Ice Age The Meltdown (Blu-ray and DVD, 2006) - BLU19N. When Manny is briefly separated from them, Diego and Sid encounter two mischievous opossums named Crash and Eddie who drive them nuts by playing Whac-A-Mole with them. "Drea de Matteo and Queen Latifah set for 'Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. However, the Dragon Warrior mantle is supposedly mistaken to be bestowed upon an obese panda who is a novice in martial arts. Ice Age: The Meltdown. "[16] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, calculated a score of 58, placing it at the high end of the site's "mixed or average reviews" category. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is the sequel to Ice Age, and the second film in the Ice Age franchise, released on March 31st, 2006. Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. 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Their only problems: They can't stand each other--and Ellie somehow thinks she's a possum! Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. (SCREAMING) (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) Oh, boy! A vulture tells them that there is a boat at the other end of the valley that may save them all, but they only have three days to reach it or die. Diego, surprised to see the mini-sloths are real, convinces Sid to stay with the others, admitting that Sid is a vital part of their 'herd'. It was produced by Lori Forte and Chris Wedge. When Scrat found his acorn, he heard a cracking sound. Manny, Sid and Diego quickly learn that the warming climate has one major drawback: A huge glacial dam holding off oceans of water is about to break, threatening the entire valley. Ice Age: The Meltdown Scrat was going to get his acorn, which had fallen into the nest containing the Conor Chick, who was still an egg at the time. "[18], CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave The Meltdown an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Manny is still worried about being the last mammoth alive and his family, who had been killed by humans, but is surprised when he encounters Ellie, a female woolly mammoth who believes she is an opossum and Crash and Eddie's adoptive sister. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation. They discover an area which Ellie recalls as the place where she was adopted. [19], A 2006 video and computer game based on the film was developed and published by Vivendi Games, and the Wii version was released shortly after the launch of the system.[20]. Much to their delight, the ice age is nearing its conclusion, ushering in warmer climates and lush surroundings. The other animals are at the mercy of the water currents. The same was done for Brother Bear, I, Robot, Kung Fu Panda, and Robots. Ellie comes with some excess baggage in the form of her two possum "brothers"-- Crash and Eddie, a couple of daredevil pranksters and cocky, loud-mouthed troublemakers. (2006). Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? At 90 minutes the film is trim and so doesn't outstay its welcome, knowing when enough is enough to keep it all fresh. Everyone's favorite sub-zero heroes are back for another incredible adventure in the super-cool animated comedy Ice Age: the Meltdown! This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. After the release of Ice Age in March 2002, executive producer Chris Meledandri commented on the potential Ice Age sequel: "The success of Ice Age is something that gives us additional momentum. Rated PG for some mild language and innuendo, the ice that she is sitting on cracks and she falls into the water, Ice Age Spinoff Series Adventures of Buck Wild Is Coming to Disney+, Hulu in October: Here’s Everything Coming and Going, Everything Coming To Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu And Amazon Prime In October, Everything Coming to Hulu in October 2020, IMDb Poll Board Favorite Films Rated Rotten. Ice Age: The Meltdown blithely looks on the bright side of life, amassing a screen full of vultures to sing and dance ''Food Glorious Food'' and daring us not to get happy. The score is by John Powell; the soundtrack also features the song "Food Glorious Food" from the musical and film Oliver!. Reluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming. Suddenly, he finds himself torn away. Ice Age: The Meltdown It was directed by Carlos Saldanha. He enters a heaven full of acorns. gavin ([email protected]), The sequel to 2002's Ice Age has managed to recapture the magic of the first film, whilst beating off most recent efforts into CGI films that didn't come from Pixar. Use the HTML below. In the final scene, a herd of mammoths show up, proving mammoths aren't extinct. "[6] In that same year, 2006 was reported as the planned release year,[7] and by August 2004, its final release date, March 31, 2006, had been set.[8]. Similar to platform games, you run, jump, collect nuts, and fight off enemy's. [11] Release. After a dangerous encounter with Cretaceous and Maelstrom while crossing a pond, Sid prompts Diego to encourage him to admit and face his fears - Diego insists that "fear is for prey", so Sid points out that Diego is behaving as if he is the water's prey. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the woolly mammoths. The film was directed by Carlos Saldanha, co-director of the first film, and written by Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow, and Jim Hecht. But for the prehistoric animals left over from the first Ice Age movie, it’s at least the long-awaited end of a really cold era. When he turned around he saw the Condor Chick pop out of an egg. Used in the first film as more of an advertising ploy, Scrat gets much more screen time in the sequel, as his quest to retrieve his precious acorn against insurmountable odds creates situations that get progressively more hilarious as the film goes on, and provides many of the films true laugh-out-loud moments. Apart from Peter, the scene was rendered in 3D (Family Guy is normally drawn in 2D), and Scrat was voiced by Chris Wedge who voices him in the films. The action heats up - and so does the temperature - for Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat. Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy adventure film. There are also several mini-games which can be played as either Sid, Diegoor Manny. It is the sequel to Ice Age (2002) and the second film in the franchise. Sid is kidnapped by a tribe of mini-sloths who believe Sid to be a god. (SCREAMING) (SCRAT GRUNTING) (GROANING) (ANIMAL WHOOPING) Yeah! The action heats up - and so does the temperature - for Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat. Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery Sid - Chicken Little Diego - Nick Wilde (Zootopia) Scrat - Kevin (With Stuart & Bob as Extras) (Minions) Ellie - Rebbeca Cunningham (Talespin) Crash and Eddie - Remy And Emile (Ratatouille) Fast Tony - Lightning McQueen (Cars) Lone Gunslinger - Vlad Vladikoff (Horton Hears A Who?) During the evacuation, a glacier that contains two sea reptiles from the Mesozoic era, Cretaceous a Cymbospondylus and Maelstrom a Pliosauroidea, breaks off. It shows, in part, that after Scrat defeats a school of piranha, he proudly displays an Airhead packet (replaced by an acorn in the actual film), when suddenly an eagle comes over and swipes it from him. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge reprise their roles from the first Ice Age film, with newcomers Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott and Josh Peck joining the cast. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. Meanwhile, Scrat climbs up the glacier and at the top sticks the acorn he has into the ice. This forms a crack in the glacier, which widens into a fissure, diverting the flood and saving the animals in the valley; Scrat is then washed away. Ellie and Manny ultimately make up when they must co-operate to save the group when the ground cracks under their feet. Ice Age: The Meltdown. The film was directed by Carlos Saldanha, co-director of the first film, and written by Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow, and Jim Hecht. Their only problems: They can't stand each other--and Ellie somehow thinks she's a possum! The consensus statement reads: "Despite its impressive animation and the hilarious antics of the saber-toothed squirrel Scrat, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown comes up short on the storytelling front. [4] In 2003, Lori Forte, the producer of the first film, signed a multi-year deal with Fox Feature Films to develop and produce animated films, including a potential Ice Age sequel. Ice Age: The Meltdown Awards and Nominations. The Dragon Warrior has to clash against the savage Tai Lung as China's fate hangs in the balance. The characters, despite being from the last movie, were remodeled for the sequel.[10]. NEW! The Madagascar animals fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African nature reserve, where they meet others of their own kind, and Alex especially discovers his royal heritage as prince of a lion pride. Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Sid lights a fire for them, and believes that he has finally found respect, but they plan to sacrifice him by tossing him into a volcano; Sid narrowly escapes. Sid encounters the mini-sloths again - they believe Sid stopped the flood and invite him to be their leader. Fox aired promotions for the film throughout the evening. It is the sequel to Ice Age (2002) and the second film in the franchise. Trailer. Trailers See All. However, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Mexico, and Australia, its title is promoted as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. When the flood comes, Manny saves Ellie from drowning as she is caught in a cave (due to falling rocks), while Diego overcomes his fear of water to save Sid, Crash and Eddie from drowning. Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger, and the hapless prehistoric squirrel/rat known as Scrat are still together and enjoying the perks of their now melting world. Also, most of the sponsors of the film had the 2 in their packaging after the name change (they however did edit the 2 out of their TV ads). However, the trio discovers that the ice wall is actually a dam that is barely holding a massive body of water that could flood the valley to nearly a mile underwater. See Details. The movie was released on March 31, 2006. When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better. The episode originally aired the week before the film opened. After being harassed by vultures, the group finds the boat behind a field of hot geysers, which separates Manny, Sid and Diego from Ellie and her brothers when they argue about which way's safest to go through. See Details. Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox.As the first sequel to the 2002 film Ice Age, it focuses on the herd escaping an upcoming flood, during which Manny finds love.It was directed by Carlos Saldanha, co-director of the first film, with the music composed by John Powell. Ice Age: The Meltdown is a computer animated sequel to Ice Age and second film in the Ice Age trilogy. On Family Guy's episode "Sibling Rivalry", Scrat is shown trying to take three nuts out of the side of a glacier; Peter shows up and tries to stop him, admonishing the squirrel for stealing, which drives Scrat to subsequently attack Peter. Ray Romano and family during "Ice Age The Meltdown" DVD Release in Beverly Hills - November 16, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California, United States. She finally realizes she is a mammoth and also expresses her suspicions about how different she was from other opossums. The third Ice Age film, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was released on July 1, 2009. As the first sequel to the 2002 film Ice Age, it focuses on The Herd escaping an upcoming flood, during which Manny finds love. [2] The Meltdown received mixed critical reaction but was a box office success by earning over $660 million. Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the ice age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. Powell composed brand new music for the film that replaced the theme songs from the previous film. On the trip, they discover that … Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier — the first time without Carlos Saldanha. Ice Age: The Meltdown was composed by John Powell and was released on March 28, 2006 by Varèse Sarabande Records. Ellie comes with some excess baggage in the form of her two possum "brothers"-- Crash and Eddie, a couple of daredevil pranksters and cocky, loud-mouthed troublemakers. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. A group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild. (GRUNTING) (EXCLAIMING) (STRAINING) (GASPS) (PANTING) Oh. 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