35 Ratings. ", the water would rise and flood the valley. It is directed by Carlos Saldanha, co-director of the original Ice Age. It stars Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, and Queen Latifah Directed by Carlos Saldanha. But when Manny, Diego and Sidrealize that their valley is going to flood, they must warn everyone and somehow find a escape route for survival. As Manny and Diego go up to get him down, they see that Fast Tony's claims were correct: behind the walls of ice is a vast body of meltwater. Manny dashes off, with Diego and Sid close behind, until he reaches Ellie's cave, however by that time the flood had already began, with water slowly streaming into the cave. After Manny dives after Ellie, Diego overcomes his fear of water as he saves an unconscious Sid, and a marooned Crash and Eddie. [14] They were released in the UK on October 23, 2006, and both include a new Scrat short, No Time for Nuts. After they accidentally fall down the waterfall, Manny warns everyone of the valley's impending doom, if the damn should break. The Ice Age is coming to an end as the globe heats up. It was developed by Eurocom and published by Vivendi Universal Games. Jami Bernard A good-natured, gag-filled sequel. [2] The Meltdown received mixed critical reaction but was a box office success by earning over $660 million. Within the ice, unseen by the animals, are two frozen sea reptiles named Cretaceous and Maelstrom. At that moment, however, a vulture known as the Lone Gunslinger appears and states that the valley will flood over, with the only means of escape being a boat at the end of the valley, which they must reach before three days, when the waters hit the geyser fields near the boat. Three more sequels were released — Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 2009, Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012 and Ice Age: Collision Course in 2016. But, things comically take a turn for the worst, when the mini-sloths try to sacrifice him to a volcano, to appease the gods and avert the flood. Ice Age Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. 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. At that moment, however, Stu is pulled under the surface and consumed by the sea reptiles, his shell regurgitated from the waters in front of Fast Tony, who, unfazed by the demise of his assistant, attempted to pawn the empty shell off to other creatures. 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 in March of the same year. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The film received mixed reviews from critics, earning a 56% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 58 on Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Manny, Sid and Diego, now a herd, discover that the valley they all live in is to flood. Scrat is making his way to finding more and more acorns and assorted nuts as he, like all of the megafauna of the Ice Age, makes it to safety from the oncoming flood. It is the best-reviewed sequel in the franchise. 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. Just as the herds leave, a glacier (which contains two sea reptiles from the Mesozoic era, Cretaceous and Maelstrom) breaks off and eventually melts, releasing the aquatic villains into the melting world. Diego steps in, and tells both Sid and the mini-sloths that Sid can't go with them as he's both the creator of their herd and the glue which holds their friendships together (to which Sid embraces an embarrassed Diego). Scrat's never-ending pursuit of acorns has world-changing consequences, separating Manny, Sid and Diego from the rest, forcing them to stand up to a pirate gang. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown → Ice Age: The Meltdown – Requested per requests on discussion page. This is the first Ice Age film in the series where Sid and Diego aren't as important as Manny like they were in the first film. 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. Scrat is then washed away in the draining wave of water, and believed to be deceased. Manny, Sid and Diego are among the animals at the waterpark, with Sid attempting to earn respect from his peers by starting up a day camp for young animals. Watch later. Two boys run in fear after Fast Tony (a six banded armadillo), the valley's local con artist, claims that the earth will flood and that the bark and reeds (which he sells) are crucial for survival. The herds of animals all enjoy the Glacier Water Park. None take the sloth seriously, to his dismay, and Sid wanders off to find another means of earning respect. Until on the way, he meets a female mammoth called Elliewho thinks shes an opossum now making them think they are the last of their kind. Manny then ushers the animals along and takes a moment to look out at the chunk of broken ice in the lake suspiciously, until Diego moves him along as well. 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. It was again directed by Carlos Saldanha, and it tells a story of the protagonists discovering a tropical world inhabited by dinosaurs. 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