I agree with some other reviewers that this movie might not be great for very young children, but it was superb for any other age group. They found a way to bring in a lot of the fun lines (the claw!) that have made the franchise memorable, but had some new and interesting characters and conflicts. The end was great; not sappy, but not depressing either. I'm not an emotional person, and I didn't cry, but I was still touched.