The blockbuster "Ice Age" movies have, to a one, left me cold. Toons reliant on a large cast of critters (Happy Meal friendly) with famous voices making sitcom wisecracks as their impromptu "herd" ...

Four years ago, upstart computer-animation house Blue Sky Studios, a 20th Century Fox acquisition, released its freshman feature effort, Ice Age. Though the plot was familiar, recalling Monsters, Inc.

"Ice Age: The Meltdown" seems like one of those straight-to-DVD animation sequels the studios love to churn out, and not just because of the colon in its title. This follow-up distills the content of ...