Epic (Blu-ray / DVD + Digital Copy)

"Many leaves, one tree." It's the theme of this wonderful animated delight. Maybe it's because my family tends to believe a very similar philosophy, that we are all in it this world together, is why we all loved this movie and wanted to watch it again and again. But it's more than that that will have us adding this movie to our collection. It's the beautiful animation, fun story & jokes mixed in with the more serious over arching theme, and the just pure entertainment we all got from watching Epic. It's also not often that there is a kid's movie that my 10yr old boy, 5 yr old girl & my husband & I all agree on. But like I said, not only did we all like it...we all couldn't wait to watch it again. Maybe we somehow saw a different movie than the nay-sayers & critics did. Who knows. But what I do know is that it was worth every penny of the HD Rental & Santa will be leaving the Blue-Ray version under the tree for our "family gift" this year.

Love the movie. No issues with case or dvd

Great animation and a delightful story. My husband and I were worried that the pc police were going to shove more pc compost down our throats when we tentatively took our children to this movie. (Eg. evil human beings indiscriminately and selfishly destroy all of nature and cause global warming.) We were pleasantly surprised, that it reflected the more common truth that nature turns on itself in most cases; there are predators and prey within the animal kingdom and do a good job of killing/defending without man's blame/intervention. (This is why I gave it its fifth star.) The relationships between the different "ecosystem families" were well developed and realistically touching--no family is perfect and we need to be patient and give each other the benefit of the doubt. I don't think it ever got sappy, and even showed some depth. So it made the cut for a dvd purchase. While the animation is stunningly beautiful and feels very real, I think the title "Epic" is a bit of stretch. Definitely not cutesy like a Tinker Bell movie, but very few movies could deserve the title "Epic".

A really cute storyline about a Scientist who believes there’s a whole world of tiny insect sized people living in the forest. His teenage daughter comes to visit after her mother’s passing and gets sucked into this tiny world and the battle of good verses evil.

I watched this film with my 3 kids. First it was just my son (6) and I and then each of the rest of the family was drawn to watch it as well (my girls are 9 and 10). Even my husband walked by and decided to watch this movie. We really liked the story line. It is sort of a modern day, more exciting and detailed version of Horton Hears a Who. I like the values it teaches like believing in yourself, following your passion in life, and of course the power and beauty of nature vs. those forces that choose to destroy it. From an artistic standpoint I thought the animation was beautiful and the plant people were so creatively designed. The colors and the forest setting were captivating. The whole family loved both the animation, the characters, and the storyline. I would recommend this film for family movie night and especially to those outdoorsy families like ours!

20 stars! I love this movie ♥️

My husband and I don't have children, but we both enjoy animated movies. We had NEVER heard of this one, and didn't see any previews beforehand. I enjoyed a lot of aspects of this movie, it reminds me of a lot of my favorite movies. Here is a basic rundown of the plot, I will try not to spoil it...: A teenage girl loses her mother and must go live with her obsessive, disgraced scientist, father; who believes there are tiny people living in the forest. Meawhile, in the forest, there is a battle being waged between the Boggins and the Queen, who is the life force of all things. The Queen is defended by the Leaf Men, hummingbird riding "Samurai" soldiers. The paths of the girl and the Queen entangle during an important forest event that will determine the future of its existence. This movie felt like 50% Fern Gulley 25% Honey I Shrunk The Kids 25% Fifth Element ...with a dash of a few other movie flavors thrown in. The only thing I didn't like was the use of the crows and the bats as evil characters. The Boggins represent disease or virus, things that infect and destroy the ecosystem. Bats and crows are both species that help to keep disease in check. Bats control insect population and other species of bats are integral to pollination. Crows are the garbage disposals, and help to clean disease carrying carion from the environment. Aside from that, it was a fun movie that will likely get watched many times.

How had I never seen this movie before?! It's perfectly adorable. If you ever saw The Littles on TV, this is similar. A race of tiny people life among us. Except these are forest fae, bugs and plant-like. The story as much exciting and sweet, as it is heartfelt. And so well done! The animation, the movements of the warrior leaf men, and the archers is exquisite. I picked this up because of the book I just read. So if you like the vibe of this movie, I recommend you read Gladefolk by HM Skinner. It's right here on Kindle.