Howl's Moving Castle

[mirandajrs]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 6:05am

Any Miyazaki fans? The trailer for his new movie is up at Ain't it cool news. Looks gorgeous. And Christian Bale lends his voice too! http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=19966

[etheb]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 8:10am

all i know is it's based on a WONDERFUL book by Diana Wynne Jones. she writes childrens fantasy just as good (if not better) than J.K. Rowling but gets no recognition!

[mirandajrs]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 9:38am

I did read the book a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Great fantasy!

[matthius202]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 9:40am

Miranda, I'm a fan! :)

[Staci1818]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 9:45am

Isn't she really famous in England? I remember when I was at camp one year, and I was reading one of the Chrestomanci books and she commented on how she had never read it even though it was quite famous.

Anyways, I'm a big Miyazaki fan and a big Diana Wynne Jones fan, so I'm really excited for this one.

[teth]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 12:47pm

Miyazaki is GOD.

I can't wait for this movie!!!!

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 1:15pm

MIYAZAKI LOVE!!!!!

Heehee. Someone was talking about this one in my anime club (we were watching "Nausicaa:Valley of the Wind"), and it looks awesome.

"Miyazaki? Enviromental themes? I've never noticed!" *sn*s*

[Taryn]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 4:23pm

Oh God I LOVE Miyazaki's work. And his movies have been getting some excellent dubbing, IMO.

[teth]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 8:00pm

What's everyone's favorite Miyazaki film?? My personal favorite is Totoro because I grew up watching it. I still love most of the other ones though! :) (I don't like the one about the raccoons though...that was BAD.)

I agree the dubbing is good too. In terms of anime, there's A LOT of bad dubbing out there (basically all the anime you see on TV right now). But, it looks like they really do a good job with Miyazaki ones.

[mirandajrs]

Posted: 4/21/05 at 10:34pm

Princess Mononoke is my favorite. The dubbing on his films is inspired. I thought Carol Channing would have made an amazing Sophie for Howl's Moving Castle but I'm sure whoever they picked will be awesome.

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 12:19am

I personally like Spirited Away.

And yes- Miyazaki dubs tend to be some of the better ones out there. I wanna get The Cat Returns sometime soon.

teth- Bad dubbing? Tokyo Mew Mew (I'm a sucker for magical girl anime): O.M.G. *cries in corner*

Updated On: 4/22/05 at 12:19 AM

[Aigoo]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 12:23am

I grew up on Totoro, so <3 to that. But all Miyazaki movies are great ones. Spirited Away was good too.

Updated On: 4/22/05 at 12:23 AM

[teth]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 1:04am

I LOVE the part in Totoro when the older sister finds the younger sister in the cat bus. I always get teary eyes in that scene.

Fab - Is that the one on Fox?? Well, they always sound unnatural to me. If you compare the dubbing here to the Japanese dub, the Japanese one always sounds a lot more natural and with the right energy at the right parts (even if you don't know what they're saying).

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 4/22/05 at 2:12am

teth- Oh yeah. The new dubs really suck in terms of voice actors. They all sound like they're in their late 20s. The Japanese VAs are far better, by simple comparison

Although- straight to DVD releases and movies (such as Miyazaki, as we've established) tend to get better dubbing.

Posted: 7/8/05 at 12:20pm

I saw this movie last night and didn't like it as much as Spirited Away. I thought it lacked the music and magic that made Spirited Away what it was.

PS: I'm thinking if I didn't see Spirited Away, I would've loved Howl's Moving Castle. Updated On: 7/8/05 at 12:20 PM

[mandy2loveRB]

Posted: 7/8/05 at 3:09pm

If you have a chance, please see "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds."

Posted: 7/9/05 at 8:49am

I didn't see "Spirited Away" and I really liked "Howl's Moving Castle."

I am not fond of animated films, generally. I turned down two offers to see this film, and finally broke down yesterday afternoon. I'm very glad I did.

Very imaginative animation, solid story; I was engaged for the full two hours.

Includes the fabuous voices of:

Lauren Bacall
Billy Crystal
Blythe Danner
and
Jean Simmons (Yes, Jean Simmons)

I enjoyed it so much I would see it again, and that's saying a lot coming from me regarding an animated film.

In NYC it's playing at Loew's Sony Lincoln Center.
Updated On: 7/9/05 at 08:49 AM

Posted: 7/9/05 at 1:48pm

Jose, you've got to see Spirited Away.

[Taryn]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 3:43pm

Laputa is still my favorite Miyazaki film, but I haven't managed to see all of them yet. Still working on it.

I haven't seen Howl's Moving Castle yet, but I'm hoping to drive out to Pittsburgh for it with my Miyazaki-loving friend. Only problem is her mom has issues with her driving out long distances with teenagers. So we'll see whenever I get to make the trip. (It's about two hours.)

Posted: 7/9/05 at 6:12pm

eww.

move to a city. they're more fun.

[Pinguin]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 6:17pm

I LOVE Princess Mononoke...hope I get a chance to see this one!

[Taryn]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 6:20pm

Captain_Obvious, I don't have much choice where I'm living, considering I'm a college freshman still at home. ^_^; Pittsburgh's a really easy drive, though. Funnily enough, my parents will be moving to NJ right after I start school about a half hour out of the city--so that solves that problem! Too bad I'm the only city person in my family.

Posted: 7/9/05 at 6:28pm

My favorite's Spirited Away.

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/9/05 at 9:33pm

Ugh. Want. To. See. MOVIE! >_<

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/10/05 at 12:14am

I went to see this movie a few weeks ago. Loved it. Miyazaki is just...genius. I love his work.