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Summary: Borring, Miscast Voices, Too Long
Review: I first saw Princess Mononoke when it came out in theaters. With all of the hype, I was expecting something wonderful. The first thing I noticed was the good animation. The second thing was the flat, miscast voice acting. The third was the bleeding heart mumbo-jumbo story. Half way through the show I realized that I didnt care about any of the characters. The wolves were boring. The male hero whispered all of his lines like he was too cool to show any emotion. None of the monsters sounded cool (Not even any extra snorting for the attacking worm infested pig!). The best performance goes to the princess. Joe Bob didnt sound anything like he looked on screen. I dont know, I love anime, but I got so bored that I walked out before it was over. Don't believe the hype!
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Summary: No bad guys, just great characters.
Review: This was the first movie I ever owned on DVD I liked it so much. No matter how many times I watch it I sitll get chills, and I still hang on every word. The animation is clean, beautiful. The way the humans and animals move is quite subtle but when you pay attention to it, the level of work and thought is amazing. The story is chocked full of mysticisim, and is set in an age when man and beast lived side by side, and thier tolerance of each other is growing weaker and weaker day by day. The most amazing thing about the story is the complexity of all the characters. not a single one could be placed into a stereotype, Goodguy, badguy, clown... whatever... They all have a degree of complexity to them that can make a viewer love and hate them at the same time... All the characters have a goal, even if it means going against each other, but each of them have very valid reasons and are not evil for what they seek. Oh yea, A great score too, the orchestration really accentuates the plot and amplifies the characters emotions without being too distracting, which is a nice change.
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Summary: A Masterpiece with a profound moral message
Review: This animation masterpiece addresses profound moral issues of man's relationship with nature. The film is visually superb. What I liked most about the plot is that the none of the characters are all good or all bad-they are very, very human.
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Summary: Princess Mononoke (3.3 stars)
Review: This extremely popular Anime film about a young man's journey to find the nature god to cure his demonic arm is an epic in scope, but marred by problems. When this film was released in the U.S. it was chocked full Hollywood names for the voice-overs, and distributed by Miramax Studios. It was celebrated by critics and loved by audiences....and "Princess Mononoke" isn't a bad film. I don't see how it became so popular in Japan though. It's PG-13 rating gives it away that it's strictly for profit and not for art. For having that rating it pushed the envelope as close as it could, which is a plus. The film, however, was marred by over length. The film wasn't bad, the story was rather interesting at times, it had two stories going on at once. It did slow down near the end, it could have been 20 or 30 minutes shorter, and I'm not exaggerating. Besides the conclusion the film is pretty well done, the animation is clean, the colors are lush. It's much brighter than most Anime, which isn't necessarily a good thing, but it works well with the film. Overall "Princess Mononoke" is grand in scale and names, but does fall short when compared to classic medieval Anime films such as "Ninja Scroll."
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Summary: The opion of someone much older then 11 or 12
Review: For starters, I felt I should review this item due to the fact that it seems to have been primarily reviewed 11 and 12 year olds who obviously know even less about anime then they do about spelling and grammar!
Anyway, this is the best anime movie I've seen, and while I will admit the English translation is a bit ruff around the edges, it is far too minor a flaw to put a damper on my feelings about this masterpiece. The animation is absolutely breathtaking, only rivaled by the absolutely-spectacular-but-not-quite-as-great Ghost in the Shell. I should also note that this movie can be quite violent at times(such as decapitation and dismemberment of limbs), but I feel it is simply an active portrayal of battles in ancient Japan. They didn't suger-coat anything, and I like that! But if you don't enjoy seeing great globs of blood, just keep in mind that, no matter how good the animation is, it is still just 2D pictures with paint over them.
All in all, this is defiantly a must see for anyone over the age of 13 who enjoy really good anime. I highly recommend this movie, for it is truly a shame if the only people who are watching it are little kids who aren't even old enough to legally see it without their mommy's.
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Summary: Beginners Anime
Review: This was the first anime movie i had ever seen. I bought it because the cover was bitchn' and it was cheap. So i am by no means a huge anime fan, i mostly just like big robots, but this movie, I like. The animation is excellent; very clean and smooth, no real strange or shaky character animations or over the top anime faces ( ie huge mouths and tear drops over the head). The movie is very interesting if a little confusing at times. In fact I didn't really get it until i'd seen it 3 times. Tho there is blood, a lto of blood by american animated standards, but pretty normal fair as far as anime goes. A few guys lose some body parts as well ,but it's nothing too horrible. The picture is clear and crisp, the sound, while not astounding, is very good. It has a Japanese and English voice track, tho i prefer the english. The voices match the characters very well. Overall the movie is very excellent. The story is well written and enthralling. Not jsut for anime fans by any means. So if you enjoy fantasy movies, with lotsa action this film is definatelly a winner. Don't let the fact that this film is animated fool you into thinking it's full of mindless fluff and gore. Mononoke is truly a gem.
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Summary: A MUST SEE!!!!
Review: OMG! I would of never thought this movie exsisted if I wouldn't of went for my instinct. My sister and I had gone to rent some movies, and I had been taking my time too pick out a Good DVD I would Enjoy. My sister was already done and rushed me telling me to hurry and just grab a movie. So I looked and looked and Thought I should get an anime movie and just grabbed one. Later getting in the car looking at the Title: Princess Mononoke didn't sound so pleasent. I figured it was probably another one of those Lamo Drama cartoons. Didn't think it would be so good. Got home didn't even touch the DVD till the day before it was due. I had nothing to do so Decided "What the Heck I'll watch it anyway" Poped it In, and from that Moment on, changed the way I thought about Anime movies. This Movie Probably out Toped momst of my favorites, I probably saw it like 20 times because it was soooo good. After returning it, i went out that day and bought me the DVD and soundtrack and fell in love with Both. Gosh, and sometimes I just wish they would of put this In Theaters, I sometimes wonder why they never put Anime's on Theaters besides Pokemon and all that .... I mean, my God this Movie Kicks Butt and I dont ever remember it coming out in Theaters. Someone has got to Get this Movie Out. It's totally a Must See! Sound, Story, Action, Love all jam packed into one Anime Movie and Each Part well played and well made. Music Just makes this movie carry on and makes viewers want more. I'm telling you if they came out with a part 2 that is good as this, I would be definitly there to see it first day it poped up...
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Summary: Horrible!
Review: When I watched this for the first time on STARS(Ok,ok. So I didn't buy the DVD.Big deal) I was VERY disapointed. When I heard about it and people were like, "Watch the most popular Japanimation(Uggh!I HATE that word!)movie in America! It is just so perfect, I thought,cool! I'll have to watch it then!
So I waited...and waited...and waited for weeks to watch Princess Mononoke and when I FINALLY got to see it,I relized that,to me, it was of the most boring movies I have ever watched! I didn't even watch the whole thing!
So please people, don't get this movie! Rent this first if you must see it!
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Summary: One of my favorite anime
Review: I really enjoyed this movie. I had been waiting a long time to see this movie and I'm glad that I did. The animation was superb, the plot was excelent, and the characters were great. There were awsome battle sences and even a bit of romance. The only proplem was that there were barely any special features on the DVD. When I get a DVD I always look foward to the special features. Besides that everything was perfect. I wouldn't reccomend this movie for young children because it contains mild language, violence, blood, and some scary sences.
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Summary: Princess Mononoke-Not bad if you remember the names
Review: The first time I saw this film, I was pretty much blown away. I had to see it again, and although the second time wasn't quite as impressive, I never am quite as interested by the second viewing. This movie was rated action but it might easily be in any genre; for instance, there was a romance element, the level of plot was more than par for a typical drama, and it might even double as a resource for understanding Shinto and Taoist religions.
The main character is the an inhabitant of a small northern Japanese town, who gets bitten by a demon. As he is one of the few remaining young males and likely of nobility in the town, it is imperative for him to be cured. The local sages tell him that he needs to seek out a nature spirit, but he soon finds out that a town near the spirit's dwelling is slowly being deforestated to extract iron. This is a tale of his struggle not only to preserve natural balance, but also a struggle with his inner being, as the same infection that gives him power to stop his enemies also eats away at him a little more with each use. I gave it three three stars because I've usually found that if I get my expectations too high, it spoils the movie.
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