The NZA Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 So yeah, heard good things, some of which has pointed to this one being more My Neighbor Totoro than say, Spirited Away, but i've yet to see it. Who has? thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 You do know that until this is out on DVD your not going to find a copy. (Crappy cam just won't do it any justice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 ah, is that its current status? not even a decent screener? shit. so you've not yet seen it either, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 ah, is that its current status? not even a decent screener? shit. so you've not yet seen it either, then? Not one fucking sub. It came out in theaters less then 3 month ago. A real good copy won't be anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Walt Disney Pictures has announced that Ponyo, the latest film from Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro), will open in American theaters on August 14. The story follows an ordinary boy named Sosuke (Frankie Jonas) and his friendship with Ponyo (Noah Cyrus), a goldfish who wishes to be human. The other castmembers include Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, and Betty White. Ponyo is the English release name for Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, which Studio Ghibli and TOHO released in Japan on July 19 of last year. It became Japan's highest grossing film of 2009. Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steve Alpert are producing the English-language dub, while Miyazaki himself and John Lasseter (Pixar's Toy Story, Cars) are executive producers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopcruz Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hopefully it'll hit theaters down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 It will. Howl's Moving Castle made it down here. Disney don't mess around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDownBelow Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Oh nice. I can't wait to see this. Spirited Away is one of my favorite movies and I've always had a soft spot for Howl's Moving Castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Oh nice. I can't wait to see this. Spirited Away is one of my favorite movies and I've always had a soft spot for Howl's Moving Castle. It's sad as an anime fan, but I've yet to see Howl's Moving Castle. I love Mononoki, Totoro, & Spirited Away, but Miyazaki's other stuff is kinda meh for me. I get that "meh" feeling when I watch the trailer for Ponyo. However, according to aicn.com, new Disney muckity-muck John Lassester (he got the "muckity-muck" title when Disney bought Pixar) Ponyo is going to get better ad/distribution treatment for the theatrical release than Miyazaki's previous films. So hopefully it'll make its way to a theater near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopcruz Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 It's sad as an anime fan, but I've yet to see Howl's Moving Castle. I love Mononoki, Totoro, & Spirited Away, but Miyazaki's other stuff is kinda meh for me. I get that "meh" feeling when I watch the trailer for Ponyo. However, according to aicn.com, new Disney muckity-muck John Lassester (he got the "muckity-muck" title when Disney bought Pixar) Ponyo is going to get better ad/distribution treatment for the theatrical release than Miyazaki's previous films. So hopefully it'll make its way to a theater near you. Hopefully Disney will get off their asses and release "Only Yesterday" and "Ocean Waves" I think other than Earthsea those are the only Ghibli films we haven't gotten. Only Yesterday has even been shown in IFC or TCM or one of the cable channels, but no release. Grr. I know that they say it's because there are some more mature references in these ones, but goddamn, if Disney can have no issues with Magical giant racoon testes, then these should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizaLaChatte Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Looks cute. I love Totoro, is it me or are they getting new people to dub? There was an older version with slightly different script and different voice actors, without Dakota Fanning and such, and it was fine. Maybe I'm just going crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtype Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 We just borrowed this from the internets. Gonna watch it tomorrow me thinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Looking forward to this. Any idea when the theatrical release is supposed to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It's in theaters now here... AMC Grapevine mills is showing it. Sooooo YOU SHOULD COME UP FOR A VISIT AND A MOVIE JA? edit- AMC will be showing it at midnight. Ponyo gets it's US release tomorrow! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopcruz Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 It's in theaters now here... AMC Grapevine mills is showing it. Sooooo YOU SHOULD COME UP FOR A VISIT AND A MOVIE JA? edit- AMC will be showing it at midnight. Ponyo gets it's US release tomorrow! <3 Saw this recently and felt it was kinda meh, paint by numbers Ghibli so to speak. I mean it was not bad by any stretch, and still left me with a big grin on my face in a lot of scenes, but while I think previous Miyazaki films could be enjoyed by a wider audience, this one is very much a kids' movie, but without the subtlety that lets adults dig it too. Or at least as much as say Totoro and Kiki's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Saw this recently and felt it was kinda meh, paint by numbers Ghibli so to speak. I mean it was not bad by any stretch, and still left me with a big grin on my face in a lot of scenes, but while I think previous Miyazaki films could be enjoyed by a wider audience, this one is very much a kids' movie, but without the subtlety that lets adults dig it too. Or at least as much as say Totoro and Kiki's. Yeah, I agree with your words. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Totoro is the devil. That said I'm late but yeah a kids movie, a good one, but I think I was expecting something a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkerSeed Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Really? I thought that what made Ponyo stand out was the depth of the interactions between the regular people in the more "real" world. The relationship between the boy and his mother is something I don't feel like I've seen in his other films. The scene where she's frustrated at their father and the kid cheers her up damn near made me cry. The rest of it's tone and it's lack of any serious danger or conflict does put it in a similar category as Totoro, but it was very refreshing to see most of this play out in plain old modern day japan and see most of the conflict be the average, subtle conflict of a regular family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HypnotizinChikns Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Watched it last night, and in comparison to Mononoke, Howl, and Spirtited Away...it was lacking. Visually it was stunning, but the story was boring, and the charecters (besides Ponyo herself) weren't very interesting. Kids will love it, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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