Legend of The Guardians : The Owls of Ga Hoole

[777]

Trailer for the upcoming animated film Legend of the Guardians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_lMihSKkgA


i don't know a thing about the story, but the animation in this is absolutely gorgeous.

 

[Joy]

Oh, believe me, seeing this trailer in 3D on the big screen will leave you BREATHLESS. I admit I actually shed a tear or two.

 

[Greg Cox]

I believe it's based on popular series of childrens' books.

 

[RoJoHen]

i don't know a thing about the story, but the animation in this is absolutely gorgeous.

Agreed. I have no idea what this is about, but it looks incredible!

 

[melancholymecha]

Oh Really? : The Movie

In all seriousness it looks awesome. Always nice to see an animated movie with no pop culture references/crappy pop music. Although its made by the guys who did Happy Feet which I didnt care for, but I might go see it just because I think these kinds of films need more support these days(like How To Train Your Dragon.)

 

[RoJoHen]

Oh Really? : The Movie

Awesome

Although its made by the guys who did Happy Feet

Ew, I didn't know that.

Hopefully it's like the first half of Happy Feet instead of the second half. I really don't need to be beaten over the head with overfishing propaganda.

 

[melancholymecha]

^I hated all those 70's disco line-dancing singing penquins. Ick.

 

[777]

Oh Really? : The Movie

Awesome

Although its made by the guys who did Happy Feet

Ew, I didn't know that.

Hopefully it's like the first half of Happy Feet instead of the second half. I really don't need to be beaten over the head with overfishing propaganda.

This story is apparently an adaptation of the first 3 novels of a 15 book series of the same name - therefore I doubt (or shall I say I hope!) that this movie will be far removed from the Happy Feet plot.

I found a synopsis of these books on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_Ga'Hoole

This is a snippet of the first book - the overall story sounds like it could be quite dark:

Spoiler: First Book

This series follows the adventures of Soren, a young Barn Owl.
The series begins with The Capture. In the first book Soren, who lives in a nest with his parents and siblings Kludd and Eglantine, is pushed out of the nest by Kludd. Soren is then found and snatched by a patrol of the evil owls from the St. Aegolius' Academy for Orphaned Owls, whose controlling members call themselves the 'Pure Ones' but whose intent is to gain power and control over all owl kingdoms in the world.

 

[Lt. Trull]

amazing looking movie... I'll see it, even if I have to drag my nieces and nephews to it to cover the fact it was my idea.

 

[OmahaStar]

I may see it, I may not. The fact that they're heavily emphasizing that it's from the same people who did Happy Feet is a big turn off. What I remember about HF the most is that it was advertised as a cute little movie about a dancing penguin, but ended up being an environmentalist film showing that All Humans Are Evil! instead of trying to entertain. I'm just wondering if this movie is going to try to beat people over the head with their message like they did with HF.

 

[Lt. Trull]

^but, all humans are evil and we are ruining the planet....

 

[777]

2nd Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQC-vcfdO78

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[777]

Short behind the scenes clip (possible spoilers): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yR3XZ-AA_c

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[FordSVT]

The animation style is breathtaking.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

Looks great. Big change of pace for director Zack Snyder. I guess they used "from the studio who brought you Happy Feet" because "from the director of 300 and Watchmen" doesn't exactly resonate with the audience for family films.

 

[Lt. Trull]

pick that up in your college marketing class did ja....
it looks wonderful.... It's a good movie to use neices and nephews taken to the movies to see it...

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

pick that up in your college marketing class did ja....

Nah, didn't need a college course for that.

 

[Caliburn24]

That 2nd trailer makes it clear that this is a Zack Snyder film, lots of his visual style and touches on display. I almost expected one of the Spartan owls to screech, "THIS IS GA'HOOLE!"

With that said it looks like fun.

 

[777]

Looks great. Big change of pace for director Zack Snyder. I guess they used "from the studio who brought you Happy Feet" because "from the director of 300 and Watchmen" doesn't exactly resonate with the audience for family films.

Aye, only too true.

 

[777]

Some more news:

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/560930/legend_of_the_guardians_preview_footage_thoughts.html

Snippets:

Even the most enthusiastic cheerleaders of 3D will have to admit that, after sitting through the umpteenth terrible after-the-fact stereoscopic cinematic travesty, the novelty's beginning to wear thin. Avatar may have used the process to frequently spectacular effect, but films such as Clash Of The Titans and The Last Airbender, where the 3D process was added late in production, have, in many cases, resulted in drab, unpleasant visuals.
It was, therefore, with a certain amount of jaded weariness that I sat before the preview footage of Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole, Zack Snyder's CG adaptation of author Kathryn Lasky's series of fantasy novels. Fortunately, it's clear from the first frame that the 3D work in Legend Of The Guardians has been considered early on in its production, and the results are striking.

Featuring an all owl cast voiced by the likes of Hugo Weaving, Helen Mirren and Geoffrey Rush, Legends Of The Guardians is a cross between Arthurian fantasy and Avatar

In fairness to Snyder and his army of CG wizards, Legend Of The Guardians is a mightily impressive looking film, at least from what I've seen so far. Its visual style is a brave step away from the more traditional, cartoon-like aesthetic of Pixar and DreamWorks, and its usage of 3D is both individual and dizzying.

And a brief outline of the plot (warning spoilers):

Spoiler: Plot Outline

Soren (Jim Sturgess) is a young Barn Owl who, after accidentally falling from his treetop dwelling with his duplicitous brother Kludd (True Blood's Ryan Kwanten), encounters the sharpened talons of the Pure Ones, a group of evil, masked owls led by Queen Nyra (Helen Mirren). After a narrow escape, Soren heads off to find the Great Tree, the home of the titular Guardians, a race of warrior owls who provide the only chance of defeating the Pure Ones' tyrannical rule.