Legend of Ga’Hoole: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
★ ★ ★ 1/2
A.K.A The Owl Movie. This film feels exactly like living your favorite fantasy novel you read as a kid; it might not win the Pulitzer but it makes you happy. The visual aspect of the movie is breathtaking, but I feel the film could have used six more months of polish time. A clearer direction and better pacing would have helped, as well as a more restrained use of slow motion. However, if you enjoy adventure, brave animals going into serious battle and a movie with a big heart (and OWLS!!) The Legend of Ga’Hoole is worth your pennies at the box office.
Hmm... and I can quite decide if an Owl City pop song can live alongside a Lord of the Rings wannabe score...
Florence and the Machine
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Amazing. Beautiful. Fantastic.
Listen to these and judge for yourself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U76QmKG-stU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U76QmKG-stU
Disney Fairies @ DisneyFairies.com
★ ★ ★ ★
Disney Fairies online now offers a new gaming experience. You create your fairy character and explore the world of Pixie Hollow where the fairies live. Although it is obviously geared to kids 13 and under, I am “proud” to announce that I’m experiencing my first gaming “addiction”. I work in the gaming industry so this is monumental. I never quite understood how people would want to spend hours a day gaining achievements in an imaginary world. Scratch that, I never understood how on earth it could become an addiction. Now, I have to make sure that I stay in the ‘I play only an hour a day at most’ zone.
I love the Bubble Bounce Game!
The graphics are extremely beautiful, and as an artist I am grateful for that. I personally have trouble investing myself in a world that I don’t find aesthetically pleasing in some way. All the little assets in the game are well considered, sometimes even above the visual bar that is standard for kids’ games. I highly recommend this!
