This movie is absolutely hootingly good! The 3D is the best since “Avatar!” The story is beautifully told. The animation is amazing and the 3D effect only enhances it. The scenes where the owls are flying show their feathers blowing in the wind as they soar through the sky. You feel as though you are flying with them. The attention to detail is apparent in every scene. With the voice talents of Helen Mirren as Nyra Queen of the Pure Ones, Anthony LaPaglia as Twilight a poetic owl and Jim Sturgess as Soren the young owl who believed this movie has something for everyone.
All of his young life Soren had heard stories of the Guardians who saved the owls in a great battle. He always believed that the Guardians were real and not some made up stories. He and his brother sneak out past their curfew and are captured by evil owls calling themselves the Pure Ones. They take the young owls to a secret location far from their home. Soren meets Gylfie another owlet snatched from her home. The two become friends and they look out for each other.
They manage to avoid being brain washed by the pure ones and they discover that not all the pure ones are evil. They learn how to fly so they can escape and find the Guardians to come and fight the pure ones. This sends Soren and Gylfie on a magnificent adventure. Young and old alike will love this movie. It deserves 5 out of 5 popcorn bags.
