We took our 5 and 8 yr old children to see this. As a family who does not go to the theater often, this movie was very worth the trip! We all enjoyed it. The story line was impressive and non stop. We elected not to see the 3-d version and did not feel as though we missed out on anything by watching the regular version. I was worried about my 5 year old during the scary scenes, but she was glued to the screen and did well. I would recommend to see in the theater for sure!