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after watching princess mononoke for the fifth or sixth time, i've come to the conclusion that this mans films are up there with kurosawas as the best that cinema, japanese or otherwise, has to offer. anyone agree? disagree? the fact that its animation just solidifies my opinion of these movies. |
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miyazaki is a genious, enough said. |
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the sad thing is that because its animated it won't catch on worldwide as being as great as it is. people need to open up a bit more to animated movies as not simply being "cartoons" or hyper violent anime. |
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On par with Kurosawa? I must investigate... |
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the combined output of the two main directors in studio ghibli (miyazaki and takahata) easily rivals any hollywood studios entire back catalogue of movies. |
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they are definately sophisticated animated films. i loved Sprited Away and i'm set to get another one since i have this kicking coupon.....either Kiki's Delivery Service, and/or Castle in the Sky i'm not sure if these could be considered childrens films tho.....i think they are too scary for wee tots. |
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perhaps. i went to see spirited away among an audience of primarily children, and instead of scaring them it seemed to bore the majority of them. lots of moving around and restlessness during the more tranquil moments. but thats to be expected from an audience weaned on disney musical numbers. i agree that some of them might be a bit weird, not sure how scary they are though. |
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ehhehe my nieces must be wimps =0).....they are a bit sheltered. they were kinda freaked at the blood from the flying dragon (in spirited away) and i was kinda surprised to see all that blood as well.....it's just not what you expect to see in DISNEY style movies.... themes just seemed above a certain age range.....i think they are geared toward an adult or more sophisticated audience.... |
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yeah, thats definitely true about themes. they do seem more aimed at an adult audience who can look back on their childhood. my neighbor totoro is probably his only movie that could really be called a kids movie. |
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themes just seemed above a certain age range.....i think they are geared toward an adult or more sophisticated audience...." yeah that could be... I think kiki's delivery service and castle in the sky are probably more like real childrens movies though, from what I've heard. I just wish they would release a real version of Nausicaa in English, not some shitty, butchered version that is missing half the plot. |
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they are actually probably going to do that since the original rights the stupid studio owned to it ran out in 1995 and returned to miyazaki. i know its getting released on dvd sometime soon, but thats through disney so who knows what they'll do. |
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i like both the more adult oriented animated films and the kid ones (when done well) i doubt i'll ever outgrow movies that make you laugh, wonder, etc....anyway you look at it.....they are great! |
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Kiki's is a nice story but definitely more aimed at children. I'd go for Laputa, Castle in the Sky next. My favorite is Princess Mononoke and then Totoro, which I get to watch a lot with my daughter these days. :-) |
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cool thanks for the heads up.....i wasn't sure which to get......i have to pick ONE.....i'll go for Castle first! i have not heard of Totoro, guess i'll have to look that bad boy up on IMDB |
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A little word of warning about Totoro - avoid the current American version. Try and find the on eBay instead. These versions are widescreen and have better English dubs. I have the Chinese version and even though it is region 3, it plays fine on a region 1 US player. |
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cheers again whaley! i'd rather have WIDESCREEN....and i'm glad to know region 3 will WORK on my dvd playa! =0) btw.....i thought of you yesterday when i bought my TWO TOWERS special edition......ehehhe.....have to set aside several DAYS to watch all those dvd's......man i love EXTRA EXTRA features!!! ehheheh |
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My LotRTTTPSSEE dvd is in the mail! I can't wait to see it! :) |
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whaley! i got and watched Castle in Ze Sky......wowoowowowow it was fantastic, and now i have another 2 dollar coupon and i'm gonna get KiKi's next.......Miyazaki has the most WONDERFUL imagination, it's nothing like whats coming out of the Disney studios, and thank goodness......HIGHLY recommended for everyone! |
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Yes, I have to agree with you it doesn't get much better than Hayao Miyazaki. All of his films are really something....and your right it's a shame these films don't catch on because they're animated. You'd think they would get more attention especially after Roger Ebert always recommends them. It may not be Miyazaki, but Ebert swears upon 'The Grave of Fireflies' being one of the best war movies ever, though I've yet to check it out. Who knows though....Miyazaki films might be catching on soon, when 'Spirited Away' was released on DVD, BestBuy had some big promotion for it....so maybe it's getting there. |
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I've got castle in the sky on order, can't wait to see it. |
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ohhhhhh you're gonna LOVE it, and it's a double disc......i didn't realize till i opened the package. the music is wonderful! i listened to SOME of the original japanese track music and it was good, but honestly i like the music that was remastered for the english version. i'm gonna watch the bonus features later today! i wanna get ALL HIS movies....=0) |
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you must check out grave of the fireflies. its one of the most moving films i've ever seen, animated or otherwise. |
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Grave of the Fireflies... ehhhh I have never seen a movie that made me want to end my life until then. Yeah sure, it's moving, but not in a good way IMO. TOOO depressing. I felt ill after watching. |
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Yes, I've heard it's VERY depressing.....but that's not bad for me. I like that kind of stuff, perhaps it'll get me thinking...I need to buy this asap. |
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have to say Monoke is the only one I own :/ |
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i purchased Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro based on peepz recommendations. i got a good deal on bn.com! me and my bf are gonna watch them soon! |
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prepare to cry for awhile then be awash in nostalgia, respectively. |
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i know i won't be disappointed, i've become a believe in these anime movies that tackle serious issues and are wonderous! i need more titles!!! |
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i loved Totoro!!! i wished it was LONGER!!! it was such a sweet movie, and the inventiveness of the story line.....Whaley do you know of any more anime movies along this vein that hasn't been mentioned here??? |
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No, I sure don't! Maybe someone else can help. I'm glad you liked Totoro! |
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