Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole showcases the world where people live no more. This world is ruled by civilization of owls. The movie story stars with Soren (Jim Sturgess) is a young owl who loves to hear the stories of their parents about legendary "The Guardians of Ga'Hoole," an alliance of owls dedicated to protect the kingdom of owls from the evil forces. His younger sister Eglantine (Adrienne deFaria) is fascinated by these stories, but his older brother, Kludd (Ryan Kwanten) does not. One night, while branching, they are attacked by a Tasmanian devil and then captured by two owls who work for the evil Metalbeak (Joel Edgerton) and his partner Nyra (Helen Mirren). Still caught in the clutches of the owls, they soon found a huge group of Metalbeak workers with other young owls in their clutches, Soren recognizes the Elf Owl Gylfi (Emily Barclay) who lived in the desert. They are taken to the St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls, and Nyra arrives and makes a speech to the kidnapped owls, explaining that their families have abandoned them and that Metalbeak of "Pure" is their new family…

The Pirates! Band of Misfits is yet another animated film with 3-D action and plenty of familiar voices from top notch actors that the kids will love. Around Christmas is always a favorite time of year for family oriented films and this year there are a lot of them! In "The Pirates" we see the Pirate Captain with a mission in mind to out do their rivals who are Black Bellamy and also Cutlass Liz. They are in the competition for an award for Pirate of the Year. Along the way the Captain hand crew travel from the shore on Blood Island deep into the fog bound streets of old Victorian London.his is stop motion buy still has plenty of computer graphics that do a lot for the visual elements such as rolling sea and spectacular scenery. The CG technology allows for more visual and expanded scenery plus adding that old wooden boat that could not possibly actually float in real time. But it's fun!oices include Hugh Grant as Pirate Captain, Cutlass Liza is voiced by Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven is the voice of Black Bellamy, and as Queen Victoria we hear Imelda Staunton. All come together to create a family fun movie for the holidays!

Computer animated comedies are usually visually stunning and often funny as well. These Madagascar movies, with this one being the third in the popular series, are especially entertaining and amusing. Familiar voices and some that you think you might recall fill this film with plenty of amusing dialog while you watch the antics of a Lion, Zebra, Hippo, and Giraffe that are attempting to return to New York after they escape from confinement in Africa. The group get sidetracked and soon wind up in Monte Carlo. But the Siberian tiger helps guide them back state side. Voices you may recognize include Ben Stiller as the Lion Alex, Chris Rock as the Zebra Marty, David Schwimmer does Melman a Giraffe, and as Gloria the Hippo you will hear the voice of Jada Pinkett Smith. Also Cedric the Entertainer does the voice for Maurice and Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) is King Julien XIII. Listen for a voice from the past to play a Norway Lemming named Freddie. Martin Milner starred in Adam-12 and Route 66 back in the 1960's. This may be the most fun and adventurous Madagascar movie yet so don't miss it!

"Rock Dog" is a 2016 animated film that tells the story of Bodi, a young Tibetan Mastiff who dreams of becoming a rock star. Bodi's father wants him to follow in his footsteps and become a guardian of their village, but Bodi's passion for music is too strong to ignore. When a famous musician comes to their village, Bodi sets out on a journey to pursue his dream and become a rock star.

"Castle in the Sky" is a 1986 Japanese animated adventure film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film tells the story of a young girl named Sheeta who possesses a powerful crystal that can lead to the legendary floating castle Laputa. Along with a young boy named Pazu, Sheeta embarks on a quest to find Laputa before it falls into the hands of a greedy government agent and a group of air pirates.