Posted by Saddletank on 07.08.2014, 02:44 PM:
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Posted by FlareNetworkC on 07.08.2014, 08:01 PM:
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Posted by arren18 on 07.08.2014, 09:34 PM: I wouldn't call Whisper's characters stereotypical either. Rather, because the story is not a very complicated one, the greatness of the film comes not from being wildly unique, but from being a well-told story.
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Posted by saviour2012 on 07.21.2014, 10:37 AM: TRAILER!!!!
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Posted by arren18 on 07.22.2014, 06:16 AM: I saw recently that the trailer had been released, but didn't watch it until now. I'm pretty pleased with it. Visually it's very nice, and it looks interesting even if I can't really figure out what's happening.
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Posted by saviour2012 on 07.24.2014, 06:44 AM: Poor Opening for When Marnie Was There
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Posted by arren18 on 07.24.2014, 06:53 AM: Not such a big surprise, I think. Ghibli movies that aren't directed by Miyazaki are generally less popular, and also, this year has seen more Ghibli releases than normal. Kaguya-hime wasn't a big success either, and I think in both cases, the release schedule meant they were somewhat under the shadow of Kaze Tachinu. And besides, Disney and Pokemon are always popular, so it doesn't shock me that a film from one of Ghibli's minor directors didn't beat them in the opening week.
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Posted by saviour2012 on 07.25.2014, 01:19 AM: i guess you are right arren.
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Posted by arren18 on 07.25.2014, 02:03 AM: I can see why they would do that. Until now, Ghibli has been able to succeed thanks to big names. Now that they can't rely on that, it makes sense that they would make more films to make up for the reduced profit. But perhaps in the future, the younger directors will become more established and they can return to the old model of fewer releases and higher quality.
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Posted by Saddletank on 07.25.2014, 11:20 AM: From the trailer it looks wonderful. No spoilers please but to me it seems the blonde girl in the old house across the lake is a ghost.
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Posted by arren18 on 07.25.2014, 08:50 PM: Considering the last one was Kaguya-hime, I'd call this quite a solid mainstream option. It's not overcomplicated, and it has typically nice visuals. I think it probably just came out at a bad time. Anyway, we'll see what they come up with next - maybe it'll be a director we've never even seen before.
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Posted by saviour2012 on 07.26.2014, 02:59 AM: I feel Nausicaa 2 might be that mecha.
however i think saddle is more or less correct that ghibli need to reassess their goal. I think rather than being just a japan oriented studio they can become a global studio. Although miyazaki said that ghibli will primarily release for japan i think as he is not here anymore this can change. And i hope to see 3D from them too. I am not impressed with the 3D animations other than pixar. So i want them to experiment with it. however i dont think ghibli is in a financial crisis. the wind rises did good business[ i mean not frozen level] but they secured about three times their production cost. kaguya hime lost about 20 millions+ which is kind of bad reputation for the director. However i have not read the financial statement of studio ghibli because i cant read japanese, i dont know if it is even present in internet. Toho is distribution company and tokuma shoten is/ or was the main company who owns ghibli. however recently i have been quite confused about the fact who owns ghibli.
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Posted by saviour2012 on 07.26.2014, 03:30 AM: WHOA i just saw this one
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Posted by Saddletank on 07.26.2014, 05:51 AM: Kaguya-hime has lost the studio a lot of money.
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 08.24.2014, 12:22 PM: I unexpectedly had the opportunity to see this yesterday. I'm afraid I did not enjoy the film quite as much as Arren did. It's not a bad movie, precisely, but I found it to be dishearteningly run-of-the-mill in terms of story and execution. It confirms my opinion of Yonebayashi as a director: he's a skilled craftsman, you can tell he's learned from the very best, but he does not have the sort of artistic sensibility that would elevate his work to the level of Miyazaki's or Takahata's.
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Posted by saviour2012 on 09.14.2014, 04:44 AM: When marnie was there latest box office
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Posted by arren18 on 09.14.2014, 08:20 AM: "Even"
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Posted by saviour2012 on 09.14.2014, 01:02 PM:
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Posted by Saddletank on 09.14.2014, 03:09 PM: Saviour, in these situations the grammatical use of the word "even" in front of a comparative statement gives a meaning to that statement that something happened despite long odds against its chances.
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Posted by foreignfilmfreak on 09.14.2014, 10:53 PM: I haven't gotten to see this release yet (or The Wind Rises, although I've seen the Japanese trailer in theatres here and found a bootlegged copy in a Chinese rental store.. it's still not available in North America, or?? Because I REALLY want to see/own it).
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