Better off as a Trilogy, Number 4 just does'nt fit

Rating: 3/10 (29 June 2012)

I have been a huge fan of the ICE AGE series during my childhood they were funny, emotional, and filled with moments you'll never forget. Till now! The first Ice Age was absolutely the best of the franchise, i loved it nothing like the beginning of the most funniest herd come together.
The second film was OK but not as good as the first but it was just as funny. To me, the story was good and all however the new CGI they used made the characters a bit brighter and somewhat dull in color they didn't look the same as they did in the first.
Ice Age 3 was my personal favorite. The CGI was improved by a lot, the characters looked better and so much funnier than the second but the underground world thing was cheesy instead of being on the surface. Buck the weasel was a fantastic addition to the cast, he was funny, crazy, and totally awesome too bad he stayed below though :( Manny and Ellie's daughter was born named peaches just a tiny mammoth and a moment never to forget.
OK now for number 4 ... First off, the story went way, way too fast. little peaches, is now 19 years old (talk about a big story gap)the story begins as scrat splitting a mountain with his acorn causing the continents divide leaving Manny, Diego and Sid floating on an iceberg trying to get home while fighting pirates. Too me, this movie was mainly about teenage drama, peaches loving Ethan and Steffie loving him too and louis loving peaches just fighting over each other.
The story was too confusing because of that and it was telling other stories instead of focusing on the main plot. crash and Eddie was only in three scenes and Diego's girlfriend wasn't in the movie much either. The character development was falling apart. There were way too many new characters in the film that hardly anybody was shown. I really do not like the new family they have now, Niki minaj, and drake as teenage mammoths that pretty much ruined the film with their drama.
All i can say is, this movie was bad, i will not be looking forward to getting the blu ray. This franchise was better off as a trilogy, the fourth one just doesn't fit. However, i did like Granny she was the funniest of the whole movie and deserves to be part of the herd and i did see Buck at the beginning for two seconds, he should have been in it more so he can save this movie.
I do see a fifth film coming and may be the last the way this movie ended at a small island, what could possibly happen there. Im hoping it would be a big family reunion bringing all of our favorite characters from the past films come together one last time.