We thought this was going to be a phony scifi flick - drove a ways to see it in 3-D with our daughter who is 36 years old. We were very impressed - from the special effects, the 3-d the story and even the music - kept you on your seat and the almost 3 hour movie went by in what seemed like 1 hour. i had to go home and search on the internet more about the making of this movie. perhaps not a young children's movie but perhaps for 10 and over with a parent.