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Summary: A Classic Movie
Review: After seeing the movie Castle in the Sky I was interested in seeing another of Miyazaki's work, Princess Monoke. After viewing this movie the only thing I can say is that its simply an amazing masterpiece. The story is very well-paced and the way the story flows you'll become intantly immersed in this world of where man and nature battle for supremacy. When I viewed it last night I could not believe at how good this movie was, it has instantly become one of my favorite movies. I highly recommend this movie to anime fans and to those who want to see a great movie.
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Summary: Amazing until the end
Review: The first half of this movie was amazing! I'm sitting on my couch thinking this might become a new favorite on my video shelf to sit next to The Last Unicorn, but the last 20 minutes or so blew it!Yes, I see they were trying to make it out a win win situation where both the side of the forest and animals and the side of the humans get what they want and are happy, but that is unrealistic and impossible. It was horribly anticlimactic and left me with an empty feeling for what could have been if the story had not decided cop out and try to please everyone. Most people give this movie 5 stars so I suppose no one else noticed the awful ending?
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Summary: Let me get one thing straight...
Review: THis movie is totally awsome! However,I must get one thing strait-it is not for kids! People go to BlockBuster and think:Oh this movie must be for kids,its anime. THat is some of the stupidest mistakes I've seen. Yeah lets just ignore the fact its Pg-13,its made by the same directer of Kiki's Delivery Sevice. SO WHAT!? It talks about some bad things,has the d word in it severel times,and had TONS of violense and gross parts. Don't let your kids watch this,PLEASE PEOPLE PLEASE! I could hardly watch it myself.
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Summary: Worth It!
Review: I just watched this movie the other night for the first time and was completely engrossed. The storyline simply draws you in from the first moment and keeps you there. Not only that, but the artistry is beyond stunning to look at. If you love a good story and/or you love animie, this is the movie for you.
The only downside is that I would not let my 9-year-old son watch it. I thought there would be parts in there that would be alittle too "much" for him. Just keep that in mind if you have kids around. They could easily identify with the main character... on some moments in the film that may be scary for younger kids.
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Summary: Miyazaki's Greatest Film Yet, but why is this $30?
Review: If not THE best animated film ever then certainly the second best. This film is not only a technical marvel but a wonderful experience for anyone that just loves films. I noticed some similarites between this film and Nausicaa' of the Valley of Wind.(one of Miyzaki's earlier films) It was almost like an improved version of Nausicaa'(not as if there's much wrong with Nausicaa' of course) One of the things that most impressed me was the English version. I was surprised to see that some of the English celebrity voices actually sounded better than the Japanese voices. And might I say, the video transfer for this film is one of the best I've ever seen. No black spots, no rainbows, nothing. You can see every little bit of detail in the backrounds. The audio quality is just as good too. What I was not so impressed with was the SERIOUS LACK OF EXTRAS!! COME ON DISNEY!! YOU CAN DO BETTER THAT THIS!! A five minute(very uninformative) featurette, the [bad] T.V. formatted, ugly looking U.S. trailer, and DVD credits. THOSE ARE NOT EXTRAS, THOSE ARE NOTHING!! I PERSONALLY THINK THE SECOND BIGGEST JAPANESE FILM IN HISTORY DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT!! Another problem with the disc is that it's seriously overpriced. This is not a new DVD and as mentioned before there are a serious lack of extras. Although this is an epic masterpeice, $ is a bit too much. Despite that, pick up the movie anyway, it's well worth it just for the film.
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Summary: aww just the thing
Review: Princess Mononoke is a perfect movie for anime fans and fantasy fans who understand japanese culture.If you have a tree hugger in your family thos os the perfect gift.Another plus is its not one of those anime's that haave tons of nudity, gore , violence, and language.It only curses like 4 times (...)There isnt much viloence only a few times when the main character shoots arrows and it has gory affects(thats pretty much it for violence), and there is no violence or sexuality.Any way if you get the chance to see this fabulous you should take it without hesitation!
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Summary: Monotonous Mononoke
Review: I'll admit this is pretty impressive, but Miyazaki clearly overreaches here, compensating his lack of sustained inspiration with gore and violence. Something is terribly amiss here. The world that Miyazaki presents is dark, primoridial, and barbaric yet Miyazaki's glossy style and somewhat cutesy characters undermine the Wagnerian aspects central to the story. Princess Mononoke, like the heroine of Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress, is one-dimensional and stiff. Like many old-fashioned Japanese artists, Miyazaki has a problem depicting female strengths except thru overstatement(Mononoke sucking blood out of wolf's neck) or arch posturing.
Worse, Miyazaki, who did wonderfully with great simply images in films like Lapua and Nausicaa, goes for all sorts of minute and annoying grotesqueries(which got worse in Spirited Away)which accumulate into a misconceived creative trashheap.
Still, there are moments in this movie that are feverish and bold, momumental and awesome. That Miyazaki has failed to pull it altogether is unfortunate, but this is pretty grand as nature epic nevertheless.
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Summary: lovely little thing!
Review: Absolutely thrilling, It is such a breath of fresh air to watch something so beautiful. A story of values, rights and wrongs which in essence, becomes a battle within itself. I don't think there will be another story told as wonderful as this one. I would go so far as to promise you that you will not waste your time or money on this little wonder!
You should watch with an open mind. There are many lessons to be learned. Greed and Forgiveness are two important ones that we all could learn from.
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Summary: Princess Mononoke is a true gem
Review: There are few films that are really worth owing and this film is one of them. Considered as a cult classic for anime fans worldwide, Princess Mononoke is actually a very accesible, profound and beautiful film that even non anime advocates will enjoy. The animation is simply breathtaking while the storyline is rich and complex, if you really appreciatte good movies then this is one for you.
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Summary: a great film
Review: A film by Hayao Miyazaki This is probably the best Miyazaki film that I have seen. It rivals Kiki's Delivery Service for having a story that I could get involved in and truly enjoy, but it also surpasses Spirited Away in terms of quality and storytelling craft (in my view). Kiki's Delivery Service used to be my favorite Miyazaki film, but I believe that has now changed. Princess Mononoke is a superior film. This is a fairly complex story about technology vs nature. Near the beginning there is a boar which appears to be covered in some kind of grub worms. Wherever the boar steps, the grass and trees die. The boar is on a rampage and when it appear that the boar is headed for his village, Ashitaka (Billy Crudup) is forced to attack and kill the boar. Only then does Ashitaka learn that the boar was really a forest god turned demon. Ashitaka was infected and the iron ball that was the poison inside the boar is also going to poison and kill Ashitaka. Ashitaka heads to the west to find out how to seek out the Great Forest Spirit and find a way to cure this poison. Ashitaka finds his way to Iron Town and meets the leader, Lady Eboshi (Minnie Driver). Eboshi initially seems to be the villain, but as we get to learn more about her we see that she is not a villain, but rather simply human. She is destroying the environment to create iron weapons and materials, but she has also rescued prostitutes from brothels and takes care of them. She is both sympathetic as well as a harbinger of destruction. Eboshi has a nemesis in a young girl living with the wolves named San (Claire Danes). San has been raised by the wolf gods and is fighting to preserve the forest and the gods. Ashitaka sees the good in both, even if neither San nor Eboshi can see the positives in the other. I have only touched on the surface of the depth of this movie. It is a story so big that it could only be told in animation (I just don't think that live action could have succeeded with this story). The animation is beautiful, if a little graphic at times with the violence. This is definitely not children's animation. Besides being one of the best films of Miyazaki's career, I would rate this as a great movie. Period. Forget about it being a great animated movie, this is a great movie. Princess Mononoke also features the voice talent of Gillian Anderson, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Billy Bob Thornton (who does a fantastic job). This is a must see.
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