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Howl's Moving Castle

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Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 11:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Has anyone seen this movie yet? My BF and I rented it on the weekend, and we were absolutely spellbound (no pun intended, LOL). Truly delightful, fun for kids of all ages. A definite keeper -- we're going to go out and buy it as soon as we can. It was one of those movies that as soon as the credits rolled, I had to fight the urge to go back and start it from the beginning and watch it again.

If anyone has seen it, do you know if his other movies (Spirited Away, etc...) are just as magical?

Auntiemike
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09-17-2001

Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Auntiemike a private message Print Post    
I haven't seen Howl's Moving Castle but will look for it. If it is anything like Spirited Away it should be excellent. Spirited Away enthralled my entire family and we have seen it numerous times. It is awesome!

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Even I like SA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haven't seen HMC.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 3:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Auntiemike, for the comments on Spirited Away. I walked away from Howl's Moving Castle with the same feeling I used to get watching Disney as a child. If Spirited Away is even half as good as Howl's was, I'll skip the video store and just go buy it!

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 4:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
Do you not comprehend the word awesome?

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
awe·some (ôsm) adj.
Inspiring awe: an awesome thunderstorm.
Expressing awe: stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins.
Slang. Remarkable; outstanding: “a totally awesome arcade game”

Of course I comprehend the word "awesome". Hence my saying that if it was even half as good as Howl was (and I interpreted the usage of the word "awesome" to mean that it was), I would rather buy it than rent it. There aren't many movies that make the straight-to-ownership list.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Karen, I really enjoyed Howl's Moving Castle when we saw it at the theater last year (you really need to see the landscapes on a big screen to fully appreciate them!) but Spirited Away is an absolute masterpiece. Everything about it is amazing - the story, the music, the animation. Along with The Iron Giant and Finding Nemo, it's one of my top three favorite animated films of recent years.

Do you get Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in Canada? A while back, in January, I think, they had a salute to Hayao Miyazaki, and showed a number of his movies (but not HMC). The film festival was co-hosted by John Lasseter (the guy from Pixar) who's friends with Miyazaki. They also aired both the dubbed and the subtitled versions, which was pretty neat. I liked comparing the voice work.

As for HMC, I've considered getting the DVD. How were the bonus features? I remember being a little concerned that Billy Crystal would be too campy but was pleasantly suprised by his performance.

ETA: This reminds me I want to read the book HMC was based on because I left the movie thinking a few things were unclear. I can't remember what anymore though!

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 10:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Spirited Away is absolutely fantastic. It's Miyazaki's best.

I've seen several of his movies and SA is just the most magical to me. My 4 year old also loves it.

Howl's Moving Castle is good, and even after watching it twice I couldn't tell you what it was about. It confused me (and I like movies that can confuse). But either way, his animation is breathtaking.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 2:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Finally saw Spirited Away. And I must say, I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I thought I would. Not as much as Howl's Moving Castle, anyways. An excellent movie, to be sure, but I found Howl's just a bit more entertaining.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 3:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I'm sorry Karen.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Friday, August 18, 2006 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Not your fault, KL. To be fair, I watched it in pieces. We loaded it onto the PSP and watched on the ferry coming home from the Island. So we saw about an hour of it on the boat, and then about half an hour on the bus, and then I fell asleep through the last half hour at home and tried again in the morning to see what I missed...

I'm still going to buy it, and hopefully an uninterrupted version will sit better with me. And, on the upside, I have his entire collection coming down the Torrent pipes as we speak... :-)

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 6:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :-)