The young owl Soren is kidnapped by the evil owls of St. Aegolious who want to turn him into a soldier. He escapes with some of his friends and warns the mythical guardians about the evil pl... Read allThe young owl Soren is kidnapped by the evil owls of St. Aegolious who want to turn him into a soldier. He escapes with some of his friends and warns the mythical guardians about the evil plan.The young owl Soren is kidnapped by the evil owls of St. Aegolious who want to turn him into a soldier. He escapes with some of his friends and warns the mythical guardians about the evil plan.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 23 nominations
- Soren
- (voice)
- Noctus
- (voice)
- …
- Digger
- (voice)
- Gylfie
- (voice)
- Otulissa
- (voice)
- Marella
- (voice)
- Eglantine
- (voice)
- Metal Beak
- (voice)
- Barran
- (voice)
- Strix Struma
- (voice)
- Bubo
- (voice)
- Kludd
- (voice)
- Twilight
- (voice)
- Nyra
- (voice)
- Echidna
- (voice)
- Boron
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe animators went to an owl sanctuary to learn how to properly depict owls in flight and the ruffling of their feathers, as well as owl behavior and their dietary needs.
- GoofsSeveral of the owl species featured in the film are not found in Australia, where it is set. This is because the original books were set in North America.
- Quotes
Soren: Why didn't you tell me?
Ezylryb: What difference does it make what I call myself?
Soren: Because Lyze of Kiel was my hero.
Ezylryb: Yes, well, fancy it must be hard meeting your hero and seeing that he's real, not a myth.
Soren: You're just, you're just not...
Ezylryb: What did you expect? Some Tyto Alba with gleaming armour and battle claws, the moon rising behind him?
Soren: Uh...
Ezylryb: Well, this is what it looks like when you've actually fought in battle. It's not glorious, it's not beautiful, it's not even heroic. It's merely doing what's right, and doing it again and again, even if someday you look like this.
- Crazy creditsAt the very start of the film Soren's father, Noctus, is shown flying through the sky at sunrise passing through the Warner Brothers and Village Roadshow logos, before diving under the film's title.
- Alternate versionsAlso released in a 3D version.
Pros: Surprisingly funny, superb animation, pretty good story (darker than I expected when it was billed as "from the creators of Happy Feet").
Cons: First half of the movie is pretty jumpy, and its also cheesy at some points.
I've only seen it once, so my review isn't as thorough as it could be, but overall this is a pretty good family movie, (not just for kids). I'm 21 and while I thought it looked good, I had feeling it was going to be bad. Its a shame they probably won't be making another one because of poor box office performance. I may see it a second time in theaters and will definitely get it on DVD.
PS: Before the movie begins (almost pixar-esquire) there is a Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon (well, 3D animation) which is a pleasant surprise.
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- Also known as
- Guardians of Ga'Hoole
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $80,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $55,675,313
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,112,211
- Sep 26, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $140,073,390
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1