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Summary: Spirited Away
Review: Spirited Away did exactly what the title says to me, the movie was crazy! i loved it, it was an awesome story great characters and just a great feeling while watching it, the fantasy and adventure is crazy! whoever thought of this has an amazing imagination! it's a great movie that gives you that feeling at the end like damn i wish it did't end! or whens the sequal coming out!? the DVD's Crazy the movie comes out so good! so so so so so good! recommend it to anyone! i never seen this movie but i bought it anyway and i wasnt dissapointed! get this movie, you'll absolutly love it! Spirited Away Rules!
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Summary: Not to be missed
Review: This is a finest piece of animated storytelling. The story of a little girl finding her way around a new world just draws you in and leaves you wanting for more when the whole thing end.
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Summary: Stupid Disney
Review: I came across quite a few reviews bashing this movie as being too scary for children, because those morons at Disney tried to market it as a kid's movie. Well, it is suited towards more mature tastes as it has a charm and creative style that Disney only wishes it could emulate. Oh, and all you people calling this movie "too weird" shouldn't even bother with Miyazaki movies, why don't you watch something stupid, trite, and generic like Pocohantas and other such Disney trash, since your closed minds can't stand new and exciting ideas.
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Summary: Wow...can't understand it....FAB
Review: Ok....my opinion....I have 2 kids, I watch all "their" movies w/ them. I was alittle curious when ice age, lilo & stictch
, spiderman, etc got won out by a movie......I HAD NEVER HEARD OF....I consider myself a
genius when it comes to these movies (forget the 'adult winners', no time :)) BUT!!!! When I saw this, I was absolutely blown away. This move FULLY deserves the awards its recieved..... as an artist, its gorgeous, as a parent, the story is fantastic, incredible, laugh, cry....etc. My 5 yr old loved it, I just bought on amazon, so we can watch over, and over, over.......but, I don't mind this is animation, art, storytelling, moviemaking at its finest!!!!!! Thank you....oh, rented alll his other films, just as great!!!!
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Summary: Wow.
Review: Awesome Awesome movie. Watch the Japanese version tho and read hte subtitles instead of listening to dubs. This one was surprisingly ok but the original is always better because the voices match the lips and what not. Very fantabulastic and imaginative. This is one of hte most creative and action-packed movies i have ever seen. So if ur tired of sappy Disney movies, give this a shot~
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Summary: It does'nt get much better than this..
Review: First I saw "Kiki's Delivery Service"; Wow. Then I saw "Princess Mononoke", Outstanding! Then I saw this; this film is about 100 times better than any of the newer Disney films, Walt would be racing to hire Miyazaki if he was still alive. This is a perfect children's film: it will ignite their interest and imagination and the hand drawn animation will fascinate their parents as well.
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Summary: just wow!
Review: I rented this movie on hearing that it was supposed to be good. I was a big fan of anime in my high school days and have kind oif gotten out of that loop. My general disappointment with most anime is that translation is bad and before DVD usually all you could get was the English dub. Then usually the English dubs are terrible. I was veryimpresed though with the ability to view the film in both english and japanese with english subtitles. Also, the English dub is rather impressive. It almost word for word matches the Japanese subtutles and takes a little bit of lisence making the language more natural. The subtitles are very cut and dry. The English language track on the DVD is one of the best I've heard. Disney really went all out on this one. The story is really an amazing one. It's very compelling. One would think that a 2 hour animated film is toomuch but this movie is well worth the 2 hours. It is really a great film. All i can say is wow. Though the second disc of the set is really kind of worthless. There are a couple neat little things but all in all there isn't too much to get excited about, but the movie makes up for it! It's awesome!
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Summary: "Itsumo Nando-Demo"
Review: In yet another proof of Hiyao Miyazaki's genius at anime and story telling, the director creates a story written about one 10 year old for yet another, and demonstrates that we all are never immune to stories that come from the heart. The story is layered, ostensibly the tale of young Chihiro, a whining, self-centered girl who finds herself catapulted into a magical world where her parents are turned into pigs. However, Chihiro demonstrates she is far more than a clumsy unpleasant child, as events bring her into contact with the denizens of the spirit bathhouse where she must work until she can free her parents. From everyone she meets, Haku the dragon magician, Lin the serving woman, terrifying Yubaba, and all the others Chihiro discovers part of an important lesson in the value of determination and love. Even from No Face, a lonely spirit who causes chaos, even though he really only wants to be cared about, there is much to absorb. Funny, sad, frightening, and encouraging, the experience is something akin to looking into a chest full of gems. Chihiro passes her tests, and the girl who walks away from the bathhouse is miles away from the one who arrived. One of the remarkable things about 'Spirited Away' is that Hiyao Miyazaki has chosen to go well beyond the constraints of Japanese mythology is a setting where one would expect stories straight out of the Kojiki legends. Instead, he spins out of universal cloth, borrowing from the stories of many heritages. Right at the beginning, the magic that entraps Chihiro's parents echoes stories of human trips to Faerie, where on is ordered to 'never eat the food.' Even more precious are his outright inventions such as No Face, Miyazaki's stand-in for himself. Thus, the mythic appeal of the film touches roots everywhere, explaining much of its appeal. On watching the film for the second time, I spent some time with the pause button studying the individual frames. When you are moving with the action, it is difficult to pay attention to the artistic particulars. When these stand revealed, the film's beauty is undeniable - thousands of frames of artistic gems. Myazaki is known for his tight artistic control of all factors of production and his use of talented people. 'Spirited Away' sets a higher standard and never falls away from it. It is no surprise that Walt Disney Studios went to great lengths to get the US rights for Miyazaki's films. If you watch this once, be prepared to watch it many times. If we are lucky, perhaps it will be 'Always with Us.'
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Summary: Miyazaki deserves the acclaim
Review: I also have heard that this movie was "confusing" or "random." I felt it was just the opposite. This is a strongly character-driven story... not just another dumb adventure. The point is there, but you can't sit there brain-dead, drooling through the movie and expect the point to be hammered home at the end. BUY IT... no matter what your age, it's a movie worth watching many times.
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Summary: A wonderful heart warming film!
Review: Hayao Miyazaki brings us this wonderful story about a young girl named Chihiro who enters a magical world where the spirits reside. She starts out as a whining selfish child but buy the finnish she is completly transformed into a polite, compasionate young woman. The art is beaautiful and detailed, the sceanery is bright and lively, and the multiple deep threaded messages are meaningful and easy to see. The musical scores are perfectly fitted to the film and the entire experiance is wonderful. There is only one thing left to say,
Thank you Miyazaki-son
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