My two boys, 7 and 9, and I enjoyed this, and we all liked it better than the first two Ice Age films. What's to like more? Best of all was the choice to weave the nut-hunting critter Scrat throughout the entire film. The hilarious opening shorts in the other two made the actual films—more plot-bound, less amusing—feel like lengthy denouement. Sid's funny in small doses, annoying in large ones, and the film benefits from his being absent for much of it. The colorful dino world breaks the cold, visual monotony of the other (white white white!) Ice Age films. Otherwise, intangibles ... we just liked it. I was taking the boys to indulge them but not in the mood myself, so this film was a pleasant and enjoyable surprise.