Princess Mononoke

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Summary: THE BEST DAMNED ANIME TODAY
Review: Princess Mononoke is a very great story with a very great cast! I rented it and watched it about 10 times before it had to go back the next day and when I went to work I was really pissed and I bit peoples heads of and I was just totally bummed because I couldn't watch it anymore so I rented it again and I was my old self again...behold the power of Princess Mononoke!

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Summary: Pure genius. A work of art.
Review: This is one of the hardest to review movies I've ever seen, for several reasons. There is simply no way to effectively put this brilliant film into words and still do it justice. But I'll try, anyway.

I'm a huge anime fan. I love anything from "Akira" to "Nadesico." So when my uncle gave my sister a book on the making of "Princess Mononoke," I found it impossible to keep from reading it. What I read made me decide that "Mononoke" was definitely worth seeing. I looked up various web sites on it, and decided that I simply had to see it. This was before the theatrical release, which I of course missed. I have been waiting for its home video release for 11 months, and had the highest possible expectations. Tonight, when I finally rented it, I was giddy with excitement. I was definitely not dissappointed.

"Princess Mononoke" is definitely one of the best movies I have ever seen, bar none. "Ghost in the Shell?" Don't make me laugh. "X?" Not bad, but still can't quite compare. "Akira?" Close, but not quite. Don't get me wrong, the aforementioned films are all very good, "Akira" and "X" being favorites of mine. But "Mononoke" is awesome. The animation is brilliant, the story is brilliant, the entire film is, well, brilliant. It's an example of what all animation can and should be: thoughtful, intelligent, and complex, with just enough action to keep anyone from being bored for long. "Princess Mononoke" not only belongs right up there with anime's other masterpieces, like "Perfect Blue," "Akira," and "The Castle of Cagliostro" (Miyazaki again), but also with the great masterpieces of film itself, like "2001: A Space Odyssey."

"Princess Mononoke" is the only movie that has ever left me sitting on my couch, speechless. You may not realize just how good it is while you're watching it, but you will later. It has a way of sticking in your mind. Just try pausing it and walking away for more than five minutes. It will draw you back.

But when can I buy it for under $100???

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Summary: This is one of the best sophisticated and best Anime!
Review: This epic tale has anything you could ask for! Gods, humans, hate, rage, greed, and love all intermixed into this great movie. Actually, this is just really a huge war going on between humans and nature. The animals, who are gods are trying to save and preserve their home while everyday the humans destroy it for their use. The war rages on as Ashitaka, who has been cursed with a fatal disease travels far away from home, only to find himself stuck in this war. He sees the wolf girl, San (aka Princess Mononoke) and falls in love with her. I think this is what i truly loved about this movie. It shows that through times of war, two humans who are enemies, can find Love in all the hatred and revenge raging around them. Most importantly, it deplicts that when we put aside out differences like hate and sorrow, we are indeed very much alike. I was so amazed in how this movie was very mature and the colorful animation only added to the greatness of this movie. I advise all to watch this Anime movie and i assure you that you will be surprised to discover how wonderful this movie is. In conclusion, this WAS not only the best Anime movie ever created, but is now my very favorite movie! *^_^* Please go rent it or buy it! See it for yourselves and i promise you that you will not be disappointed.

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Summary: A truly epic masterpeice , that is destined to be classic.
Review: The Princess is full of morals even kids would find intresting and in fact even though with it's violence it is great for kids , Mythological ancient japense culture come into play with this extrodinary animated epic about the clash between technology and mother earth and those who would destroy it and those who would defend it one of the best if not the best japanamation epic of all time.

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Summary: Wonderful, beautiful, fabulous, lots of GOOD ADJECTIVES!!
Review: I could not express in words how great this movie is. If I could, I'd grab everyone reading this by the shirt collar, drag 'em home, and have them watch it. This is THE BEST MOVIE I've ever seen, from its excitement to the themes to the music to the artwork to the characters to the realism to the myth (okay, that's it - I'd better stop, 'cause I'd go on all night long at this pace!!). It's the best serious anime I've ever seen. I say serious because I count Ranma 1/2 has funny (or un-serious... I dunno if that's a real word... whatever) and I'd like to think that nothing could top Ranma. Princess Mononoke seems to, so I've given it its own genre in my brain's Favorite Animes category. ^_^ I like babbling in reviews. It ticks people off and wastes their time. Umm... what to say... Oh. Yeah. BUY THE MOVIE!!!! You'll like it! I promise! I hereby swear on this day that to everyone who buys a copy of Princess Mononoke, I will give a million nothings! So GO!

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Summary: Incredible
Review: Though I had heard about the movie in magazines, I only recently rented this on a whim. I can not recall a movie that has pulled such emotion from me as this has. Not just for Anime geeks, this film will delight anyone who watches it. It is the perfect allegory of man versus beast, as well as man's friendship with beasts. The music of the film is captivating, as are the talented cast that lend their voices to bring depth to the characters. The lush animation provides a great deal of depth as well, but it is the story and situations that bring these characters to life. This is hands down the best animated film of all time. It gets everything right. See it the next opportunity you have!

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Summary: Great in the theaters and just as good on tape
Review: I was sort of worried that Princess Mononoke would suffer a little when it came to video. Mainly I was worried about the sound and dubbing, but I didn't need to worry. It even seems like they re-dubbed a bit of it because now the beast gods actually move their mouths a bit when they speak.

The film itself is amazing, and just beautiful. This has to be one of the best anime titles I have seen yet, and I have seen quite a few. The only flaw that I saw with this one was two of the dub voices. Billy Bob Thorton and Gillian Anderson did a good job but their voices didn't help make the characters. A great dub voice that cancled out all the problems was Mini Driver. She was great and even though you knew she was doing the voice it worked well with the character.

All in all this is a great movie, and a must buy when the price drops.

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Summary: THE NOST MOVING MOVIE.
Review: "Oh my God" This film is the most beautiful, emotionally moving film I have ever seen. Words do not begin to describe just how deeply this movie will emotionally cut you. You will laugh, and cry, experience shock and horror, and do it all through experiencing the magnificent characters. The literary themes of man v. nature man v. man, nature v. nature, and man v. self, are all laid out in a form worthy of a shakesperian play. The script was penned into english by Neil Gaiman, author of the sandman series of comics by D.C. This film is the most view-worthy film of the decade, and I would reccomend it to anyone. Everything from the Beautiful artwork, to the quiet characterization of characters like Yakul, Ashitaka's giant red elk. It is worth every penny and would be if it cost 1,000,000, dollars. Please watch this there are values in it that we can all benefit from.

- Matthew Richard.

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Summary: This movie is the best animated film of all time
Review: From the creative mind of Hayao Miyazaki, veritable George Lucas of the Eastern world, comes an animated film that is right out of ancient legend itself. It follows the journey of a young prince in Japan who is in a clan being hunted down by the Yamato government regime. He is attacked by a demon, and the wise woman of his village tells him that he must leave and travel to the West. Once he does, all Hell breaks loose. This film is a highly metaphorical tale for today, essentially

being about the conflicts between industrialism and mystisicm. I do not reccomend this to children despite it's mild PG-13 rating due to graphic gore and content(Although done in a completely non-mindless way, only to help progress a story). If you are an anime fan, I guarantee this will be your favorite movie from now on.

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Summary: princess mononoke
Review: This was one of the only movies i even bothered to go more than once this year. If you ask me it has to be the best movie of the year. The only other anime that even comes close to this one is Evagelion. Buy this movie and you will not be dissapointed.