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midgetgem
07-30-2005, 05:43 AM
I love the cartooniness and prettyness of these movies so I wondered what you guys thought!

My fav lies between my neighbour totoro and princess mononoke- I love them both for differant reasons, but they are both so cute!

Spirited away started it all for me- I watched it for the first time in Zurich- In japanese with german and french subtitles!
Sayuri
07-30-2005, 11:43 AM
My favorite is Spirited Away ^^.

I LOVE the story and the many diverse spirits they created. When I went to see it we actually had to sneak in the theatre! The lady at the desk said that it had been sold out, but it wasn't a crowded night or anything. Figuring that it must have been a computer error or something we bought tickets to another movie and just slipped in the Spirited Away Theatre instead. Sure enough, the theatre was nearly empty!
Silent Bob
07-30-2005, 05:01 PM
It's either Spirited Away or Grave of the Fireflies. Spirited Away was amazing! And it reminded me of Alice in Wonderland, which I also love. But Grave of the Fireflies was just... no other movie has ever made me feel so sad. It was a work of art.
midgetgem
07-30-2005, 06:54 PM
It's either Spirited Away or Grave of the Fireflies. Spirited Away was amazing! And it reminded me of Alice in Wonderland, which I also love. But Grave of the Fireflies was just... no other movie has ever made me feel so sad. It was a work of art.

oooo, I'll have to look out for that one.

I bought a set from ebay of about 11 studio ghibli films- but im not sure if that's one of them....
midgetgem
07-30-2005, 06:56 PM
yay my dvd collection has it- I'll be watching that one tonight then!
vivien
07-30-2005, 11:57 PM
I'm sad to say so far I've only seen My Neighbour Totoro :o.

I got Princess Mononoke for Xmas though. I need to watch that one, it looks so beautiful!
Silent Bob
07-31-2005, 01:59 AM
yay my dvd collection has it- I'll be watching that one tonight then!

Yay! Tell me what you think when you do.
midgetgem
07-31-2005, 04:38 PM
grave of the fireflies was so sad and beautiful, though the fact that you know that the ending will be sad kinda helped for me- at least i knew what was coming.

It was so beautifully written and you could really understand the viewpoints of the people in it, from the lil girl, to her brother to the auntie (who seemed a bit evil).

I cried too :(
Valkyrie
07-31-2005, 09:53 PM
I can't pick a favorite Ghibli film...they are all so beautiful. I've only seen Kikki, Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle, but I love them all.
Miss Upsetter
08-02-2005, 03:35 AM
POM POKO!!!! its so crazy and weird, and if you think spirited away had a lot of spirits in it, oh man, their parade is NUTS!!!

Other than that, I love mononoke hime and grave of the fireflies....*sigh*

yes, I bought the boxset :o
midgetgem
08-03-2005, 01:52 PM
POM POKO!!!! its so crazy and weird, and if you think spirited away had a lot of spirits in it, oh man, their parade is NUTS!!!

Other than that, I love mononoke hime and grave of the fireflies....*sigh*

yes, I bought the boxset :o


I'll be watching that then! :)
dootsie
08-03-2005, 02:45 PM
I've only seen Spirited Away all the way through, but they all look to be so beautiful and engaging. You just feel like you've fallen into a totally new world.
raks_hime
08-04-2005, 01:02 AM
I've seen most of the Ghibli films and I have to say that Spirited Away and Totoro are my favorites. Pom Poko was pretty crazy and fun- I saw a badly subbed version with some funny subtitles- plus I think it's a goofy film in general, but still very touching. Chihiro is an awesome heroine and some little asian girls will always be "Mei" to me. It's so cute, we got my 3 yr old cousin saying "Is it lunchtime yet?" when she plays with the Totoro toys we got her.
I have to admit I was a little disappointed with Howl, but I think it's because Miyazaki had the book to work with so the plot was a little wonky.
midgetgem
08-04-2005, 08:14 AM
I've seen most of the Ghibli films and I have to say that Spirited Away and Totoro are my favorites. Pom Poko was pretty crazy and fun- I saw a badly subbed version with some funny subtitles- plus I think it's a goofy film in general, but still very touching. Chihiro is an awesome heroine and some little asian girls will always be "Mei" to me. It's so cute, we got my 3 yr old cousin saying "Is it lunchtime yet?" when she plays with the Totoro toys we got her.
I have to admit I was a little disappointed with Howl, but I think it's because Miyazaki had the book to work with so the plot was a little wonky.


I agree!

I need to watch pom poko, i bought an almost definitve set- so im working my way through!

Any other studio's that i should look out for?
aria dust
08-06-2005, 02:31 PM
The Cat Returns was really funny, with a spectacularly grand catgentleman in a suit. Kiki's Delivery Service was also v. pretty and uplifting (esp. the black cat and that lady with all the crows). However, Totoro will forever be my all time favorite!
midgetgem
08-06-2005, 02:49 PM
yay for totoro! I'm so glad my friend introduced me to it!