Niko: Journey to Magika (2014) User Reviews

Don't believe the hype.

[richardheilman88-203-933194 · 1/10 · 3 January 2015]

Sat to watch this with my kids. I immediately regretted my decision.Everything about this movie (when I say everything, I mean the first 30 minutes or so. That's all we could handle) is bad. The writing, the animation, just bad. Don't waste your time. Researched this red giant company because it seemed weird to me that it was mentioned in the posts. Seems all the positive reviews are from shareholders of a company that trades at $0.0015 and they are pumping this movie like it was a stock. The company and it's CEO seem extremely shady but I guess it is the movie business. Do whatever it takes to make your buck. Don't contribute to this fund. Save your time and stick with the classics.

Cute and wonderful movie for family and kids

[kirakcursor · 10/10 · 16 December 2014]

Niko:Journey to Magika is the first movie from Red Giant Entertainment. The movie contains some elements of Filipino folklore and makes for an interesting watch. The story, screenplay and voices are top notch.

But the best part of the movie is the incredibly background score by Multi-award-winning composer and arranger Jessie Lasaten who recorded it with a live orchestra with the help of the FILharmoniKA, conducted by Gerard Salonga. The theme song "FLY" by Internationally-renowned performer Lea Salonga is catchy.

All in all a really nice movie that will be loved by kids and entire family. Great first outing by Red Giant Entertainment. Hoping to see this as a series with many more interesting journeys.

Great movie. Watch Magika for free on HULU

[MagikDD007 · 10/10 · 16 December 2014]

I really enjoyed this animated film. As an inaugural launch in this genre, it truly was a great effort by Red Giant Entertainment, Glass House Graphics and Cutting Edge Productions. With Disney Legend(Lea Salonga)singing the theme song "Fly" along with world-acclaimed, award winning composers, the music scoring really gave this film a lively, heart-warming and uplifting feel. Producer David Campiti did a spending job with a number of character voices, as did the rest of the talented cast. We're all accustomed to Disney quality films so this is sort of the "independent film" version of such - and I love independent movies! I can see this becoming a long running series in the future with this film as its baseline.

Fantastic movie: Niko: Journey to Magika

[ShaowZ · 10/10 · 21 December 2014]

I have watched it several times! Great movie! Great plot, awesome characters, and has good morals! Niko doesn't have powers but others in the story does, that allows the viewer to connect to the main guy. It also how's that you don't need powers or special abilities to be useful and help others. The music is great and really pulls the movie together. Apparently it's got the same singer from Disney who sings a lot of their famous songs such as a whole new world from Aladdin. The animation is pretty impressive considering it was the first movie made from Red Giant Entertainment. I am looking forward to the series that should follow! This is a movie safe for kids and entertaining enough for the adults to watch it with them!

Wonderful movie with a great story, great character, and great music!

[adamviva · 10/10 · 20 December 2014]

I really love this fun, fun movie! It's so creative and interesting, it has a satisfying and original story arc, I care about the major characters - and the music and songs are gorgeous!

Niko, our hero, finds himself being bullied at school, and he is forced to do something that awakens deep spirits from the other-world of Magika. As these spirits show themselves in this world and do damage to Niko's world, we meet his ally and companion from Magika, a young girl named Anna, who is helpful and resourceful to Niko in his quest to undo what he has unwittingly done. She also needs Niko's help for a quest of her own. These two characters agree to cooperate, and they show great bravery and determination in their quests. As they work together to help each other and themselves, they are simply an inspiration to kids of all ages!

This is such a wonderful and fun movie for kids ages about 5 to 10, and it's also a great pick for adults to watch with their kids! Highly, highly recommend this!!!

Niko's Journey to Magika was fun!

[tnac-132-30755 · 10/10 · 6 January 2015]

Though it gets off to a bit of a slow start, once the title character is within the wonderful and alluring world of Magika there are far too many amazing characters to catch upon first viewing. Children will enjoy repeated viewings of this adventure as not only smaller "hidden" creatures dominate the landscape, but Niko's adventures light up the screen with colorful flowers, friends and foes. The bad guys are well drawn and a tad scary. There are great comical lines coming from the interaction between Niko and his sidekick/newfound friend Anna. I think that children will enjoy this story of finding the courage to go out into the world with not only confidence but the belief that with your friends at your back there is nothing that can stop you. The many obstacles and encounters Niko has in Magika do well to teach him about life and how to overcome being bullied. It is a great telling of a timeless tale of growing up and I believe it has been done in a magical and amazing way. Highly recommended to all.