Awesome animation; terrible movie

Rating: 1/10 (3 July 2009)

This movie was very impressive visually--by far the most impressive and convincing 3D animation I have ever seen.
That said, the content of the third ice age movie was so much worse than that of the previous two that I genuinely regret paying six dollars to waste 90 minutes sitting in the theater, hoping the entire time that it would get better. I expect this movie would be really funny to a 5-8 year old, but for anyone much older than that, I think the constant poopoo humor will just be a letdown. The last two movies did a good job of entertaining little kids and adults alike, but this one is really only for the little kids, with all the jokes being about butts and farts and other bad smells.
In short, I would absolutely encourage you to spend your money on Up! or some other kids movie, as I was sorely disappointed with this one. If there is an ice age 4, I won't be seeing it.