Studio Ghibli Works Spirited Away

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  1. chubby

    chubby New Member

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    We getting a cinema release over here? Any one know?
     
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    chubby, Oct 1, 2002
  2. Mordeth

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    i just finished watching a divx rip, bloody great film. i usually don't like anime films.. always feel there is something lacking from them that I wouldn't normally think about a series, but this film didn't leave me wanting :)

    great story, cool characters and hamsters! hamsters are always good

    def gona buy this bee hatch on dvd
     
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  3. Izzy

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    Where are you located? Nobody can tell ya if we don't know where ya are! But California is getting the cinema release. Hell, my friend saw it opening night...which I am very jealous about since I was babysitting my sister that night, and she had an extra ticket to the show.

    BUT, I get to see it this weekend...so, yay to me!!! YAY!!!
     
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  4. MamiyaOtaru

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    Pretty cool film. At times it gave me that same headache that I get from Wizard of Oz, Cabin Boy or Mystery Men, but nonetheless, I enjoyed it. Had an air all its own. Love the scene of the girl (I suck with names, in any language) walking along with a fly carrying a mini-hippo looking thing, and a big black thing with a white mask, and there's a lamp with a foot moving around. Pretty Lewis Carroll.

    Theatrical release would be cool, as long as it isn't a flubbed dub.
     
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    MamiyaOtaru, Oct 2, 2002
  5. chubby

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    Ooops sorry. I was assuming most people who use this forum is in Dublin. Wonder if they'll be showing this in ayacon, worth going just to see it.
     
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  6. Mordeth

    Mordeth Mordeth Vult!

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    chubby, the eirtaku board here is the irish anime board, the rest of the place is pretty much international
     
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    Mordeth, Oct 2, 2002
  7. ianslove

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    finally, someone tells me what eirtaku is! i was wondering...anywho, what i really wanted to know was where in cali Izzy lives...cuz i live in oakland, & i know the addresses of the theaters showing "spirited away" in the east bay.
     
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  8. Izzy

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    Ianslove, I'm nowhere near Oakland. Hehehe, sorry. I actually live near LA. Actually, if you wanna get specific, I live in Azusa Canyon.
     
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    Izzy, Oct 3, 2002
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    Yea, I saw the newspaper ad about its release (from a friend). I'm going to borrow it so I can watch it in the luxury of home...and maybe also however many times I'm driven to watch it!!
     
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    Hikaru, Oct 4, 2002
  10. Sachiko

    Sachiko happy SMJ shoujo ^_^

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    If you are a fan of Miyazaki films, don't miss Spirited Away!!!!!!!! It has some mysterious parts, but it's great!!!
     
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    Sachiko, Oct 4, 2002
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    I've watched a copy from the japanese DVD version. It's a wonderful story of love, loyalty,the spirit of a 10 year old girl and the care we have to take with the enviroment (some constant issues on Miyasaki's works). If someone doesn't knows about Miyasaki's films (known in his country as the japanese Disney), Please don't miss My neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Porco Rosso. Or if you want to see one of his series, Lupin III worth a view.

    Or go Here:

    Nausicaa.net

    And here:
    Spirited Away's official site
     
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    kapitanbar, Oct 4, 2002
  12. Izzy

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    Bam! Hehe, I just watches this movie today...and I must say that it was amazing. The dubs were alright, but just the mixture of the funny stuff and the storyline is excellent. I don't know...maybe I'm not a hard enough critic. But, in any case, I thought it was an excellent watch. And I'd recommend it to anyone.

    One thing that *did* disappoint me is that a lot of the shops and things that *were* in japanese were not titled. So, more'n a few people didn't know what some of them were. That is, of course, until the characters baltantly pointed out what it was. "Wow, there are only restaurants here." and "Oh, it's a bath house." But, the name of the place they went, the name of the street one setting was in...they weren't known. It's a small gripe, and awfully nitpicky of me, but yeah.

    They kept all japanese names, which made me happy to no end. I'd probably be *pissed* if they named Chiharu something like...Stacey or something. Bah, Amara and Michelle...*BAH*. Oh, and they kept the ending theme strictly japanese, at least, what I heard of it. Hehe...too bad I was looking for subtitles most of the time. =P

    Anywho...as probably everyone already told you, I strongly suggest to watch the movie. If only just to see the funnies, it was worth it.
     
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    Izzy, Oct 6, 2002

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