Rating: Summary: Excellent Movie Review: This is an incredible work of art! Princess Mononoke is both compelling and invigorating. This is deffinetly one of the top 5 movies i have ever seen.
Rating: Summary: Mononoke Hime, a story to see with eyes unclouded... Review: This is no regular comercial anime. This is a movie to enjoy, with animation to enjoy, with music to enjoy, with a story to enjoy. This is a tale about a quest for the truth, about facing our destiny, a story to find out that hate that cames from humans, animals and gods, could destroy life... and death. It could be enough to say that this movie got more money than Episode I in Japan. Is a long and slow story, filled with real truths, where you can feel the sights of the landscapes, where no one is completely evil or good. A journey through the Japanese mythology, with a great english track that captures the real sense of the traditions, keeping the story intact. This dvd features the literal translation, for those who would like to enjoy the original japanese wording. Great sound. There are just two additional features: a featurette that only shows some comments from the english dubbers, and a trailer. Anyway, just to watch the movie is worth the price. If you are looking for fast paced figths, or short skirted girls, don't buy it.
Rating: Summary: The Best Anime EVER Review: if you do not own this, buy it, steal it, just get it.Mononoke Hime is one of those true classics, like Ghost in the Shell or Akira. The animation is absolutely beautiful and this is a movie that will stay with you forever. I personally have watched it over and over and I can't get enough of it. If you like a beautiful story, amazing animation and want to be entertained and challenged get this movie. I have yet to meet someone who does not like it. It's a true gem. AH (Illustrator)
Rating: Summary: Great Movie Review: I would like to start of buy saying that you don't have to like anime to like this movie. This movie as you might have heard it the top grossing movie in Japan, and for a good reason. Mononoke is the best movie you will ever see. period. There arn't any bad guys but there arn't any good guys eather. I think that you should order this movie now. It's perfect!
Rating: Summary: one of the greatest animes ive seen Review: this is a great movie with a good amount of action and a great story id have to say that this is a must have anime for any anime collection.
Rating: Summary: An Anime for the while family. Review: It's Anime alright, but it isn't your typical Anime. I would classify this under Classical Anime in a heartbeat but it also finds itself to be the first anime for most people. Personally... it was my 4th Anime Movie. Genre/Setting: Fantasy, Ancient Times surrounding the initial invention of the Gun and the mining of Iron. Art Style, realistic and very beautiful, a worthy Masterpiece of art. As you can tell i really enjoyed it. Nudity: NONE... most anime has a little... even if it's a small insignificant scene it at least has something, but this anime... nope, not a thing. A major reason it can be viewed with the entire family there. Violence is low in comparison to other Anime. But for the family scene, this Anime contains scenes of cartoon death, dismemberment and animal attacks. It is the story of a young man who becomes cursed while saving his village from a demon. The demon is actually a large Bore that became possesed by hatred when he was shot by a human. The curse will spread throughout the young man's body until it kills him. So, in the meantime he will journey to the heart of the evil behind the bore's hatred to learn for himself the truth "with eyes unclouded by hate", so that he may find peace. From there the plot unfolds. This is not a sword battle movie and though the image on the cover may appear like a lightsaberesque duel is taking place, i assure you it is not based on combat. In fact the young man in the image rarely takes up his sword in any sort of battle... he's better with his arrows. And as misleading as the Title may be, it does not have some sort of Helpless princess... Princess Mononoke is just a title given to the daughter of the wolf god. The movie does have large animals who are like gods and even a forest god who reigns over all of them, but there is no preaching of this religion. On the cast list are names like Claire Daines, Mimi Driver, Billybob Thorton, Gillian Anderson (who plays the role of the Wolf god, whose japanese voice is done by a really deep bass... kinda confusing). With such names as these taking up the role then it's gotta have something in it right? And i hear that it almost ran off with #1 movie in Japan, falling to the hyped up Titanic. It is an anime that the entire family can enjoy and one that will remain classic to all Anime fans, casual and hardcore. It was one of the first anime's my family saw, and trust me that the kids will love it... at least all the kids i know of have loved it.
Rating: Summary: One of the most beautiful films ever Review: Although I am a big fan of Japanese Animation, one doesn't have to be to enjoy Princess Mononoke (also known a Mononoke Hime). There is certainly a reason why this film is Japan's top grossing film ever, not just animated film, film period. Mononoke has a fabulous story line, set in Fuedal Japan, this movie is primarily about the struggle between nature and man in an industrialising world. It doesn't limit itself to that though, another main theme is dealing with conflicts and hatred. I really respected the way that the characters were represented. Since I consider myself close to nature, I naturally felt more sympathy for San (who is the Princess Mononoke), and the forest gods. However, her enemy, Lady Eboshi, was by no means an evil character, and was very good to people, such as the lepers that she cared for. This emphisised that there is no firm line between good and evil, and theme that I always like to see in movies. The animation of the characters, and especially the sceney was incredible. No animated movie has ever posessed such quality in my opinion, Disney and other american companies pale greatly in comparrison. I have shown this movie to many of my friends, most all of whom are not fans of animated movies, and not one has thought it anythign but spectacular. This film is not only one of the greatest animated movies of all time, or one of the greatest foreign movies of all time, it is possibly the greatest film of any kind, ever.
Rating: Summary: RaxinatorClaw Review: This is the best movie I have ever seen in my life. The art is amazing, and it's characters are wonderful. I'm a big Harry Potter fan, but after watching this movie I have second thoughts. This isn't a cute little kiddie movie. It does have a lot of blood and gore but it is still a great movie. But there is one HORRIBLE thing about it: it ends!
Rating: Summary: Reviews by Dan Review: This is a great movie for all fans of anime and for those who want to know what its all about....even Ebert had to give this one a thumbs up....I recommend it to any one that would see it.
Rating: Summary: The easiest 5 stars ive ever given Review: This movie in short is brilliant. Im sure a hundred other people have given their synopsis of this movie. Im just here to add my name to the extremely long list of people who only have praise for this movie. I loved the story, the atmosphere, the setting, and most of all the characters. The worst thing about the movie is that it ends. :(
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