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ICE AGE: A star-studded cast provides the voices for the prehistoric creatures in this computer-animated feature set 20,000 years ago as the Ice Age approaches. Seemingly... more...antisocial Manny, a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), acts as if he just wants to be left alone. When he meets Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo), a sloth, the two become unlikely traveling companions. The plot thickens when the duo finds a human infant and decides to try to return the child to its "herd." Manny slowly but surely reveals his heart of gold, while Sid continues to provide comic relief. Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), a saber-tooth tiger with ulterior motives, soon joins them in their search for the humans. Ultimately, this group of misfits becomes its own herd, learning about friendship and loyalty as they brave snow, ice, freezing temperatures, predators, hail, and even boiling lava pits. All the while, a saber-tooth squirrel, Scat, provides comic relief as he valiantly struggles with an acorn. A well-written, humorous script and endearing characters mesh well with the state-of-the-art technology and effects. Other stars lending their voices to the feature include Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, and Jane Krakowski. ICE AGE 2: In this computer-animated sequel to ICE AGE, prehistoric creatures face a new problem: their icy world is melting. Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), seemingly the last woolly mammoth on Earth, and his pals--a saber-toothed tiger named Diego (Denis Leary) and a sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo)--are perfectly content in their ice-covered valley. When con artist Fast Tony (Jay Leno) claims that their home will soon be under water and the world is about to end, they think he's kidding. But to everyone's surprise, the shady fast-talker is right: Manny, Diego, and Sid soon discover that the valley will flood in days. Following the advice of a vulture (Will Arnett) who is hoping for the worst, a bevy of animals begin to make their way to the end of the valley in search of a boat that will save them from the flood. En route, sad sack Manny is startled when he encounters another woolly mammoth, Ellie (Queen Latifah). As happy as Manny is to see another one of his kind, there's a problem: Ellie is convinced that she's a possum like her hyperactive brothers, Crash (Seann William Scott) and Eddie (Josh Peck). And to make matters worse, the melting of the ice has released some ferocious sea creatures that had literally been frozen in time. Will Ellie finally realize that she's a gigantic woolly mammoth and not a pint-sized possum? Is it really the end of the world? Can Manny and the rest of the animals in the valley survive the impending flood? And will Manny be able to leave the past behind now that he knows he's not alone? Saber-tooth squirrel Scrat and his quest for an acorn once again provide additional comic relief throughout the film.

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Mammoth, sloth, tiger equals fun, fun, fun

A review by Alnilam on Ice Age - 2-Pack
Aug 21, 2008

Author's product rating: Ice Age - 2-Pack - rated by Alnilam

Advantages:	Really funny, great animations
Disadvantages:	None

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

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As I was more than satisfied with Ice Age 1, there really was no dilemma on purchasing Ice Age 2: The Meltdown.

Our lovely characters from Ice Age I, Diego the tiger, Sid the sloth and Manny the mammoth (and not forgetting the side-role of an ever hilarious squirrel with her nut frenzy) face new problem the Meltdown, the world as they know it is melting away and some animals predict the great flood that will end them all. So they all have to get to the Ark that will save them all. And the journey begins.

The story develops nicely throughout the movie and is full of hilarious and also emotional scenes.

We rarely see a sequel of a movie that is as good as the first movie but in this case the second movie seems to be even better.

The animation is outstanding, everything is so smooth and made with really great detail.

The music is fun and makes a great atmosphere.

This is one of the best animation movies ever made and is definitively one of most fun to watch. The whole family will enjoy this one there is no doubt on that. And this is one of those rare movies that you can just watch over and over again and not get fed up with it.