I tend to assume that most people have seen at least one Studio Ghibli film
but I'm not sure how many of them will have seen either Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind or Princess Mononoke. Both environmental fables and both amazingly good. I would strongly recommend watching Nausicaa in subtitled Japanese, as Shia Labeouf's voice "acting" is immensely jarring next to Patrick Stewart's sonorous tones.

Alt Q - no contest. South Park. Actually went to the front desk afterwards and asked for my £4 and the last hour-and-a-half of my life back
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:05, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I really really liked South Park the movie
I paid to see it twice. I still have it on VHS and DVD.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:07, Reply)

Princess Mononoke is brilliant.
South Park is superb, particularly the film.

We appear to have this strange thing going on where we both really like some of the same things, but you mysteriously hate some things that are brilliant.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:08, Reply)

Yes. Yes we do.
Although I don't think we've come across the reverse yet - something I love that you hate. Maybe you just love everything
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:10, Reply)

nope, I really hate a lot of things, U2 for example
and the Manic Street Preachers.

I'm pretty easily pleased when it comes to films, I'll enjoy most things, but I do really love some.

As I was writing my previous post it occurred to me that we hadn't seen the reverse. Bit odd, but it just might not have come up
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:14, Reply)

Manics are half decent. Like any band some good stuff some toss.
U2 though utter rubbish. My dealer is a huge U2 fan to the extent he didn't go to Glasto when they pulled out. We have countless arguments about it he still has the ltd edition U2 ipod.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:21, Reply)

nope
agreeing with Vipros here both Manic Street Preachers and U2 are unredeemably shit
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Also agreeing here.
EDIT not agreeing with your made-up word 'unredeemably' though. It's 'irredeemably'.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:24, Reply)

I have not slept properly
for four nights running
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:46, Reply)

It has now
I love the Manics
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Good ears!

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:26, Reply)

musically they are passable
but fucking hell, the lyrics are the whiniest shit I've ever heard, delivered in the whiniest fucking voice.

"If you tolerate this your children will be next" Fuck right off, you fucking pretentious wankstain.

At least U2 managed to produce some decent stuff at the start of their career.

The Manics were shit even before the only talented one killed himself.

If you like the Manics you cannot say a fucking thing about the quality or not of the Smashing Pumpkins.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:28, Reply)

Can
Smashing Pumpkins are shit

See?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:28, Reply)

you are wrong

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:29, Reply)

^true Smashing Pumpkins are shit.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:31, Reply)

They are indeed shit.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:38, Reply)

That's two things we've agreed on in one thread
But given that the other is Lawrence of Arabia, a yardstick for excellence in films as solid as the Pumpkins are for musical shitness, it might be deemed "likely coincidence"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:41, Reply)

not the point
I merely think they are quite good, but if someone can think that the Manics are anything other than fucking crap their opinion on someone like the Smashing Pumpkins has no weight at all.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:42, Reply)

someone like the Smashing Pumpkins anything at all
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:44, Reply)

well, yes

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 12:24, Reply)

Bumming men?
Actually Vippers is a big a fan of that as you are. As you were.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:14, Reply)

Ironically, you're right
I'm confident that Vippers and I have bummed the exact same number of men
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:28, Reply)

I have all the Ghibli films and have always watched them Subbed
Until recently when I have begun showing them to my two year old who can't read. I don't think I like them so much in English. I did raise a smile the other day when I was woken up by Akira singing "Totoro To Tor OH!" at the top of her voice.
( Peej, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:09, Reply)

That film is unbelievably cute
Saw a very unusual Ghibli the other day - Grave of the Fireflies. Unusual because it's not remotely fantastical and unbelievably fucking depressing. Good though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:11, Reply)

The Cat Returns
is the best
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:12, Reply)

My Daughter and Niece love the Cat Returns
My wife hates it. I'm going to have to kill her because its bloody great.
( Peej, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:13, Reply)

how can she hate it?
it's the most cheerful film ever! And the cats walk, there is a bowl of giant jelly, everything
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:14, Reply)

It is bloody good fun in a very silly way
But Mononoke is my favourite. Probably the 5th best foreign language film ever made, if you ask me. Which none of you will, which is why I'm telling you.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:15, Reply)

it was alright
but I'm not a fan of eco-stuff
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:16, Reply)

If you dare say "Climate change is a theory"
then I will say bad things about Dean Winchester
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:27, Reply)

Climate change is a theory
haha.

As it happens not a climate-change denier, merely dubious of the flow of information and misinformation, and pretty certain that humans aren't the main cause
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:30, Reply)

Humans aren't the main cause
The ridiculous levels of pollution we've created are

Also, Dean Winchester is a gay
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:32, Reply)

I'm pretty sure that Dean Winchester
is not a gay. That's a far more important point to respond to than your other one
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:33, Reply)

We'll certainly have more fun with it
He TALKS about girls a lot... that's all I'm saying
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:34, Reply)

he has a different girlfriend every second episode or so
and he was sort of in love with Cassie
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:35, Reply)

He SAYS he has a different girlfriend every second episode or so...*
I'll give you Cassie though. Even though it's Ms Foxtrot you're really after

*lack of knowledge beyond series one painfully self-evident at this point
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:42, Reply)

don't bring up climate change
it's fucking tedious
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:36, Reply)

Is "Låt den rätte komma in" above it?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:32, Reply)

Has she seen the film of her namesake?
Or are you waiting a while for that?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:13, Reply)

South Park the movie is genius
I've not seen either of those 2 though, must have a look
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:10, Reply)

I'm a Studio Ghibli fan.
I've got Princess Mononoke, Totoro (yay!) and Spirited Away. I've seen Kiki's Delivery Service, The Castle of Cagliostro, The Cat Returns and Howl's Moving Castle (the only one I didn't like). Fopp were doing a promotion of loads of Ghibli films for £7 each, and I stupidly didn't snap them all up at the time.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:15, Reply)

Check out a film called Cat Soup (Nekojiru-so)
A very trippy short about 2 cats on spiritual journey.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:17, Reply)

You have style and taste.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:19, Reply)

By extension, so do I
Cheers Monty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:23, Reply)

No, you have AIDS - not the same thing at all.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:25, Reply)

Tis
AIDS style and taste

See?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:27, Reply)

Yep!
I might treat myself to a payday DVD, I've always wanted to see The Grave of Fireflies.

And Fopp have opened a new store about 4 mins walk from my office, just outside ULU.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:29, Reply)

Grave of the Fireflies is really good
BUT

I stuck it on Lovefilm cos it was a Ghibli Ms Foxtrot hadn't seen, without researching it. She loves the fantastical, childlike nature of most Ghibli films and hates being depressed by movies. Fucking hell I got that wrong
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:33, Reply)

At least you didn't listen to your wonderfully fluffy QOTW friends
and show your wife Irreversible. Bunch of cunts.
( Peej, Thu 19 Aug 2010, 11:41, Reply)