Studio Ghibli Films

[The_Discworldaholic]

check out the offical ghibli site got some cracking info on there, im a huge fan too so going there was an excellent idea i found stuff i never knew about and now got copies of all the films, just a shame some are in japanese and i only know a few words so cant really follow them lol

 

[Fizz]

Wow, you just reminded me that Ponyo is out on DVD as well as a re-release of all of his other works. Luckily I already have those and as tempting as buying the reissues would be, too much money.

My favorite though still has to be My Neighbor Totoro

 

[Marco]

I have read the book, it's Harry Potter-ish. And the follow up, which wasn't so good.

Studio Ghibli museum is maybe a 90 minute train journey from me, but I've never been.

I have been, you are missing out if you don't. It is awesome to say the least.

I have seen:
Spirited Away
Castle in the Sky
Howl's Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
<---And of course Totoro

 

[Ghost]

I was digging about reading some of the older threads on here and I saw this one and was reminded
of something I read last week and thought I'd share
Studio Ghibli Announces 2 New Movies For 2013
the one which interests me the most is the The Story of Princess Kaguya "The tale of the bamboo cutter"
which has a very different feel from most of the ghibli films

But I'd love to see Kaze Tachinu "The wind has risen"

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Good I like the Ghibli films, thanks for the heads up Ghost.

 

[Ghost]

I just wish that Ghibli would realise more of their back catalogue I've been dying to see some their short films but either they haven't been subbed or there aren’t any available links on-line http://www.nausicaa.net/wiki/Main_Page

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I've seen quite a lot of those, I regret missing out on a ticket for a tour of the studio's when I was at a Worldcon there as it had to be prebooked before the con.

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Thanks for the info,Ghost.Looking forward to it.

 

[raptornx01]

Whisper of the heart is another low-key Ghibli film. very down to earth. Not a fantasy or action type film. worth a look if you like ghibli. Worth noting too, that The Cat Returns is based on a dream sequence in Whisper (and the only non-reality based part of the movie.)

Another one, if you can find it, is Grave Of The Fireflies. based on a true story and very, very sad. but also very good. it was originally released many many years ago by Central Park Media which is now defunct. dunno who has it now, but may be able to find it. The dubbing (though there isn't that much dialogue in the film) was done with New York VAs not the Los Angeles ones disney uses, but is very different from their usual stuff (like Pokemon, slayers, YuGiOh etc) very well done.

(actually, looking on youtube, if you search for grave, the first result is the full movie. not dvd quality, but serviceable)

My all time favorite though is still Kiki's delivery service.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Grave, is about the bombing of Hiroshima in the 2nd World War, I also like the Castle of Cagliostro and Howls Moving castle,Tales from Earthsea plus a few others.

 

[raptornx01]

Eh, not quite. It is about WW2 but hiroshima wasn't involved. its based on what the writer went through as a teenage boy when his town was firebombed by the US and him and his little sister were left to fend for themselves (their mom was killed in the bombing and their father was off fighting.)

 

[Ghost]

also there’s a live action version that expands on the storyline a bit more Grave of the Fireflies: Live Action Movie but I haven't seen it yet so I don't know what it's like

 

[Catch-up]

The only Studio Ghibli film I've ever seen was Arrietty. Very beautiful, but so boring I almost slipped into a coma.

 

[raptornx01]

Honestly, grave is a great movie that everyone should see, but I can't say i want to see it again. That's why i've never really been keen on the live-action version.

Catch-up, yeah, some of their films are a slow burn. never been known for their action. not to say they don't have any, but some can take awhile to get going.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Arrietty, had it's UK premier here last week I had not seen that one before but there are some good ones, and some that are quite violent.

 

[Ghost]

I've only seen it in Japanese with English subs but it's on the very top of my wish list

 

[SamHain]

The only Studio Ghibli film I've ever seen was Arrietty. Very beautiful, but so boring I almost slipped into a coma.

Unfortunately, this is a common recurrence with Ghibli films. They're all worth seeing once, and they're all beautiful films; yet they all tend to drag on a bit longer than they should.

 

[raptornx01]

Arrietty, had it's UK premier here last week I had not seen that one before but there are some good ones, and some that are quite violent.

Princess Mononoke *cough*

there's a reason disney released it under their Miramax label rather then the Disney one like the others.

Still a great movie though

 

[Ghost]

The only Studio Ghibli film I've ever seen was Arrietty. Very beautiful, but so boring I almost slipped into a coma.

Unfortunately, this is a common recurrence with Ghibli films. They're all worth seeing once, and they're all beautiful films; yet they all tend to drag on a bit longer than they should.

which is why for pacing I prefer Satoshi Kon's work but sadly he passed away in 2010 and only produced a few films and anime

 

[Catch-up]

The only Studio Ghibli film I've ever seen was Arrietty. Very beautiful, but so boring I almost slipped into a coma.

Unfortunately, this is a common recurrence with Ghibli films. They're all worth seeing once, and they're all beautiful films; yet they all tend to drag on a bit longer than they should.

Good to know! I was surprised it kept the girls attention, so they must have done something right. Don't think I'm likely to sit through another one though.