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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 02/17/2010 : 17:24:01
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Ponyo
Haven't seen anything else by Studio Ghibli, and am undecided whether this is a bit too self-consciously weird and arbitrary. 4/5 for now, closer to 3 than 5. |
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Airbolt 
"teil mann, teil maschine"
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Posted - 02/21/2010 : 13:18:59
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Originally posted by Salopian
Ponyo
Haven't seen anything else by Studio Ghibli, and am undecided whether this is a bit too self-consciously weird and arbitrary. 4/5 for now, closer to 3 than 5.
Studio Ghibli isn't everyones cup of sake. However, there are a lot of treats in store if it is your thing.
My personal recommendations are " Spirited Away " ( some of the visuals are astounding* ), " Castle in the Sky" ( Great Robot! )and " Porco Rosso " ( pure 1930's whimsy )
It's not all whimsy. Miyazaki knows how to slip in an emotional punch ( especially about loss ).
*The train ride across the lake gives me goose bumps - it is both beautiful and achingly poignant |
Edited by - Airbolt on 02/21/2010 13:22:24 |
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 02/21/2010 : 14:50:23
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| I think if you're at all into animated films pretty much all of Ghibli's output are absolute must sees. My personal favourites are "Spirited Away" (agree about the train ride Airbolt), "My Neighbour Totoro" (utterly charming, perfectly encapsulating the highs and lows of being a child), and "Grave of the Fireflies" for its handling of a dark topic with a real emotional punch. But none of them are less than 3/5. |
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rockfsh 
"Laugh, Love, Cheer"
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 02/21/2010 : 21:36:15
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My thoughts on Studio Ghibli, expressed as a score out of 10.
7 Lupin The Third: The Castle Of Cagliostro (1979)
8 Nausicaa Of The Valley Of Wind (1984)
8 Laputa: The Flying Island (1986)
9 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
10 Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)
8 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
10 Only Yesterday (1991)
8 Porco Rosso (1992)
7 Pom Poko (1994)
7 Whisper Of The Heart (1995)
9 Princess Mononoke (1997)
7 My Neighbors The Yamadas (1999)
10 Spirited Away (2001)
7 Cat Returns, The (2002)
8 Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
7 Tales From Earthsea (2006)
8 Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea (2008) |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 02/22/2010 : 00:25:51
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Originally posted by Se�n
7 Tales From Earthsea (2006)
I hadn't remembered that this, which I have seen, was Ghibli. I wasn't that impressed: 3/5 and probably 5/10. However, I've got Spirited Away on disc and am looking forward to seeing that sometime. |
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