Ice Age 2: The Meltdown -PG

What do you get with the end of an ice age when three lovable and quirky characters continue their adventure, this time locked in a struggle of life and death with the very forces of nature?  You get the second installment of one of the funniest, and charming buddy movies to come along since - well since the last ice age.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown begins as the animals are basking in the melting paradise that is their new world.  Our heroes, Manny, Sid, and Diego, realize in short order that this paradise has a downside: a huge glacial dam is about to break and when it does their valley will be flooded.  Their survival rests on their making the trek to the other end of the valley.

And so with three new characters in tow, a mammoth named Ellie, and her two opossum "brothers" Crash and Eddie, our heroes embark on a dangerous road trip to safety.

For Parents:

Sexual themes or content: some mild language and innuendo

Violence and Gore: Some mild violence as prehistoric fish and reptiles tried to attack our heroes.  The rising water level posed dangerous situations for our heroes as well.

Questions for Discussion:

1.  How did Diego handle his fear?
2.  How did our heroes show teamwork?
3.  What did Manny learn about Ellie on their journey that caused him to change his original opinion of her?