Howl's Moving Castle

[Akai Bushi]

Not kendo, but from Japan.

Everyone should go see Howl's Moving Castle. Great Movie. Hayao Miyazaki has out done himself again.

[crabbi]

Not kendo, but from Japan.

Everyone should go see Howl's Moving Castle. Great Movie. Hayao Miyazaki has out done himself again.
I have to agree with you Akai Bushi-San

This is an amazing Anime... absolutely brilliant !!!

cheers

[piggy]

i was debating seeing it. could any of you give me some idea as to what its about?

[tanueirin]

It's originally a children's book by Diana Wynne Jones. Very tongue-in-cheek about a girl who becomes transformed into an old woman by a curse. She goes and works in an enchanter's castle, hoping that she can find a way to turn back. The enchanter's a bit of a ladies' man, but not all is as it seems :)

[SkippyDaStudent]

I wasn't really sure if I wanted to see it.

Thanks for the post, this has sealed it for me. I will go and see it.

[Mugu]

As for the movie, I wasn't really impressed by it. It was good, I would give it a 7/10. My bloody bf slept through the movie and he was the one who dragged me to see it. The moment he heard it was dubbed, he wanted to get out. But I wanted to watch, and then I think the dubbing did ruin quite a bit of Miyazaki experience for me.

Besides that, Christian Bale did the voice for Howl, lol It was pretty weird :D

[Anime12478]

I plan on seeing it on Thursday night sometime after work. I hope that the movie is good! LOL!

[Andou]

As for the movie, I wasn't really impressed by it. It was good, I would give it a 7/10. My bloody bf slept through the movie and he was the one who dragged me to see it. The moment he heard it was dubbed, he wanted to get out. But I wanted to watch, and then I think the dubbing did ruin quite a bit of Miyazaki experience for me.

Besides that, Christian Bale did the voice for Howl, lol It was pretty weird :D

Ehhhh. I think that from now on all male characters regardless of age and speech impediments should be voiced by someone with a cool voice...like...what...James Earl Jones! Or Sean Connery. Damn good actors.

[Toaster]

seems great! I think i'm going to buy it.....

[Seiza_Seizure]

Going to see it this Sunday. Can`t wait, judging from the replies, it sounds great. I'll give my verdict after I see it.

[Sepiraph]

I definitely recommend seeing the movie, initially I was somewhat skeptical about it but I was glad to watch it. I think it is actually one of my favourite Miyazaki movies. I also thought they did a decent job of dubbing the movie, which is somewhat rare as far as anime is concerned.

[mingshi]

Howl no Ugoku Shiro was released here in March, and I don't really remember what thats about now... Nothing too impressive for me to recall.

I think the plot isn't all that great ("all you need is love"..???)
Too much Tenku no Shiro Laputa references, not an improvement, but more like cut-n-paste.
...And the villain got her punishment too early on (shifting focus at that point is not a good idea).
The reason behind "the war" is closer to non-existance, and this is supposed to be an anti-war movie..? (If this is the case people should be watching Hotaru no haka/ Grave of Fireflies?)

While I still enjoy Miyazaki's visual interpretation of the West (mainly European street scenes and villiage life), the story isn't doing any good...

Sorry but thats my opinion.

[Sepiraph]

The reason behind "the war" is closer to non-existance, and this is supposed to be an anti-war movie..? (If this is the case people should be watching Hotaru no haka/ Grave of Fireflies?)

I don't think it's supposed to be an anti-war movie, surely it was one of the themes but the movie was more about character development and interactions.

[Seiza_Seizure]

Saw the film last week,and thought it was awesome. Try not to take it too seriously people. Should be watched on the big screen for the full effect.
Enjoy.