Ray Romano
Manny
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Ice Age: The Meltdown: Directed by Carlos Saldanha. With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott. Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground.
- (300K)
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Carlos Saldanha
- 2006-03-31
A 2006 animated comedy film about a group of prehistoric animals trying to escape a flood. Learn about the plot, the cast, the reception, and the sequels of this Ice Age film series.
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The Waterpark 1. "This global warming is killing me!" 2. ―An old Palaeotherium Two months after the events of the first film, Scrat the saber-tooth squirrel tries to access his acorn, which is lodged into a great wall of ice, but releases a stream of meltwater from the ice wall upon removing the nut, which blasts him down into an ice slide where a ...
In the opening scene, Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel climbs a glacier and comically zips away as he spits out gallons of water, after gnawing a hole in the ice. The frozen world of ice and snow is slowly thawing, though the creatures, of the Ice Age, pay no attention and continue enjoying themselves on slides and pools made by the melting ice. A...
Scrat .... Chris WedgeManny .... Ray RomanoSid .... John LeguizamoDiego .... Denis LearyMichael Bell (uncredited)Kimberly Brooks (uncredited)Cam Clarke (uncredited)Billy West (uncredited)Carlos Saldanha strove to make the characters eyes appear alive and not mechanical. "You want the facial expressions to work. I wanted it to be so that if you looked into their eyes, you would know what they were thinking." in his own words. The characters, despite being from the last movie, were remodeled for the sequel.
Critical Response
The film received mixed reviews from critics, earning a 56% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 58 on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews." It is the best-reviewed sequel in the franchise.
Audience Response
The film received generally positive reviews from the general public and fans of the first film. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a audience score of 71%, which indicates the film received generally positive reviews from audiences. The film also earned an "A" rating from CinemaScore. Many fans consider this to be the best sequel, due to how it kept in tone of the first film and developed its three main characters even further, while the last sequel failed to do it so.
Box office
The movie was a major success in the box office, grossing $660 million worldwide. This marks it as the highest grossing animated movie in 2006 and the seventh highest grossing computer animated film, behind Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Finding Nemo, Toy Story 3, and the sequel, Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
A multi-platform game based on the movie was released by Vivendi Gameson March 14th, 2006, 17 days before the movie released.
The film was originally going to be released in November of 2005, but was pushed forward to March 2006, mostly due to two reasons: Hurricane Katrina of August of the same year and Robots released i...Scrat has a small role in the first film, but in the second film, he has lots of screen time, being the film's main protagonist.This sequel had a positive impact on the Ice Agefranchise, and established it as a major animated franchise.This sequel has some parallels between its main plot points and the biblical story "Noah's Ark".Ice Age: The Meltdown/QuotesIce Age: The Meltdown/GalleryIce Age: The Meltdown/Home mediaWith global warming threatening their once-icy domain with widespread flooding, Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary) set out to find a safe haven.
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- Carlos Saldanha
- PG
- Fox Animation Studios
Mar 31, 2006 · Watch the family comedy adventure of four prehistoric animals as they face global warming and a flood. Stream on Disney+ or buy the DVD and digital version.
- Carlos Saldanha
- Carlos Saldanha
Ice Age: The Meltdown. Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat join forces with new friends: Ellie and her possum brothers, Crash and Eddie, to save the valley from an epic flood. Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers. Duration: 1h 34m. Release Date: 2006. Genre: ComedyAnimation. Rating: Director: Carlos Saldanha.
When Manny, Sid and Diego discover that miles of melted ice will soon flood their valley, they must warn everyone and figure out a way to escape the coming deluge. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
