DUDE DOES KNOW HOW TO MAKE VISUAL:LY ARRESTING MOVIES:

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole: 'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole' review: Soaring 3-D animation eclipses so-so script (Elizabeth Weitzman, September 24th 2010, NY Daily News)

Why shouldn't family films boast the same sort of pomp as adult adventures? As the director of "300" and "Watchmen," Zack Snyder certainly knows how to stage spectacles. And in "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," he proves he can child-size an epic without losing its intensity.