Review of Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) by Larry Ratliff for San Antonio Express-News — 16 Apr 2006

Unfortunately, the Ice Age sequel doesn't take a major step forward like Toy Story 2 in 1999.

This review of Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) was written by Larry Ratliff and published by San Antonio Express-News on 16 Apr 2006.

Ice Age: The Meltdown has generally received positive reviews.

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By Pama (66) on 14 Jan 2017

The series' breakout star remains Scrat (Chris Wedge), a scrawny, speechless rat-squirrel thing trapped in a Sisyphean quest for acorns, and…

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By John G (1,212) on 04 Apr 2018

It's my mom's favorite movie in the Ice Age series…

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By Srpepe (174) on 05 Jul 2018

La era de hielo 2 es la mejor de la saga sin duda, muy entretenida con grandes personajes nuevos…

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By Sosmooth1982 (471) on 04 Jul 2023

Just as good as the first. Really funny. All of these movies are good. Tough to do…

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By Luke Sader (24) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 14 Oct 2017

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By Tyler E (464) on 17 Aug 2016

While not terrible by sequel standards, it sure didn't bring much to the table. I barely seemed to have remembered it outside of Scrat. Passable…

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