Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Voti degli utenti:

6.9/10   

Regista:

Carlos Saldanha

Scrittori:

Gerry Swallow (writer) and
Peter Gaulke (screenplay)

Data di uscita:

31 marzo 2006 (USA)

Genere:

Animazione | Avventura | Commedia | Famiglia

Slogan:

Kiss Your Ice Goodbye

Plot:

Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit Ice Age. This time around the Ice Age is over and is starting to melt, which will destroy their valley. So they must unite and warn everyone about the situation.

Plot Keywords:

Valley | Mammoth | Tiger | Squirrel | Sloth

Premi:

3 wins & 13 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Very good for a sequel

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	9:00 PM	FX
Mon. July 6	6:00 PM	FX

Cast

Ray Romano	...	Manny (voice)
John Leguizamo	...	Sid (voice)
Denis Leary	...	Diego (voice)
Seann William Scott	...	Crash (voice)
Josh Peck	...	Eddie (voice)
Queen Latifah	...	Ellie (voice)
Will Arnett	...	Lone Gunslinger Vulture (voice)
Jay Leno	...	Fast Tony (voice)
Chris Wedge	...	Scrat (voice)
Peter Ackerman	...	Dung Beetle Dad (voice)
Caitlin Rose Anderson	...	Glypto Boy Billy / Beaver Girl (voice)
Connor Anderson	...	Rhino Boy / Beaver Boy (voice)
Joseph Bologna	...	Mr. Start (voice)
Jack Crocicchia	...	Elk Boy (voice)
Peter DeSève	...	Condor Chick (voice)

Alias:

Ice Age 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA) (working title)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (USA) (trailer title)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (UK)
L'era glaciale 2 - Il disgelo (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and innuendo.

Durata:

91 min | Philippines:90 min (cut)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

USA:PG | UK:U | Finland:K-7 | Ireland:G | Malaysia:U | Singapore:G | Brazil:Livre | Australia:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp | Germany:o.Al. | France:U | Norway:7 | Sweden:7 | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/6 | USA:PG (certificate #42465) | Iceland:L | South Korea:Tutti | Peru:PT | New Zealand:PG

Compagnia:

Blue Sky Studios

Curiosità:

Scrat's fight with the piranhas is a direct parody of Wo hu cang long (2000).

Errori:

Errori di fatto: While the two sea reptiles (Cretaceous and Maelstrom) were frozen in the ice, it is worth noting that in the era that they lived in, there was no place on Earth cold enough to generate ice.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Mr. Start: Oy, this global warming is *killing* me!
Mrs. Start: This is too *hot*, the Ice Age was too *cold*, what will it take to make you happy? Aah!
[the ice that she is sitting on cracks and she falls into the water]
Mr. Start: *This* I like!

Collegamenti:

Citato in "Troldspejlet: (#35.12)" (2006)

Colonna sonora:

The Way You Look Tonight

Very good for a sequel

At first, "Ice Age: The Meltdown" looks like the inevitable sequel to the famous 20th Century Fox animated blockbuster, trying to cash in the success of the previous movie. Well, despite being exactly that, this new adventure of the prehistoric mammals manages to stay on its own legs and delivers nothing but great fun becoming a worthy sequel. That alone is an achievement in its own right.

After some years living in peace in a new pack, our old friends Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo), Manny the Mammoth (Ray Romano) and Diego the Sabertooth tiger (Dennis Leary) discover that the ice is melting and a flood will cover the valley they now call home. Soon they organize a migration, but the trip won't be easy, specially for Manny, who begins to believe that he is the last Mammoth on earth.

"The Meltdown" continues with the style of its predecessor both in humor and animation, so those who fell in love with the original will love the sequel too. The difference however, is in the fact that now Manny is our main character. We get to know more about this character apparently anti-social and cynic, but who in the inside feels very lonely after the loss of his family. Sid and Diego make good sidekicks in this adventure and while their roles in the film are somewhat diminished, they still are very well-developed characters. Scrat, the nut-obsessed squirrel is back too in his constant quest for his lost nut, giving slapstick humor of the finest type in every scene he is in.

It is always hard for sequels to live up to the expectations, specially in family-oriented animation films, but director Carlos Saldanha and his team manage to make a funny movie that never gets boring or tiresome (something vital as it is a movie mainly oriented for kids).

While probably the story is not exactly original or complicated, writers Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow make up for it with good character development and funny one-liners that fit the movie tone very good. Two new characters, the young possums Crash (Sean William Scott) and Eddie (Josh Peck) are a welcomed addition to the family, as well as Ellie (Queen Latifah), the lost mammoth.

Ellie, Manny and their relationship is a very important subplot in the movie, and one that was perfectly handled by the director and his crew. While Diego's subplot was also interesting and served as basis for very good jokes, it didn't had enough screen-time; a shame in my opinion, but overall the movie was very good.

To summarize, fans of the first "Ice Age" won't be disappointed by "The Meltdown", and sure the movie will give laughs to both kids and their parents. While still not as good as the first one, this sequel breaks the "sequel's curse" and is an entertaining film on its own right. 7/10