"Ice Age 2"

Just a short one, this movie is very enjoyable.

Like most of the audience there, the main draw for us was the ever put-upon Skrat - the prehistoric squirrel on an everlasting quest for acorns. Ice Age 2 didn't disappoint! More time is spent on his side-quest than on the first Ice Age installment.

The main storyline - the ice is melting, run away! - is enjoyable enough, but the overall feeling of the movie is that they wanted an excuse to use Skrat again - after all, he prominently adorns every publicity shot and every poster.

Manny (Ray Romano) is as whiney as always, Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo) is as odd as before and worshipped by a horde of mini-Sids, while Diego (Dennis Leary) is... softer - he's scared of swimming and nowhere near as cutting as before.

The script is well written, again - with some funny, if daft exchanges between Sid and, well, everyone. Fast Tony (Jay Leno) puts in a nice appearance as a creature willing to sell anything for anything.

Overall, then, the kids will love it for the cute animals, and the parents will love it because Skrat is still a work of pure comic genius!

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