SvennoJ said:
Augen said:
My biggest want is to get Princess Mononoke on Blu Ray some day. Wish traditional animation was still prevalent (especially in the west) as can just imagine how gorgeous it could look these days.
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It's available for import, but i'm waiting for a more affordable version. http://www.play-asia.com/mononoke-hime-paOS-13-49-en-70-757z.html
All Ghibli movies look great on blu-ray. The extra detail in Howl's moving castle stands out especially.
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I saw Mononke about 10 years ago in HD and I liked it very much, I think it was on HDNet at the time. But honestly after seeing Spirited Away I felt that movie had more magic and intrigue, I'm dying to get Spirited Away on Blu-Ray! The whole challenging childhood and growing up and overcoming your personal fears vibe. The main character Chihiro is so damn likable, and believable. Even the english actress does a great job. Some of the earlier Miyazaki English actors fail to deliver great performances imho, unlike Chihiro's/Daveigh Chase did imho.
I think to that Spirited Away pulled off very nicely, and has some interesting subliminal message/Japanese culture layers to it. Where as Mononoke felt more straight, and like an enviromental film with a positive message (building a better world even though some men never learn) with a cheesy love story that went almost nowhere, maybe to preachy and cliched for my tastes in movies now to be rewatching it more than twice. The first time I saw Mononoke I was very mpressed though. Haha you probably think I'm a dick now! Anyhow if you haven't watched it you should check into it.
Cool little fact Chihiros voice is done by that creepy girl in The Ring. She looks a lot hotter now though lmao! She also did the voice in Disney's Lilo and Stitch but I have yet to watch it. Oh well...