
Studio Ghibli
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Studio Ghibli
I am a huge Studio Ghibli fan - to the extent that so far, I've exposed all my classes here to it. It's really interesting to watch the class' reaction to a film (normally Spirited Away is the one I pick first for them...) because most of the children here will have never seen anything like it.


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You know I bought a box set of Miazaki (spelling) films and that's the only one I haven't watched yet?
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I was pretty smitten with Princess Mononoke (the movie, not the character, and I think Danes was dull and seems to me to have been cast for the dub based on her name, which is a whole 'nother rant of mine for animation, and I never got around to seeing the sub), and did also like Spirited Away. I know I've seen some of the others like Kiki's and Howl's, and maybe some of Porco Rosso in passing, but apparently didn't make much of an impression on me so I assume I thought they were acceptable. Guess that list makes me more of a Miyazaki-liker. 
Huh, speaking of the dub of Mononoke, I didn't know that Gaiman did the English adaptation of the script. Well, I have a question about the word "rifles", which seems likely to be the wrong word to me. I wondered whose fault that was, whether it was just an ambiguous translation problem, if it was wrong in the original Japanese, or if it was wrong in the English version. I have a signed copy of one of his books, so he owes me an explanation!
Edit: also PnP D&D reaction to Ashitaka's curse: "Cool!"

Huh, speaking of the dub of Mononoke, I didn't know that Gaiman did the English adaptation of the script. Well, I have a question about the word "rifles", which seems likely to be the wrong word to me. I wondered whose fault that was, whether it was just an ambiguous translation problem, if it was wrong in the original Japanese, or if it was wrong in the English version. I have a signed copy of one of his books, so he owes me an explanation!

Edit: also PnP D&D reaction to Ashitaka's curse: "Cool!"
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I recommend Nausicca. I think it was one of the better ones I've seen. Claire Danes dubs another flick with James Vanderbeek and Mark Hamill. I wish I remembered what it is....Castle in the Sky maybe?
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- lingrem
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My favourites:
Howl's Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
Castle in the Sky
Spirited Away
My Neighbour Totoro
Arietty
Ponyo
Kiki's Delivery Service.
And I think it is Castle in the Sky that has Claire Danes and James Vanderbeek.
Howl's Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
Castle in the Sky
Spirited Away
My Neighbour Totoro
Arietty
Ponyo
Kiki's Delivery Service.
And I think it is Castle in the Sky that has Claire Danes and James Vanderbeek.
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My favourite is Porco Rosso ... and I have a hard time finding others who like it as much as I do.
It's such a charming film... I guess I have a thing for dogfights in the sky! <3

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Kiki's Delivery Service has been and always will be my favorite. Tombo's basically my doppleganger.
Carries a wrench? Check.
Builds cool stuff? Check.
Look-alikes? Also check.
And as odd as it sounds, at the time of my viewing, my girlfriend was a Kiki look-alike.
...not like that, you guys! I mean that Kiki looks like a younger version of my lady friend, not that I was actually dating a 13-year old.
Carries a wrench? Check.
Builds cool stuff? Check.
Look-alikes? Also check.
And as odd as it sounds, at the time of my viewing, my girlfriend was a Kiki look-alike.
...not like that, you guys! I mean that Kiki looks like a younger version of my lady friend, not that I was actually dating a 13-year old.