Too Much, Too Soon

Rating: 7/10 (22 July 2012)

I brought the family to see this movie last weekend. We have watched, re watched, and practically memorized the previous three Ice Age movies. Although I enjoyed a few good laughs, the newest movie didn't quite meet the high bar set by the previous three movies. There was a boatload of new characters, and a complex plot. Between Peaches and her relationship issues between her dad and her friends, the return of Sid's family, the new threat of the pirates, Diego's new romance, and that increasingly annoying chipmunk... it was just too much. There was no time to think. No time to relax and really absorb everything. I know we will end up buying this movie when it comes out on DVD. It was funny enough, especially with Granny. It was decent, but just didn't compare to its predecessors.