Review: The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

The first time I saw ads for this movie a few months ago I swore this looked horrible and I wouldn't want to see it. But the more I saw trailers the more it looked appealing. Boy am I glad that I ended up going to see this movie-- I truly enjoyed it.

Review:

4 out of 5 stars

It was a visually stunning film and I bet it would have been amazing in 3D (I saw it in 2D-- 3D is just too expensive). The one scene I bet that would have been amazing is when the owls are caught in a hurricane type storm-- it was gorgeous and absolutely amazing to watch. The animation is some of the best I have seen in a while.

Personally I cannot believe I actually sat through a movie about warring owls but the source material must have been very good because the movie was amazing. It moved very fast and before you know it the 90 minutes is up.

I absolutely loved that all of the actors and actresses were British or Australian and their accents were amazing. I absolutely loved trying to pick out all of the actors (I knew quite a few).

The plot of good and evil owls is a very generic form for a movie (imagine The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings) but it works so well. They added their own twist and I absolutely loved the evil owls. Also one of the greatest parts is the use of moon-blink an owl-- it is a kind of possession and control over an owl.

I love fantasy movies so this is a common movie I would love. But if you do not like fantasy movies this might not be for you (unless you love British accents-- then you would love it).

Beware!!! It is very scary at times (it is PG -- but at times it pushes that PG label. There really should be something between PG and PG-13). Some young kids might be scared while watching this movie.

Let me know what you think!