When Soren, a barn owl, is kidnapped by elite purist owls who insist he become a soldier he realizes stories he learned as an owlet may be true. Finding friends at the orphanage, they escape and search out the Guardians in an effort to stop the planned ethnic revolution.
Jim Sturgess (Soren), Anthony LaPaglia (Twilight), Hugo Weaving (Noctus/Grimble), David Wenham (Digger), Joel Edgerton (Metalbeak), Helen Mirren (Nyra), Emily Barclay (Gylfie), Essie Davis (Marella).
Legend of the Guardians starts off a bit slow before picking up the pace once the character and plot setup are complete. As the story unfolds it looks like a lot of other stories, but with owls. With a few twists thrown in the story retains some originality while moving along at a nice pace and remaining entertaining through to the end.
As this was animation the acting was really only voice work which was done nicely by everyone involved. Emotions came through consistently and timing was very good.
Animation was nicely done with excellent attention to detail. The Matrix type slow-motion action scenes were a bit overdone but will be enjoyed by younger audiences. The owls were nicely done without turning them into silly cartoon characters. They really looked a lot like real owls without exaggerated features which was very nice.
Overall Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is an enjoyable story and a very good choice for family movie night. Obviously younger viewers will enjoy this the most though adults will find the story entertaining enough to hold their attention.
With some mild scary action scenes this should be fine for kids 8 years old and above.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is no longer showing in any Littleton Colorado movie theatres.
Released: 2010
Reviewed: 7.18.11
Star rating: 3 out of 5
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