It's okay. Not more.

Rating: 6/10 (23 September 2011)

A fun movie for the whole family. Just don't expect anything similar to the epic emotional drama that was the first "Ice Age". The whole movie goes lightly its way without ever really challenging its protagonists. People might say "come on, this is a kid's movie". Those people i would again refer to Ice Age.
This movie rather draws a strict black/white scheme. Good guys against bad guys. Great for kids and probably their parents. If you longing for some good character portrait though, a story with surprises, humor outside of an afternoon-sitcom-level and maybe just a little bit of drama you're left all alone in the jungle. This is basically a Disney movie, sticking to that proved formula far to close to let some creativity in.
The sad fact is that by now 3D-animated movies have gone the same way as traditional cell-shading did in the 80ies. While few companies like Pixar still maintain an amazing level of storytelling within the medium, most animation studios refrain from complex and hence risky screenplays. The result are mediocre, but fun movies like this one.
If you want to see what nowadays can be done with traditional animation, you'll have to turn to Japan. Western studios have lost the magic.