mindestens drei mal ansehen, um alle Details mitzubekommen, eine Anschaffung lohnt sich also auf alle Fälle

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The clues in the title - it's about the ice shelves melting and therefore addresses a current concern over our environment without being too preachy about it and having some fun and japes along the way. Scrat as ever is excellent and by far the best twitchy hyper CG animal in any of this type of film. All the 'acting' is great i.e. the voice talent and also the way this is fed back into the animation of the faces and mannerisms. There has also been a vast improvement over the rendering of the characters and environments over the original - as you would expect technology has moved on and things like fur and water look a lot better in this film - although I have to say Happy Feet still gets the medal for best graphics. If you liked Happy Feet you will like this, but I recommend you watch the original one first as you need to have a knowledge of the mammoth's 'back story' prior to this or you may not get into the whole wanting a family thing that he has going on in his big hairy head.

Ice Age 2- einfach ein super Film. Ich habe ihn im Kino gesehen und das Eintrittsgeld hat sich wirklich gelohnt. Alle Charaktere aus dem ersten Teil sind wieder vertreten. Manni, das Mammut das glaubt das Letzte auf der Welt zu sein und eines besseren belehrt wird. Sid, das Faultier, was Gott sei Dank wieder von Otto synchronisiert wird, denn er verleiht diesem Charakter dessen besonderen Charme. Diego, der Säbelzahntiger. Und natürlich Scrat, das Rattenhörnchen, das auf der ewigen Jagd nach seiner Eichel ist. Scrat ist mein persönlicher Favorit, deswegen fand ich persönlich den zweiten Teil besser, da Scrat nicht nur kurz in dem Film vertreten ist sondern auch eine zentrale Rolle spielt. Kurz und knapp kann ich nur sagen dass es eine gelungene Fortsetzung ist und es sich wirklich lohnt diesen Film zu sehen.