Phantom Owl Forest (2018) User Reviews

Pleasant nature-based non-religious December film

[BeneCumb · 8/10 · 23 January 2020]

In spite of its mood, venue and timing, this film has no direct focus on Xmas, most of events take place after this and include New Year´s Eve... The events are realistic, contemporary, including some topics often depicted in (Estonian) media: intergenerational issues, nature preservation, forest economy and management...

The approach is educational, yet versatile and pleasant, through the eyes of an bright girl with her heart and mind in the right place... Performances and camerawork are good, beautiful landscape is clearly visible (hopefully nobody thinks that birds-animals were created using computer!) and at present, with no snow at all, it is pleasant to acknowledge that winters in Estonia tend to include lots of snow and whiteness.

Christmas movie at it's best

[ray115 · 9/10 · 8 December 2018]

Family, snow, warm lights, gingerbreads, cute animals, beautiful views - you find it all here. Some heart-warming and one battle story line to follow.

Extra good performances do main cast who are first time in a movie: youngsters Paula Rits and Siim Oskar Ots; pop singer Liis Lemsalu.

Shocking Example of Parenthood and Grandparent behaviours

[lilievitra · 1/10 · 8 January 2022]

To start this, i cant believe this film thinks it is okay "for an eight year old girl to be sent with a perfect stranger in the middle of nowhere? And to think this would be a good subject as a xmas movie?

Not only does her father agree to abandon his child to a perfect stranger (to the child), but her mother too! And both think nothing of it!

And the poor girl has to travel at night in the snow with this man?

What a terrifying idea for any kids to see and watch this!

And once she arrives there, the next morning, the grandfather has to go and leave his granddaughter alone in the wilderness in a place she doesnt even know?

And this is still meant to be a happy cheerful movie??

And oh yeah this man has to help his drunk friend in the city? And within seconds, another man comes and is just as grumpy as the first man she met.

And this is meant to be all good messages?

No near enough parents or grandparents would ever behave this way.

And i dont find this movie of appropriate message to children nor for xmas.