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Summary: Movie for all ages!
Review: I don't quite understand or agree a few user's reviews of this movie. I saw it with my 6 year old daughter, who I never take to anything rated stronger than PG. I think this movie teaches kids such wonderful lessons in humanity, and you need to understand the meaning behind the movie yourself before you can judge it. It might be a little confusing to the lesser educated? My daughter loved it, and we used it as an important lesson about morals. You will never see her eat food left sitting on a counter!! My husband and I also loved the movie. Don't be afraid to let your kids see this movie, it's certainly better than the .... afternoon cartoons they watch on t.v. Although I don't care for anime, this was a REALLY good movie, we have already pre-ordered it for dvd. Put the popcorn in the microwave sit down with the family and enjoy! If they have any nightmares you can blame me, but frankly my daughter has more nightmares after watching teletubbies! So do I!!
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Summary: To the_donster!
Review: ....P>Spirited Away is amazing, and the animation breath-taking. Personally, this is a bold move for ....Disney. Disney acquired Miyazaki as a territorial move, not as a equal admirer. However, Disney does present its customer base with animation that is risky and features all life's shades, something that is integral to the growth of a human being.
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Summary: Great Movie, Everything I Expected
Review: Man, I've been reading these bad reviews and I'm shocked. Parents whining that it's "too scary." If you recall, the rating PG stands for PARENTAL GUIDANCE. You're lucky this movie was of class and didn't include any foul language (like many PG movies...). What REALLY makes me laugh is that most of America is left-wing liberals, who make it almost possible to see nudity on cable. If you're going to whine, have a good reason, don't just bash a beautiful movie because of your ignorance. I agree that it wasn't the BEST anime ever, but I wasn't expecting it to be. I walked in thinking it would be a expertly animated Japanese fantasy, so I knew it would be a little odd. Like it or not, this movie has great animation, although sometimes the voices seem TOO loud (Chihiro's mainly). Overall a great PARENTAL GUIDANCE movie, which is tamer than The Goonies, which is also a PG movie filled with bad language.
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Summary: I have been Spirited Away
Review: I will start with why I gave the movie 4 stars. It ended abruptly, I mean, I understood the whole part of her learning respect, and manners, and how to live life. I understood all the moral values of everything. But... The fact that everyone got to love her and was happy to see her go. That wierded me out, I mean, aren't they all evil and such. Don't they hate humans. That could have been explained better. I suppose. But, theres not more I can say than that.This movie was excellent...This movie for starters was rather graphic. There was blood, and references to death and a single cigarette but sorry conservative parents that doesn't mean its PG-13. It's PG. There is a difference between PG and G and I hope now all of you realize that you cannot take a 5-year-old to a PG movie. That lesson having been learned, the parents no longer need to put down the movie for showing blood. PG movies tend to have some references to death and in this day and age also have violence and blood. Next on my negative attacks is the fact that this movie wasn't up to Oscar status. Look, the artwork was excellent, the story was beautiful, the plot was great, the scenery and worlds were mystical and entertaining, the characters were unique and fun. Just because your son/daughter did not sit through it doesn't mean it isn't Oscar worthy. Notice the Oscar was for best Animation and not best Child's Movie. Thank you. The Artwork was so good on this movie. I would glance at my friend next to me and we could only laugh with glee at how beautiful it all was, or the similarities between this and the directors other famous filmed Princess Mononoke. I'm slightly disappointed that they felt the need to ad CG (computer generations) to the film. They disappointed me only because it shows they got lazy, they easily could have pulled those scenes off with mere animated art. This movie was not just a kid's movie, but if you aren't a fan of Anime and want to check it out because it's an Oscar winner, than don't get your hopes up. Anime is like Coffee to a kid, you just gotta get used to it before you love it. An acquired taste. It's really an excellent film, the dub wasn't horrible, I'm sure there were some edits, but it was chopped, it was beautiful the way I saw it in theatres. It was excellent and it is a must see for most Anime fans and Children over 8 sounds like a healthy age. Well, having purchased the movie today. The day it has come out, I noticed something under "The Art of Spirited Away" featurette, that some people may find interesting. Sadly this is what happens when the world thinks it knows everything about movies. Sadly, some people don't quite understand the things that go on in the backround and just because it says Disney on it means its gonna [stink.] I mean honestly, look at all the over protective and unimaginative parents that hate it! That is one of the most appealing things to it that most defintely shows that it isn't Disney. The featurette I watched explained the situation of Studio Ghibli (Miyazaki's laboratory for animation) on the distribution of their works in America. Miyazaki refused to sell his work to anyone unless it came, and I quote "fully uncut in it's entirety". No, this is not diet-Miyazaki. This film was not Disney-fide. What you saw was the true version of the film translated into English. If that puts you in too much of a hard situation to listen to your own native language, I'm sorry, just go jump off a cliff. I too enjoy the original language tracks, but trust me, nothing was changed. And, guess what that means. Mononoke wasn't changed either...
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Summary: Best movie I've ever seen in my young life
Review: I first saw Spirited Away at the pavilion with my mom last December (she wanted to make up for the indignity of clothes shopping) I was completely blown away. I've never seen anything like it. I've never been too crazy about Anime, except Princess Mononoke, despite raves about R-rated Akira from my best friend, but after I saw Spirited Away, she didn't have to hold me hostage to get me to watch Metropolis. This movie is pretty scary, and my mom is considering whether or not to let my two younger sisters see it, but it's a treat for the eyes and ears (I especially loved Daveigh Chase as Chihiro nagging Susan Pleshette as Yubaba) and anyone who loves the image of enchanted soot balls, polluted spirits paper bird warriors and dragons.
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Summary: Do yourself a favor...
Review: Don't buy this dvd. Instead, get the three disc set with "Castle in the Sky" and "Kiki's Delivery Service." These are the best works from Miyazaki's Studio Ghibili that deserve to exceed amazon's five star rating: Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind (1984)
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)*
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)*
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)*
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)*
Porco Rosso (1992)
Princess Mononoke (1997)*
Spirited Away (2001)* People who have seen most of Miyazaki's work usually have a favorite from these 8. You are all in luck. 6 (see *) of those 8 are now available in the US (although "Totoro" is only available in English dub). You might be spoiled after seeing so many animation masterpieces at once. The good news is, they're all great no matter how many times you see them.
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: I really didn't want to see this movie at first, but I forced to as it was my brother's birthday, and he is an animation fanatic. Even though I'm fifteen and like to think of myself as above cartoon movies, this has quickly turned into one of my favorite movies, prompting a fifth visit to my local theater to see it. Everytime I see it, I notice something different about it, that I didn't before. It has a fantastic plot, and really transports you to a different world where not everything is as it seems on the surface. It really absorbs you. There are sad parts, and well as funny parts, and you feel the emotions of the charachters. Despite the PG rating, this movie may scare little kids, as there is some pretty weird stuff going on in the movie, such as people beng transformed into pigs, several monsters, dragons, and some animated blood. This is definitely one of the most enjoyable movies I have seen in a really long time.
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Summary: It took my heart completely...
Review: While Miyazaki's former film Princess Mononoke was a magnificient piece of cake, I did not like it so much (well, being a great man is not enough to make one admire him, we need some special thing to share). In fact, I had had little to expect when I went to the theatrical release... But my heart was completely grabbed by the film after the first 10 minutes. It became my favorite film of his. This is a re-creation of Japanese (and world's) folklore by an ingenious creator. This can be considered as a new Grimm, or a new Andersen. I went to the theater three times, and after the theatrical release ended, I waited for the DVD release forever! Finally it arrived, and shortly before I finally decided to buy a plasma TV for this DVD. I used to have a large TV, but due to the space problem I had switched to 15" TV (!) because I lost my habit of watching TV. Even the World Cup could not make me buy a larger TV. But Chihiro made me buy a 43" plasma! You REALLY must view this one on a big screen (I learned that DVD specification is not good enough for Chihiro, but that is another story). If you are a plasma TV retailer, consider giving your plasma customer a free Chihiro DVD as a courtesy. In the states, only few have seen this film on bigger screen. If you do so, I'm 100% sure that 95% of your customers will come back to you for a big thank-you!
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Summary: The most brilliant and moving movie I've ever seen
Review: I just returned from the theater where I saw Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" for the 17th time. It never gets old. I won't bother with a synopsis because most reviews can give you that. I will offer this: I have yet to see a kid in that theater who didn't absolutely love it. Every single one of them, around ages 4-10, never made a sound. No one did (except for the occasional laughter provoked by a midget bird carrying around a fat, purple mouse at its will). The character development and ideas expressed in this film are unrivaled by any other film I have ever seen. Miyazaki uses the character No Face to teach a lesson about the evils of greed, as well as the importance of love and friendship, hard work and perserverance, the necessity to keep our environment clean, and the will to uphold one's integrity and grow when faced with extreme challenges. If you have seen the movie, you can appreciate this: (if not, this won't ruin anything). At one point, Kamaji explains to Haku that only love can break Zeniba's spell. Honestly, and I'm not making this up, as soon as he said that, this little boy sitting behind me turned to his dad and said, "I love you dad." This is a powerful movie and is not to be missed. The scenes of vomiting and bleeding, while natural to most organisms, are somewhat graphic at times. I am sick and tired about parents complaining about how it was absolutely terrifying. The MPAA assigns a rating of PG for a reason. It means parental guidance (which means use your own judgement. If the kid gets scared, it's because it's your own freaking fault). There is in fact a difference between PG and G, believe it or not. If you would like to stick with traditional Disney fare, expect superficial and hackneyed plots with shallow character development and no touching moments in which the filmmaker uses his imagination to epitomize human behaviours and get them across to an audience both young and old. This is the most touching and inspiring movie I have ever seen and should not be missed. It is truly a timeless masterpiece.
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Summary: This Movie Is The Best
Review: I think Spirited Away is the best movie that was ever made exept for the end, they should make a sequal because they cant just say "I will see you someday." and then end the movie!
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