Nope, you should use the cash to buy a microphone.
If not you should use the cash to buy The General. Not only is it one of the greatest films of all time, depending on which version you get, it also has by the same guy. So it's win-win even if you don't like the film!
Ninokuni - The Another World
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gamingeek said:Ninokuni is kickass. BTW I saw that they are putting out all Takahatas pre-ghibli films like little norse prince on dvd. There is this film called Go Panda Go which is now on my rental list.
go panda go was the picture i had in my sig a long time ago
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http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/hayao-miyazaki-talks-ponyo#extended
TECHNICAL ADVANCES
Question: After using computer technology on a couple of films, Ponyo marks your return to completely hand-drawn animation. Was there something specific to Ponyo that inspired that? Would you have done that with whatever your next film would have been?
Miyazaki: Actually, Studio Ghibli had dissolved the computer graphics section before we started production on Ponyo, so we had decided at that point to stick with hand-drawn animation. Just as John Lasseter and I are different, I think I can leave the computer animation to him.
WTF? We might never see Ghibli films that look as good as Howl and Spirited away again.
Okay, so I sold Conduit for £22 not bad considering it cost me £18 
Ordered the Joe Hisaishi concert for £32 plus the Rhythm Heaven vocal album.
This concert is badass, for the 20th anniversary of Studio Ghibli they assembled this massive celebratory concert.
And I spotted some excellent Spirited Away pictures here, check them out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flov/747925266/
I also thought you guys might like this wallpaper:
Iga_Bobovic said:bugsonglass said:Iga_Bobovic said:bugsonglass said:I will very soon order Tales from EarthseaDon't seriously!
i have my expectations low from what you and gigi said about it but i have to get it for completeness at least, if nothing else
Fuck completeness, check it out on the net and buy Tokyo Godfathers, Millenium Actress or Perfect Blue instead.
i took your advice ... now i need more recommendations 
it doesn't just have to be feature films, series are ok too so long as they're no more than 15-30 episodes. i couldn't handle something like bleach or naruto
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileIf anyone is interested there are art books by Viz media on specific Ghibli films. I have the Spirited Away one, I saw it on amazon recentely for as little as £3 from sellers which is like $6 so snap that up. Its hardback, a couple of hundred pages long and full colour.
There are other ones from Totoro and Howl etc too. Just search for books "Studio Ghibli"
I got the concert DVD, watched half last night. Wow, if you are a fan of the music, just wow.
The choir and orchestra is so big it doesn't even fit on the freaking stage, its sprawled out on the back half of the stadium.
It's pretty amazing to watch. Its pretty long too, they cover all hisaishi Ghibli films but unfortunately no Isao Takahata films.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobiledarthhomer said:So it turns out that not only is Ponyo being shown here, but that people have a choice in watching the Japanese version or English dub. And then I learnt that the dub has one of the fucking Jonas Brothers in it...So I ask, for those who have seen the English dub? Is it still worth watching, or should I try find a cinema showing the Jap version?
Even if a Jonas Brother wasn't in it of course you should see the Japanese version.
Foolz said:darthhomer said:So it turns out that not only is Ponyo being shown here, but that people have a choice in watching the Japanese version or English dub. And then I learnt that the dub has one of the fucking Jonas Brothers in it...So I ask, for those who have seen the English dub? Is it still worth watching, or should I try find a cinema showing the Jap version?Even if a Jonas Brother wasn't in it of course you should see the Japanese version.
OMG The Jonas Brothers! Who voices Ponyo? Hannah Montana?
darthhomer said:So it turns out that not only is Ponyo being shown here, but that people have a choice in watching the Japanese version or English dub. And then I learnt that the dub has one of the fucking Jonas Brothers in it...So I ask, for those who have seen the English dub? Is it still worth watching, or should I try find a cinema showing the Jap version?
I've only seen the Japanese version but from what I hear there are some innaccuracies with the translation. I'm curious to see what Ponyo's english voice will be like.
Who the hell are the Jonas Brothers?
Yodariquo said:I watched Whisper of the Heart. It introduced the characters that later became the focus of The Cat Returns, though it isn't fantastical. It's a sweet story, though perhaps falling short of the ridiculously high bar set by other Ghibli titles.
I find it quite a strange juxtaposition of the fantastical and mundane. I really dont want to watch a film about a japanese schoolgirl in angst in boring reality. I kept wishing it would focus on the baron exclusively. It's pretty good but some of the music the characters play is horrid.
rragnaar said:I finally got to see Ponyo this weekend and loved it... and actually, the english dub was just fine. I think Disney usually does a great job getting voice actors for the Ghible dubs. The only goofy part is the song that plays with the credits. It is the most obnoxious and laughable song I've ever heard at the end of a movie.Outside of that, Ponyo was just awesome. I had a big stupid grin on my face through the whole movie. Go see it. Go see it as soon as you can. You'd be dumb to skip seeing it on the big screen. Very dumb.
You dont like the Ponyo theme tune? I hear it Japan, when I first heard it I hated it, like the Totoro theme, but it does grow on you. Check out the ponyo suite on dailymotion.
It is a film which has you grinning from start to finish. I love how Ponyo just wont be stopped! It makes me smile.
Should I use the cash to buy the Studio Ghibli 20th anniversay concert dvd? £32?
Or will there be a region 3 version? Hmmmmmmmmm. A concert isn't like a film. It may be too specialised to be localised.