One question before I buy it, is this the entire collection of Nausica?
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The Films of Studio Ghibli |OT| Creating New Worlds
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One question before I buy it, is this the entire collection of Nausica?
Watched grave of the fireflies this week.
It absolutely crushed meI almost regret watching it as beautifully made as it is.
Also watched Totoro which I think is my new favorite, the animation and the setting are just perfect.
I've also never seen the mood and atmosphere of countryside life depicted better anywhere else.
Studio Ghibli is in a league all of it's own when it comes to building interesting characters and animation. They put disney and pixar to shame.
I'm not sure about put to shame but I would say Ghibli is in a class of their own. Disney/Pixar are masters of their craft for sure but all 3 of these have their share of success and failure. IMO nobody does magical lands/creatures and atmosphere better than Miyazaki. Can't place a favorite these 3 studios are all great.
ElectricBlue187
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After watching all the Ghibli movies you can't help to notice how preachy Miyazaki is about environmental issues. Pom Poko is exceptionally preachy. Thankfully he has toned it down in the past few movies and that message is more subdued
Yes it's all 7 volumes, Book 1 is 1-4 Book 2 5-7. 1104 pages total!! Get it now Amazon is back ordered 1 to 3 weeks.
I see what your saying, I can't help but agree with the message though it never bothered me. Over development is a worldwide problem so I can see why he uses it.
edit: oops should have combined the posts.
Gah, I have to wait until my Financial Aid comes in.
Edit: Screw it, I don't want the item to disappear, or I will have to pay for the $60 tag on it. I must get that discount! I have completed my purchase!
Nausicaa was pretty preachy, but Princess Mononoke is basically the most even-handed environmental fable told in film. And it's a much better story than Avatar.
Didn't realize From Up on Poppy Hill was coming to theaters this year! March 15th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZDe7WJ1KTE
Will try and catch it on the big screen have never seen it before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZDe7WJ1KTE
Will try and catch it on the big screen have never seen it before.
My favourite by far has always been Howl's Moving Castle. Something about the world just... resonated with me. Then again, I have only seen a couple of Ghibli movies (Princess Mononoke, Whisper of the Heart, From Up on Poppy Hill, Nausicäa, Spirited Away), so... I definitely still want to see Porco Rosso, love the music! I actually bought a book full of Ghibli tabs for the Ukulele when I was studying abroad.
Mononoke is a slow-burner. You're either in the "I loved it from the first time I saw it!" camp, or the "this is slightly mediocre, I don't understand what the big hype for it is.." camp, but eventually everything clicks. I was a mixture of both at times.
All I can tell you is to let it rest for a while and watch it again in a few months time and see how it goes. Try to watch a few more of Miyazaki's efforts in between.
Only the Japanese domestic release.
Come on! It is not such a bad situation when the Japanese domestic release includes English dubbing and subtitles (http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B008TNCYSQ/). If the yen change keeps that downwards adjustment against the dollar in the following weeks, you could maybe get this with an even more advantageous import price.
There's a steep import tax here in Brazil(60% of the original price). When we get stuff(like Ponyo) it's usually after the US release :\
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Wait, which ghibli movies that might have low chance to release in US other than Princess Mononoke?
cj_iwakura
Member
That's kind of what I'm asking! I'd love to have Kiki's on blu ray but not for the Japanese prices.
Yeah I'd be importing asap if it was released. I'm going to start working on the BR versions I have most in a combination but will start replacing DVD's. First up Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle then hopefully this year Japan will release Spirited Away or Mononoke on BR.
Only Yesterday, which is also the best Ghibli movie.
DrForester
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What licensing issues are they having with Princess Mononoke? Thought it was just the usual, Disney sitting on their butts.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Only Yesterday, which is also the best Ghibli movie.
I need to watch this.
Basically Miramax (no longer subsidiary of Disney) held the rights in the US for it, they don't anymore it lapsed so no one has it. Disney may pick it up someday hopefully Lasseter will do it he loves Miyazaki.
cj_iwakura
Member
So uh, can't Disney just grab it and release it?
And what's wrong with Only Yesterday?
They should I don't know why they wouldn't but I'm not doing negotiations for them either. I guess it didn't do well in the theaters so it's possible they could be worried about profits.
I was worrying that Disney thought it went a bit too far for the clean image they want, and thought Miramax simply didn't exist at all as a label to put it through. If the rights are free again though then I hope Disney acts fast and doesn't let the gorier bits stop them, I really want to have that in blu-ray.
I concur. It didn't help that the movie was already so hyped, so I was expecting something really spectacular. I didn't think it was a bad movie by any means, it just didn't grab me like the others did. I'll watch it again sometime this year.
cj_iwakura
Member
I had a weird experience with Mononoke. Someone let me borrow a fansub and I thought it was nothing special.
Saw the dub in theaters and was blown away.
I guess I was lucky I knew very little of Ghibli films and my wife introduced me to Totoro I was blown away. Then started watching more films little by little. Mononoke is my second favorite film just because of the subject matter and the scale of the movie in general. I can see how it wouldn't be instantly lovable though.
airmangataosenai
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It isn't really Ghibli, but having watched Castle of Cagliostro recently I'd say that it's probably Miyazaki's best work. It feels well paced and the script moves quickly but always makes sense with competent action. I love his work but a lot of his other films feel almost like he's making things up as he goes.
Miyazaki movies are produced in a way that the production begins before he has finished up the storyboards. He wants the script to find its natural conclusion during the production or something like that.
Most of the time the method works well but with a movie like Howl's Moving Castle you can see he kinda wrote himself in a corner.
Ah man that is one of my fav's, it's actually kind of hard to find on DVD now. Was on Netflix for awhile I saw it there.
Not too sure if this has been posted yet or not, but the English trailer for From Up on Poppy Hill is out:
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/fromuponpoppyhill/
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/fromuponpoppyhill/
Yup posted top of the page. I've watched it a few times love the music.
TheKaeptain
Banned
So it is getting released here? When?
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
March 15 theatrically.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Looks gorgeous. Music and dub sound top notch too.
Thanks for posting the link! The HD version is utterly beautiful.
Mine had a small nick in the binding on one book I opted for the discount I didn't want to wait for a replacements.
Frangipani
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Holy crap thank you!! Beautiful, beautiful trailer. Can't wait.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I was looking up Miazaki's Japanese blurays, and I have a couple questions:
Is the quality of the Japanese masters pretty much the same as their US counterparts, like they just use the same one?
How are the menus and extras on the JP Miyazaki blus?
I saw a listing for Howl's Japanese blu on target.com, and its only $45. Is that an error? Sounds too good to be true.
Is the quality of the Japanese masters pretty much the same as their US counterparts, like they just use the same one?
How are the menus and extras on the JP Miyazaki blus?
I saw a listing for Howl's Japanese blu on target.com, and its only $45. Is that an error? Sounds too good to be true.