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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:00:55
It's not Ghibli related, but I finally got around to watching Ghost in the Shell.

Good movie too.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:08:15

PONYO IS HERE!

Disc 1 is the movie.

And as they always do, disc 2 is the movie as well only without subtitles and with alternative angle storyboards. There is the typical Ghibli collection trailer. And a trailer for a Wallace and Gromit movie? A new one.

There is also an unsubtitled making of.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:24:36

STUDIO GHIBLI SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY CONCERT DVD

http://www.yesasia.com/global/joe-hisaishi-in-budokan-miyazaki-anime-to-tomo-ni-ayunda-25-nenkan/1019607867-0-0-0-en/info.html

Yay! Only $53 / £32 Sad

To commemorate the release of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, master composer and Miyazaki's longtime collaborator Hisaishi Joe held special concerts at the Budokan on August 4 and 5, 2008. Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Miyazaki Anime to Tomo ni Ayunda 25 Nenkan fondly revisits the award-winning composer's 25 years of musical collaboration with Miyazaki. Featuring a 200-person orchestra, an 800-person choir, and guest appearances from vocalists Hirahara Ayaka, Masako Hayashi, Fujioka Fujimaki, and Ohashi Nozumi, this concert DVD captures a night filled with music from Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, Laputa, Princess Mononoke, and other beloved Ghibli classics.

Comes with making of and screen animation footage.

Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it? Release Date: 2009-07-03Publisher Product Code: VWDZ-8130Language: JapaneseDisc Format(s): DVD Other Information: 2DVDsShipment Unit: 1 What is it? Publisher: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Clips here:

Porco Rosso live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZWMs_-7J7k

Well that clip is from 2008, I cant find the exact clips I had before. 

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:40:07

darthhomer said:
It's not Ghibli related, but I finally got around to watching Ghost in the Shell.

Good movie too.

i personally loved it.  ghost in the shell 2 is also interesting though it's not exactly a sequel.

speaking of non-ghibli things, have you guys all seen richard linkater's "waking life"?  it's one of my favourite films of all time, and even though it isn't exactly animated (it was shot on digital video and then he had several artists paint over it to give it an animated look) i always thought it has many of the (admittedly vague) ghibli qualities

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:49:00

Now that I've watched a bit of Ponyo in high quality, wow you can really see how this is handrawn and has a very simple look at times, almost too simple. After the wizardry in Howl and Spirited away it's something of a departure. Almost like a halfway house between something like Yamada's and traditional Ghibli. 

Some of the backgrounds are almost like detailed paintings. 

The first 5 minutes of this film, wow. They could section it off and have it as a short film and it could win the oscar for short film. 

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:57:30
To continue the sidetrack, I'm currently watching Cowboy Bebop, 18 episodes in.  Pretty good overall, it tries a lot of different things to varying degrees of success.

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:44:39

gamingeek said:

PONYO IS HERE!

Disc 1 is the movie.

And as they always do, disc 2 is the movie as well only without subtitles and with alternative angle storyboards. There is the typical Ghibli collection trailer. And a trailer for a Wallace and Gromit movie? A new one.

There is also an unsubtitled making of.

 The one having something to do with bread?

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:24:57

Foolz said:

gamingeek said:

PONYO IS HERE!

Disc 1 is the movie.

And as they always do, disc 2 is the movie as well only without subtitles and with alternative angle storyboards. There is the typical Ghibli collection trailer. And a trailer for a Wallace and Gromit movie? A new one.

There is also an unsubtitled making of.

The one having something to do with bread?

Yeah.

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:34:45

Now I've watched a bit more of Ponyo in high quality, I have to say, whilst its consistently beautiful there are a few hiccups here and there. 

At times the character models seen very simplistic. Also a few of the backgrounds are almost like picture book sketches that have been coloured it. 

It's not sort of glossy and accomplished like Howl and Spirited Away which use digital production. 

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:29:29

gamingeek said:

Foolz said:

gamingeek said:

PONYO IS HERE!

Disc 1 is the movie.

And as they always do, disc 2 is the movie as well only without subtitles and with alternative angle storyboards. There is the typical Ghibli collection trailer. And a trailer for a Wallace and Gromit movie? A new one.

There is also an unsubtitled making of.

The one having something to do with bread?

Yeah.

 That's old (the latest one, though), I think. It was a tele movie.

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:40:37


Okay watched Ponyo from start to finish last night. Grinning from ear to ear.

One of the best. All I can complain about is the sometimes too unfinished backgrounds in places and a strange sort of wedding scene between two 5 year olds at the end.

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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:24:02

SON OF A ******

Suddenly the same site I bought Ponyo off lists a hong kong edition for $22 aka £13

http://www.yesasia.com/global/ponyo-on-the-cliff-by-the-sea-dvd-english-subtitled-hong-kong-version/1014037994-0-0-0-en/info.html

For July 28th release, region 3

F******* bastards list the japan $55 version for months to rip people off when the HK edition is out 3 weeks later so they can rip people off.

There was no pre-order or indication of a HK version.

AND they put a stipulation on the pre-orders for the $50 version, no returns or order cancellations. WHat bullshit. I have used that site for years but feel severely ripped off now.

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:40:49
eBay it before anyone notices!

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:59:19
Already done, hope it sells, but no way am I buying the concert disc off them for the same price. 

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Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:38:02

gamingeek said:

PONYO IS HERE!

Disc 1 is the movie.

And as they always do, disc 2 is the movie as well only without subtitles and with alternative angle storyboards. There is the typical Ghibli collection trailer. And a trailer for a Wallace and Gromit movie? A new one.

There is also an unsubtitled making of.

Dammit, should stop to READ the bloody thread.


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Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:54:24
Watched Grave of the Fireflies again last night.  I'm not sure what makes me feel more sad, the crushing story itself, or getting to watch this while right next door to war-is-the-answer-land.

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Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:53:44
Ponyo is the shit. Top 5 Ghibli movies easily. 

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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:27:27
Yes! 17 hrs to go and my Ponyo dvd is up to £27 on ebay Happy

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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:47:12


Nice, ebay to the rescue, LOL I actually made a profit out of the Ponyo sale of £4. Happy

Yes.

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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:48:47

LOL

It all worked out in the end then. Happy

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