Thawing Ice.

Rating: Null/10 (2 July 2009)

Sid inadvertently finds a world in the melting ice age which is home to prehistoric dinosaurs after he takes one tyrannosaurus rex's unhatched eggs (believing the eggs have no mother and never knowing until they hatch they are actually dinosaurs). Now it is up to Manny, Ellie (expecting their first child), Diego, and the other major characters brought back from "Ice Age: The Meltdown" to save the day. And of course we have new characters and graphics to go with the new adventure. Impressive, but somewhat underwhelming third installment in the hugely popular computer-animated genre as the characters are still right on target (particularly those from the original installment) and the situations continue to be fun and interesting for most all age groups. With that said, the thrill and energy of the initial concept is slowly trickling away as the film-makers seem to be grasping at straws to feed hungry audiences who love these characters and concepts and keep the money machine rolling full-speed ahead. Though far from perfect and easily the weakest of the series, the movie is still highly entertaining and serves the masses well in spite of numerous shortcomings. 4.5 out of 5 stars.