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Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

Date: May 31 2006

Intro

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Scientists nowadays can’t seem to agree on whether or not global warming is real, but for our friends Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary), the answer is clear: the ice age is over and the planet is heating up.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown follows our furry, prehistoric friends as they try to save their friends and family from a flood of melted ice water.

Listen to Emily and Kevin talk about the movie.

Dialog

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Emily

Emily

Kevin

Kevin

Emily:  So, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is coming out. Did you see the first one ever?

Kevin:  I did see the first one. I thought it was really good. It was a movie, I didn’t know what to expect, and it was quite entertaining. I took my nephew and he really liked it, so.

Emily:  Sure you did!

Kevin:  It was cool.

Emily:  I know you went by yourself to go see it.

Kevin:  [laughs]. Quiet, quiet.

Emily:  Who did the voices in it?

Kevin:  Um, I think it is, ah, Ray, ah, Ray Mora-, Ray Romano. Isn’t that him?

Emily:  Yeah.

Kevin:  And, um. Gosh, who else are the voices? I can’t remember off the top of my head. But it’s a slew of famous people. Like, it’s a ton of famous people.

Emily:  Pretty funny.

Kevin:  Yeah, it’s good. Yeah. And I know the second one has done really well. I think it made the most in the opening weekend of any, I believe any animation movie ever.

Emily:  Cool.

Kevin:  Like, it’s raking in the dough.

 

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Discussion

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown is set at the end of the last ice age, around 10,000 years ago. Experts say that humans began arriving in the Americas around the same time, and they blame humans – not climate change – for the extinction of many species from that time, including sloths and saber-toothed tigers.

The planet goes through cycles of heating and cooling. Recently, there has been a lot of controversy about global warming and the concern that humans are damaging the planet. Some people say that global warming is the cause of more severe storms and rising ocean levels, and that if the Earth’s temperature continues to rise there will be more infectious and deadly diseases.

What do you think about global warming?

 

Comments

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Silent_HiLL

Ukraine

THIS MOVIE WAS VERY FUNNY :)
BUT TURKSIH VERSION :D XD

01:24 AM Aug 16 2008 |

Jelly Heng

Jelly Heng

China

I like this movie very much ,especially the beautiful spoken English. It is good.

01:19 AM May 15 2008 |

maheshinde4949

India

nephew

10:56 AM Mar 07 2008 |

vivi bulat

Romania

It is correct "niece" not neice..do you know I am sure.

Thank yoy

12:45 AM Mar 06 2008 |

hahazcy

hahazcy

China

by now , i have no time to view

 how to know you ????

12:47 PM Jan 21 2008 |

_Trouble_

_Trouble_

Belarus

)))))))) the movie was great… i liked Sid's song most of all…it was not an ardinary movie it was real mood raiser

05:32 PM Dec 24 2007 |

lscross

China

I think that movie is entertaining n' cool , tooo o …........

01:56 AM Dec 14 2007 |

moonlight99

China

I learned some new words and phrases from it。

for example,off the top of my headraking in the dough,and so on。

03:02 PM Dec 06 2007 |

zol4ever

zol4ever

Sudan

wa man nice meet freind

07:03 AM Dec 05 2007 |

pubin

pubin

China

It's too difficullt for me.

07:13 AM Dec 01 2007 |

dint_901

dint_901

Indonesia

The movie is really great! It's very funny!Laughing

08:08 AM Nov 13 2007 |

Michellita

Michellita

Brazil

I love animation movies!

10:27 PM Oct 11 2007 |

teddy008

teddy008

China

Cartoons are just raking in the dough
, not only the cartoon film.

01:39 AM Jun 01 2006 |

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