Guess what that means? Parental Guidance suggested.
#ICE AGE 2 THE MELTDOWN MOVIE#
Positive-…What first needs to be noted is that THE MOVIE IS RATED PG. See list of Relevant Issues-questions-and-answers. Violence: Moderate / Profanity: Mild / Sex/Nudity: Minor
It is what it is the kids will love it, and parents probably won’t feel like they’ve wasted their money to see it. I certainly did laugh, and while the plot isn’t wonderful, following it made me feel like I had the adventure right along with them. I do feel positive overall about the movie, despite its shortcomings. Since the target audience is the children who will absorb all of this stuff, I suggest you give them the parental guidance that the rating advises. Included is a spoof of Noah’s Ark the destination of safety is a large boat, so it can at least open a discussion about what really happened. Evolution is, of course, assumed to be true, although it takes a back burner in light of all the adventures. Hungry sea animals may be a little tougher, but the rest will simply evoke laughter. So the worst part is the dialogue, of course I think the scary situations are comic enough to not cause too much trouble for the younger audience. It’s safe to say that he’s the favorite the kids always made happy noises as soon as he appeared. And like the original, Scrat overshadows everything in his quest to get the acorn. There is a bit of shaky ground as the mammoths discuss their relationship, but they kept it to a decent level. sadly, much of the humor in the dialogue is insults and word plays (a beaver says “Dam!” and the theater erupts in laughter). You can’t help but laugh at the scrapes they get in and out of, and it almost makes you forget the dialogue which borders on pathetic. The physical comedy is the strongest point, of course.
So they all travel together and try to keep from getting killed you have to wonder how a few animals can get into so much trouble.
And it turns out that Diego is afraid of water, not a good thing when a flood is headed your way. These identity issues make for quite the situation as Manny believes that they may be the last two mammoths left alive. The largest of these is meeting up with two possums and another mammoth ( Queen Latifah) who believes that she is also a possum. And the adventures begin, all with danger, funny situations, and humor that could have been a lot cleaner. Sid, Manny, and Diego set off with many other animals, but always seem to be separate from the rest, the pack usually is a minor part of the action. Once again the plot revolves around a journey, this one to safety from a massive flood that is soon going to wipe out anyone who stays in the area. All of our favorite characters return, including Sid the sloth (voiced by John Leguizamo), Manny the mammoth ( Ray Romano), Diego the tiger ( Denis Leary), and of course dear little Scrat the… something (Chris Wedge), who never quite manages to keep his acorn. It certainly delivers that in spades, although not a whole lot more. “Ice Age: The Meltdown” showed plenty of promise based on the previews: More of what we got last time, with new characters for us to laugh at.
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