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# I love that film! :D
(I helped save b3ta! Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 14:45, archived)
# my 2nd fave Ghibli
after Castle in the Sky, aka Laputa. With the Cat Returns in 3rd.
(I helped save b3ta! Mster Johnny Ekstrom, now that's a name, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 14:48, archived)
# The Cat Returns may be my favourite.
That, Spirited Away or Grave of the Fireflies.
(I helped save b3ta! Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 14:56, archived)
# Grave of the Fireflies
is such a sad movie - absolutely shows how the innocent always get it worst in war.
(I helped save b3ta! Mster Johnny Ekstrom, now that's a name, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 14:58, archived)
# One of the reasons it's one of my favourites.
It isn't as innocent as the others, but still looks beautiful.
(I helped save b3ta! Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 15:06, archived)
# Now I kind of 'get' the ambiguous ending
I'm feeling a lot of love for Porco Rosso.

The Cat Returns has the best soundtrack song, whilst Kiki's Delivery Service has an opening sequence to die for (once the cat turns the radio on) and a great end-credits epilogue montage.
But I'd say Castle in the Sky does it best overall, with the crazy architecture, technology and instantly fabricated mythology. Totoro is still the best for kids though. Shame it's all gone to pants lately.
(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 14:59, archived)
# Think there is a Porco
sequel on the way! I did enjoy Ponyo, but not so much as the early stuff.
(I helped save b3ta! Mster Johnny Ekstrom, now that's a name, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 15:01, archived)
# I thought Ponyo was well produced but too derivative of earlier stuff and inconsistent.
The sea-goddess I could cope with, but the mad morose magical submariner somehow spawning in an underwater goldfish bowl was just too outré even for a Ghibli film.
And that whole 'tasted human blood' thing really didn't translate well.
And Earthsea was just completely unengaging. By which I mean a bit shit.
(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 15:06, archived)