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The Films of Studio Ghibli |OT| Creating New Worlds
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Well, it's not like it's the norm or anything, Miyazaki has the luxury of not showing anything beforehand since people will line-up to the theaters just because it's something new by Miyazaki. A poster and a date will do.
I'm glad he stuck with the artistic designs that were a part of My Neighours the Yamadas.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Pon Poko is the next blu-ray up for release, in November.
What a cute cover :3
dat massive bulge lol
captainwhat
Member
that isn't princess mononoke or spirited away.
With The Cat Returns and Ocean Waves, along with the two new Ghibli films this fall, still to come on blu-ray, it may still be a while for Spirited Away and Mononoke. Unfortunately.
Coreda
Member
I'm hoping Mononoke gets a special red/white cover.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
lol of course not
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Two movies trickling out in May 2014, obviously.
Obligatory full JP collection picture:
This Ghibli special japanese collection never cease to amaze me. They look awesome!
BlazingDarkness
Member
They are lovely. I should print out the covers at least or something to replace the inferior ones of the U.S. editions.
Managed to see the Wind Rises today. I was surprised at how much of the Japanese I could understand, after only one year of University.
I'm not sure on some of the final plot points but I enjoyed it a lot.
Also, a gorgeous teaser for the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter played before. Loving the art direction.
I'm not sure on some of the final plot points but I enjoyed it a lot.
Also, a gorgeous teaser for the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter played before. Loving the art direction.
Awesome! The animation on the trailer doesn't disappoint, was the footage new of Bamboo Cutter?
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Today I saw Mononoke Hime. Superb movie, I'm so very lucky to have gotten it on DVD and watched it with subs. After the film ended I started watching the featurette included and OH GOD THE ENGLISH DUB...I DON'T EVEN.
Howl being Christian Bale was a bit iffy, Kiki's was okay, Porco Rosso...you could even say it was good. But listening to Ashitaka and San's voices in english...ugh.
The film itself is very well-thought and not targeted towards children, that's for sure. The animation is mind-blowing. The themes and open-endedness of Mononoke were quite surprising. Now, I have set this this goal of watching all of Miyazaki's films before the summer ends. I wish I had this quality of movies growing up, if it weren't for Pixar I would've been mercy of the brain-dead messages from Disney.
The film itself is very well-thought and not targeted towards children, that's for sure. The animation is mind-blowing. The themes and open-endedness of Mononoke were quite surprising. Now, I have set this this goal of watching all of Miyazaki's films before the summer ends. I wish I had this quality of movies growing up, if it weren't for Pixar I would've been mercy of the brain-dead messages from Disney.
Note that Mononoke is the most "action-y" movie Miyazaki has ever done. It is definitely his most violent movie and nothing he has done has even come close to it.
As for the themes, I guess it depends which themes you're talking about. If its the environmentalism, then pretty much all his movies do this with varying degrees of subtlety. Miyazaki's movies almost all have the theme of growing up too so if that's your thing, you'll like the others as well.
As for the themes, I guess it depends which themes you're talking about. If its the environmentalism, then pretty much all his movies do this with varying degrees of subtlety. Miyazaki's movies almost all have the theme of growing up too so if that's your thing, you'll like the others as well.
It was new.
I'm not sure if what was show is representive of what the final movie will look like though.
Why wouldn't it? You think all trailers and promo materials up to this point have been a giant bait and switch?
Well, I think the first trailer just showed the old couple playing with a baby in a very typical sumie style and then flashed to something more anime-like. And I could be remembering wrong but didn't the latest trailer momentarily show a modern setting?
As far as I remember it showed the house, then the girl, then the girl running out of the house and leaving a trail of clothes behind. It wasn't a very long trailer. The art style was consistent throughout as well.
The first trailer with the baby. You see her opening the curtains. It looks modern. The character art style looks different. The second trailer where she's running and shedding clothes, wasn't there a road with lamp posts?
I suppose he did this with Pom Poko but it looks to incorporate two ways of drawing the characters.
Depends on how you define "action". Castle of Cagliostro and Castle in the Sky are definitely Miyazaki's most action-oriented movies but in a happy adventure-film kind of way. Quite the opposite from Mononoke but still, plenty of action.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
BlazingDarkness
Member
Anybody else in Japan watch The Wind Rises yet?
I'm not sure if you've seen this but here are some:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=71719716&postcount=107
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=71919996&postcount=137
There is also some discussion and a bunch of other stuff in that thread too.
Preordered! I've been waiting to watch this for awhile. It never came to theaters here, and the price is good enough for me to bite.
Obligatory full JP collection picture:
They nailed the Porco Rosso cover perfectly.
Deputy Dangle
Member
Mondo will be releasing the regular edition of Olly Moss' newest prints: Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. The posters will be available online for $50 each at a random time on Thursday, July 25th.
In the past, they seem to start allowing purchases sometime between 10am and 2pm EST. They're gonna go super quick. Can't wait!
In the past, they seem to start allowing purchases sometime between 10am and 2pm EST. They're gonna go super quick. Can't wait!
That Spirited Away poster... I dont even.
I never heard of Mondo before. Who are them? How does it work? Do they ship to other countries? Sorry if these are dumb questions, I am just in awe at that poster. :X
Deputy Dangle
Member
Woops, I forgot to link their website info. They're an Austin, Texas based company that collaborates with artists from around the world to make merchandise of pop culture. They're most known for their posters which are also limited edition and never go through reprints so what you buy from them is actually rare. They have a gallery on their site of recently released stuff. Although, there is a lot of stuff they have done in the past that isn't shown on their site. Olly Moss released a My Neighbor Totoro poster last year that I sadly missed out on.
I'm not sure about shipping to other countries, but I'd assume they do considering the people they work with and they don't specifically say in their FAQ that it's not possible. There is other info in the FAQ as well.
Also, a better look at the similar looking variants that were sold at Comic-Con last week: http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/mondo-dark-tower-pacific-rim-spirited-away-comic-con-prints/
Midnight Moon
Banned
I think that was from the atomic bomb....since the movie is about the plane used in world war 2 right?
EDIT: Sorry I was wrong, just read the wiki on the movie lol.
So what do the Japanese blu-ray releases have on them?
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Any word on totoro Bluray release in the US yet?
It came out a month or two ago. lolz
Wut. Fuck me lol
Hm, I used to get really anxious about these kinds of things, and there was a time when I really into the whole print scene. It's a whole heap of work though, and I vowed to myself that I would never get wrapped up in it the same way. Probably just as well that this passed me by!
That said, those do look really nice. I was fortunate enough to get the Totoro one when that was released, that still, to my shame, is still sitting in storage.
Was anyone lucky enough to secure one of these?
Phat Michael
Banned
Hi i just got these - where do you think is the best place to start?
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Transhuman
Unconfirmed Member
I haven't watched all of them but Castle in the Sky is my favourite, easily.
trab pu kcip
Member
Hi i just got these - where do you think is the best place to start?
I'd start with the oldest one (nausicaä) just so you can see the change in animation over the years and everything. after that it doesn't really matter imo but you could just continue chonologically.
Absolutely. And then Nausicaa.
trab pu kcip
Member
picking favorites is hard but I can say for sure that tales from earthsee has always been my least favorite one