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Your favorite sub-zero heroes are back for another incredible adventure in the super-cool sequel to the global hit comedy Ice Age.

The action heats up -- and so does the temperature -- for Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat. Trying to escape the valley to avoid a flood of trouble, the comical creatures embark on a hilarious journey across the thawing landscape and meet Ellie, a female woolly mammoth who melts Manny's heart.

With its dazzling animation, unforgettable characters and playful music, Ice Age The Meltdown is laugh-out-loud fun for the whole family!

I laughed a lot. Certainly I laughed more than I had expected to. As things got underway, I figured Ice Age The Meltdown would be the classic animated sequel -- thrown together too quickly to try and ride the wave of initial popularity. If I may be so bold, I enjoyed Ice Age The Meltdown more than it's predecessor.

The story was a little...childish, but consider that it is still primarily a kids' movie. While it may have happened earlier, I cite Toy Story as being the first movie to include more adult humor, and Ice Age The Meltdown follows suit. This movie goes above and beyond the legacy created by Toy Story. I would even recommend you reserve the movie for your slightly older children because some of the writing borders the inappropriate (my only example here is when Manny is called "pervert"). With that simple disclaimer made, the rest of the movie was a lot of fun. There was plenty of funny dialogue and hilarious physical comedy. I was watching for some sort of message, but if they meant to, I am not sure they succeeded delivering one.

I enjoy the Ice Age series and its characters. I am not sure how many movies the series will be able to span, but I am confident that they could do at least one more. I enjoy the dynamic of the "herd," comprised first of a sloth; a sabretooth tiger; and a woolly mammoth, and now including a second mammoth and two possums. Their personalities go well together as they interact in a prehistoric age reminding me of another kids series I enjoyed growing up: The Land Before Time.

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