arrietty seemed to lack ghibli weirdness the borrowers meets the flower fairies
ponyo ftw
(ponyo ftw
Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 17:12,
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I dont much like the modern ghibli wierdness trendThe wierdness in spirited away was acceptable, because old japanese ghosts / gods are wierd as fuck, generally, but its still no excuse for grotesque grannies with giant heads and clitorises on their forehead.
I prefer the simpler, more charming tales, like kiki, which had no wierdness, bad guys, curses, fantasy realms, monsters or real peril.
(I prefer the simpler, more charming tales, like kiki, which had no wierdness, bad guys, curses, fantasy realms, monsters or real peril.
taters Bah weep grahnah weep ninibong,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 17:13,
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I thought Spirited Away was a bit haphazard, but I still enjoyed itNausicaa was a bit of a disappointment
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Photoshop Bitch 2014 edition,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 17:18,
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I liked Nausicaa, I thought she was cutealthough the giant bugs that looked like woodlice gave me the heebie jeebies
The Cat Returns is my Ghibli disapointment
(The Cat Returns is my Ghibli disapointment
Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 17:24,
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I like the older stuff where you can see influences on what came later.Like the giant airships that kind of leaked through into Laputa.
That trailer for Whisper of the Heart on all the DVDs is extraordinary for the little references and cross-over of motifs to the other films, even though the film itself is a simple modern story of young relationships. A shame the director didn't get to do any more, on account of his premature promotion to full time daisy pusher-upperer.
(That trailer for Whisper of the Heart on all the DVDs is extraordinary for the little references and cross-over of motifs to the other films, even though the film itself is a simple modern story of young relationships. A shame the director didn't get to do any more, on account of his premature promotion to full time daisy pusher-upperer.
joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 18:54,
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Nah, Ponyo is a bit too mental. It's trying too hard to be another Spirited Away.It's OK, but maybe it's just the concept of 'tasting human blood' that really weirds me out. That's just nasty. At least it wasn't as awful as their version of 'Earthsea' though.
Then again, the bit in Spirited Away where it goes all Disney with that hopping lamp is the strangest part. The tram running through the flood is awesome.
(Then again, the bit in Spirited Away where it goes all Disney with that hopping lamp is the strangest part. The tram running through the flood is awesome.
joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 17:43,
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earthseareview: "it just stopped"
I guess that's a side effect of making what's effectively an episode in a series of books, apparently the author didn't like the animation much.
(I guess that's a side effect of making what's effectively an episode in a series of books, apparently the author didn't like the animation much.
discomeats This canoe,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 18:47,
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i enjoyed it, although it was slow...And when the boy was going on about how he was probably going to die at the hospital, geez, we figured that out already -- but way to completely bring me down.
Ponyo was cute. I felt like it left bits unresolved, though.
Spirited Away is just plain awesome.
(Ponyo was cute. I felt like it left bits unresolved, though.
Spirited Away is just plain awesome.
Foxglove -- it all ends in tears anyway...,
Mon 30 Apr 2012, 19:27,
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