Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (3D Theatrical) - 8/10

After rewatching the first two Ice Age movies, I was ready for this new one in beautiful 3D and state of the art animation. At first I was worried by the clunky dialogue and jump right into it plot continuation but by the time Buck the weasel played by Simon Pegg shows up and the action starts right about the half way mark, I was hooked. For some reason, this movie saves all it's steam for when they actually get into the realm of the dinosaurs so the first half of the movie drags and preaches about raising kids and being a responsible parent. But once the danger starts in the 3D really kicks into high gear with huge aerial fighting scenes and some great camera work within the environment to give a sense of danger and space that I thought the first 2 movies lacked. The jokes are more physically oriented then pop culture punchline which was nice, yet there is the scent of a kid's movie throughout that you just can't get rid of. I love animated movies though and it was refreshing to see these characters in full 3D this time. Overall, better than I expected but still has some slow parts that preach to make sure you check your adult brain at the door.