I took my son who is 3 1/2 to see this last night, he absolutely loved it. He didnt move until the credits were over and wanted to stay and watch it again. I still love the Meltdown, but Dawn of the Dinosaurs was definitely exciting. There were some great parts for adults and some gross parts for the pre teens, and just laugh out loud parts for the little kids. Scrat was great and the new guy Buck was hilarious. My son kept his hands on his ears for most of the movie because the dinosaurs did get pretty loud, but when we left all he could talk about was when he could see it again!