Earth to Echo is an interesting kids film. For starters, it’s live action, and in terms of kids films, especially kids films with aliens in them, that’s fairly unusual in this day and age.
What’s more Earth to Echo a found footage film, like the Blair Witch Project or more recently the sci fi thriller Chronicle. We initially weren’t convinced that this sort of format would suit a kids film but surprisingly it lets you get much closer to the action and the reactions of the characters.
In term of plot, the film follows three lads when a mysterious construction project begins digging in their street. Best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex start receiving strange, encoded messages on their mobile phones. Filming themselves and uploading evidence as they go the three embark on a secret adventure to crack the code and follow it to its source. But taking matters into their own hands gets the trio in way over their heads when they discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help.
The kids carry off their roles pretty well considering their age and the unorthodox style of shooting for a kids film. There’s no overacting, that’s for sure and for the most part they carry it off well. Clocking in at 100 minutes, the film is just about the right length, balances some very impressive action sequences with that all to rare thing in modern cinema, dialogue.
Earth to Echo makes a good change from usual kids fair, and is well worth a watch.
I have three copies of Earth to Echo on DVD for lucky readers. Just tell me what your favourite children’s Christmas film is in the comments below and fill in the rafflecopter. Good Luck
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home alone!<br /><br />Ashleigh
Frozen at the mo!
Elf
I really like the santa Clause. Thanks for the giveaway.
santa clause 3
Santa Clause The Movie
elf
Elf is ours 🙂
Elf
polar express from belinda porter
Elf – the kids love it
Home Alone
Santa Clause The Movie
Elf
Santa Clause the Movie
The Grinch
elf x
Elf rules in our house!
elf
Home Alone
elf xx
The Polar Express
The Muppets Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
It has to be Home Alone
I love Elf
The Snowman
Santa Claus the movie
Elf
The Snowman
Arthur christmas
I love all the Home Alone films they are so funny the childrenlove them
Definitely home alone!
Mickey's Christmas Carol, have to watch it every christmas, the video we had as a kid was watched loads over christmas actually went through several videos as we wore a few out watching it so much.
polar express!!<br /><br /><br />@smeethsaysfashn on twitter
I like elf
Muppet Christmas Carol
The Snowman
The snowman. Classic and silent, but good tunes and great animation for it's time. :)<br />
got to be elf
The Snowman – its as magical to me as it was the first time i saw it when i was just a little girl <3
The Snowman 🙂
the grinch who stole christmas
Elf
Elf x
Christmas Carol 🙂
Home Alone
I love home alone and my kids x
Home alone without a doubt!!
Santa Claus: The Movie
Jingle All The Way
santa claus the movie
I love Arthur Christmas!
Elf
Elf, it is just so cheery
Home Alone
Its possibly more of an older kids film but I liked Scrooged and latterly Gremlins.