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(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936175271f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)My Neighbor Totoro | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936175226f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Kiki's Delivery Service | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5060034573630.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Only Yesterday |
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936175264f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Porco Rosso | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201808219.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Ocean Waves | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936175257f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Pom Poko |
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936175318f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Whisper of the Heart | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/71/717951007414f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Princess Mononoke | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936286748f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)My Neighbors The Yamadas |
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936213843f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Spirited Away | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936268836f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)The Cat Returns | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/78/786936296662f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Howl's Moving Castle |
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201802705.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Tales from Earthsea | (http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/50/5055201812445.4f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/BlurayLogo.png)Ponyo |
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No! You mustn't! You'll make me buy things! :fingerchew: :laugh:
I'm glad you created this thread. I've always wanted to see Grave of the Fireflies and Spirited Away. This just reminded me to add them to my library queue. :thumbup:
I'm glad you created this thread. I've always wanted to see Grave of the Fireflies and Spirited Away. This just reminded me to add them to my library queue. :thumbup:
No problemo. Spirited Away is wonderful. I haven't managed to watch Grave of the Fireflies all the way through, not that there's a problem with the film just the subject matter I found hard to handle.
Dave
The above is my complete Studio Ghibli collection in, as far I can ascertain, publication order. Ratings will be added to each once I have watched and reviewed them.Panda Kopanda is often lumped in with Ghibli's films, partly because members of the crew continued on to Ghibli, and partly because Papa Panda is considered a Totoro pre-cursor.
Dave
Ah, then Dave's thread could be an eye opener for you. Ghibli is notable for it's refined approach. Grave its possibly one of the best war dramas I have ever seen, animated or not.
I do have several, Dave, it's just somehow I expect to have more soon. And it will be your fault. :bag:
I am scared to watch Grave of the Fireflies, I get emotional easily.
Panda Kopanda is often lumped in with Ghibli's films, partly because members of the crew continued on to Ghibli, and partly because Papa Panda is considered a Totoro pre-cursor.
Ghibli also did Iblard Jikan, which is paintings with minimal animation introduced to them (all set to music).
They've also done a documentary or two.
What you have listed is generally considered canonical though.
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/01/013023052192f.jpg) | (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)Panda! Go Panda! |
Didn't watch it yet, since I got it because of your review. Not that I don't want to, but I never got the right mood to watch it.I am scared to watch Grave of the Fireflies, I get emotional easily.Don't be. It's a wonderful movie.
Being a military history buff, GotF is the one film I've been wanting to see for years. The problem is, I'm not a fan of anime. I don't know why, but I have a hard time getting into one of the films. I always tend to think Speed Racer is going to show up in the next scene with that annoying little monkey. :shrug:I'm not a big fan of anime, either, but I must say that I find Studio Ghibli in general - and Hayao Miyazaki's titles in particular - to be a cut above the rest. I doubt very much that you'll expect Speed Racer to turn up when you watch GoTF. It's a wonderful film. Give it a chance, I'm sure you won't regret it.
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Have you read the manga? It's far grander, and an epic story, although it can be tricky to keep up with who is who.
This review (http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.co.uk/content/id/72663/ponyo.html) for Ponyo refers to the "spiritual pairings" of Ghibli's (read Miyazaki's) films. I thought it might be of interest to you (perhaps you would care to agree with or challenge the notion.
I watched Grave of the Fireflies today, and I guess I went into this expecting a somewhat different story. I had always thought it was about the Hiroshima bombing, not just the fire bombing of Japan. I kept waiting for the Hiroshima explosion, and suddenly the war was over.
I watched Grave of the Fireflies today, and I guess I went into this expecting a somewhat different story. I had always thought it was about the Hiroshima bombing, not just the fire bombing of Japan. I kept waiting for the Hiroshima explosion, and suddenly the war was over.
As you found out, Grave of the Fireflies is entirely non-nuclear. If you want an anime about the A-bombing of Japan, check out Barefoot Gen. The animation style is cuter, and the story less personal, but the depiction much more graphic.
Really? As I said before, I think Grave is one of the finest war films (sort of) ever made and I found it devastating. More so than if they'd used live action and actors, I feel.
Jon vs. Antares...this I gotta see!
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Really? As I said before, I think Grave is one of the finest war films (sort of) ever made and I found it devastating. More so than if they'd used live action and actors, I feel.
It is a very good film, I'm only stating my dislike for anime. I just can't get into it as a storytelling medium, that's all.
Really? As I said before, I think Grave is one of the finest war films (sort of) ever made and I found it devastating. More so than if they'd used live action and actors, I feel.
It is a very good film, I'm only stating my dislike for anime. I just can't get into it as a storytelling medium, that's all.
In some cases I agree, most of the anime fans I know will watch any anime no matter what it is, I have a small anime collection alot of it I watch and look at the clock like you Antares, I have more problems with anime films then tv shows though.
Really? As I said before, I think Grave is one of the finest war films (sort of) ever made and I found it devastating. More so than if they'd used live action and actors, I feel.
It is a very good film, I'm only stating my dislike for anime. I just can't get into it as a storytelling medium, that's all.
In some cases I agree, most of the anime fans I know will watch any anime no matter what it is, I have a small anime collection alot of it I watch and look at the clock like you Antares, I have more problems with anime films then tv shows though.
Hmm, Well...My problem with series is, stuff like Dragon Ball Z has about 200 eps.... and they are all the same, One Piece, Bleach, Naruto all have that problem, boring I often don't think anime makers know when to quit.
Antares I'm interested in what you find wrong with anime as a storytelling medium. Is it because animation is mainly viewed as being for children?
:thanks: Thanks, was just wondering as an ex-colleague refused to believe that anime or animation could ever be more than cartoons for children and wouldn't look at videos I wanted to lend him to show that they could be more. He even claimed that Disney's films were purely for children and as an adult weren't worth looking at. Another colleague, who had borrowed Totoro, Porco Rosso, Honneamise and Akira, also tried to persuade him otherwise but he wouldn't budge from his viewpoint. At least you, unlike him, have viewed some and therefore in a postion to make your judgements.Antares I'm interested in what you find wrong with anime as a storytelling medium. Is it because animation is mainly viewed as being for children?
It's hard to put into words. I just find the animation jerky and blocking at times. It also comes across, to me, as a cheesy, cheap way to do animation. That's just my view of it.
One question though, and I always wonder this when I watch one, why do Japanese animators in anime, always make the characters look non-Japanese?This is also my understanding.You mean the big eyes? The Japanese consider the eyes are the "window to the soul", so the good guys have big, emotional eyes and the villains very thin.
Hmm, Well...My problem with series is, stuff like Dragon Ball Z has about 200 eps.... and they are all the same, One Piece, Bleach, Naruto all have that problem, boring I often don't think anime makers know when to quit.
You are just quoting about every anime, which is known in the western world to most people. Sadly these animes are all they know and make up their picture about animes. I got into watching animes a few years ago, but I have never watched those series.
Funny, that you think that anime makers do not know when to quit. As a matter of fact most anime series are only about 13 to 24 episodes long. Usually they only make one season of a series. Maybe a second a few years later if it is really popular. The on-going series like the above are the exception, not the rule.
Thanks, was just wondering as an ex-colleague refused to believe that anime or animation could ever be more than cartoons for children and wouldn't look at videos I wanted to lend him to show that they could be more.Is he serious? Make him watch Dark Love (http://www.excaliburfilms.com/AdultDVD/45826D1_Dark_Love_dvd.htm) or The Bible Black series (http://www.excaliburfilms.com/AdultDVD/89662D1_Bible_Black_dvd.htm) or Virgin Touch (http://www.excaliburfilms.com/AdultDVD/34414D1_Virgin_Touch_dvd.htm) to see if he thinks always that cartoons equal children stuff :devil:
I always imagined this to be a film about, well, a neighbor, and as such not overly exciting. I see I had the wrong improssion and should watch this film.
Intersting, apparently the Totoro was deemed very important by Pixar and they included it/him in Toy Story 3.
Like Only Yesterday, Tales from Earthsea is available in UK and in Australia. They both have the original Japanese soundtrack as well as an English dub.
The film starts withOlive Neutron BombOlivia Newton-John singing "Take Me Home...
Although Anime is not my cup of tea, I've added this to my library queue.
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Title: Porco Rosso
Original Title: Kurenai no buta
Year: 1992
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Rating: PG
Length: 93 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Japanese: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English
Hey, Dave... have you heard that a sequel to Porco Rosso is planned? Empire report it here: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=28736
Me again on Ghibli watch for you, Dave! :P Have you seen this article? http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/14/studio-ghibli-arrietty-heroines?CMP=twt_fd
Good grief, I've found another one! :laugh:
http://www.empireonline.com/features/hayao-miyazaki/