TBA Movie Nights #5: Studio Ghibli (pick up to 3!)

[rtil]

well it was bound to happen eventually , a studio ghibli themed night! I am listing EVERY ghibli film , so if you haven't seen some of these, give each one a short read and watch the trailer before you pick. they are listed in order of release from oldest to newest.

you can pick up to 3 films because of how many are in the poll. maybe pick one or two of your favorites and one you haven't seen.  you may change your vote if you change your mind.

CASTLE IN THE SKY
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Castle In the Sky Trailer

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. WARNING: sad as fuck
Grave Of The Fireflies : Original Trailer /english

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby.
My Neighbour Totoro Japanese Trailer ENG SUB

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Kiki's Delivery Service Trailer

ONLY YESTERDAY
A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
Only Yesterday Japanese Trailer ENG SUB

PORCO ROSSO
The adventures of a 1920's bush pilot who just happens to look like a humanoid pig.
Porco Rosso JapaneseTrailer ENG SUB

OCEAN WAVES
As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.
Ocean Waves Japanese Trailer English SUB HD

POM POKO
A community of magical shapeshifting raccoons desperately struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.
Pom Poko - Trailer (English subtitules)

WHISPER OF THE HEART
A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating boy - could it be her "friend" from the library? The boy's grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker like his grandfather.
Whisper Of The Heart Japanese Trailer ENG SUB

PRINCESS MONONOKE
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Princess Mononoke (1997) trailer

MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS
The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan.
sorry, i couldnt find an english sub trailer. but if you can't guess from the trailer, it is a lighthearted comedy.
My Neighbors the Yamadas

SPIRITED AWAY
In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures. WARNING: my favorite movie of all time
Spirited Away Trailer

THE CAT RETURNS
After helping a cat, a young girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.
The Cat Returns Trailer Japanese English SUB HD

HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
Howl's Moving Castle trailer

TALES FROM EARTHSEA
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause.
Tales From Earthsea (Gedo senki) English trailer HD 2010

PONYO
An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.
Ponyo Official English Language Trailer

[SHADOWFOX2]

Wow it seems I have a lot of Ghibli movies to watch regardless

[Sef]

oh my this wont be easy

[sev]

grave of the fireflies because i've never seen it and i want to, kiki's delivery service because it was one of my favorite childhood movies and spirited away because fucking spirited away

[BluPhoenix]

spirited away because fucking spirited away

[dilly]

spirited away because fucking spirited away

also howl's because it's one of my favorites and howl is a stone cold fox

and my neighbor totoro because i've never seen it!

[BluPhoenix]

i actually havent seen ponyo 

[CVG]

Castle In The Sky because I've never seen it, Porko Rosso because I saw half on tv but never got to see the ending, and The Cat Returns because I never saw it and I heard it was good.  Also don't get me wrong I love Spirited Away but it seems redundant that everyone has seen it and yet its the lead to win...I mean we have a huge selection of cartoons I'm sure have not been seen by most, its a shame they dont stand a chance now as a result of favoritism....btw I've seen it like 20+ times and own it on dvd heh so I know its great but I wish it wasn't winning :S

[rtil]

i agree but for some reason people tend to vote for something they have already seen or their favorite . but keep in mind anyone can change their vote at any time. just press 'remove vote' underneath the poll and you can re-vote after that.

[ZennyPLUS]

Grave of the Fireflies is a good movie but very very very sad.


This will be very hard to choice, rtil-kun.

[rtil]

i will never make these polls easy

[redmongoose]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V97CjH-5g0

[sev]

i just voted for the ones that felt like they'd be the most entertaining to watch and the fact that everyone does that too is really heartening... like whatever wins, it's the movie that everyone in the community wanted to enjoy, and when we watch it together we'll be enjoying a good film. don't get me wrong, i'd love to see grave of the fireflies and castle in the sky, but i also won't be disappointed if spirited away won and i could just watch the ones i want to see on my own time.

i just say this because i noticed a few people changed their votes and i don't feel like it's shameful to vote for the movie you enjoyed the most. whatever gets picked, it'll be what everyone liked the most and we'll get to watch it as a saturday night party crew regardless

[rtil]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V97CjH-5g0

not a studio ghibli film

[redmongoose]

never said it was

[Casey Pixmintro]

Damn good film though

[Ashington]

changed to pom poko, ocean waves and whisper of the heart cause i aint seen any of them

[Kött]

Damn... I expected a lot more Princess Mononoke fans around here...

Also, what happened to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind? I don't think it is a movie to be missed out in a Ghibli collection...

[rtil]

Also, what happened to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind? I don't think it is a movie to be missed out in a Ghibli collection...

nausicaa is NOT a studio ghibli film, even though it is normally thrown in with them. however, i think 16 choices is enough

[Ashington]

I think it honestly might be better to make this a several parter as there are an awful lot of good choices here, too many for just 1 week anyway, like say 2 parts with 8 choices or even 3 with 6 on 1 week and 5 on the other 2. I don't think people will mind spending a little longer on this theme to get to see a couple more ghibli films!