5 Best Ghibli films

[Halcion]

1. Princess Mononoke
2. Spirited Away
3. My Neighbour Totoro
4. Kiki's Delivery Service
5. Howl's Moving castle

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The most recent "Tales from Earthsea" wasnt that good, it lacked the fine detail the ghibli films go into and the character development wasnt all too good either, it also swayed away from Earthsea's original concept.

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

No Nausica in the valley of the wind?

[psi43]

was that movie with the raccoons that were able to transform to humans a Ghibli film, too? It was pretty gay.

[Halcion]

No Nausica in the valley of the wind?

Yes, that one was good. Yet, i didnt want to list everyone of them down, so i stuck to 5. Ive had the whole ghibli collection since earthsea came out on dvd, yet i still find my self watching the same ones. nausica'A' (strange a) had great character (insect) design and the landscaping of the fungus areas (i forget the names of the places) were incredibly in depth and detailed, to the point were i think miyazaki is a perfectionist in all forms of the films.

[rtil]

i've only seen mononoke and spirited away, but i didn't think mononoke was that great .spirited away was much better

[psi43]

I've seen that raccoon movie, mononoke, that other movie with the main character being "Chihiro" or something and I think that was it. None of them really interested me.

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

i've only seen mononoke and spirited away, but i didn't think mononoke was that great .spirited away was much better

i have to agree with that

spirited away is so free and whimsical
i've watched it so many times now and never get tired of it
same with kiki

[Halcion]

i've only seen mononoke and spirited away, but i didn't think mononoke was that great .spirited away was much better

i have to agree with that

spirited away is so free and whimsical
i've watched it so many times now and never get tired of it
same with kiki

@ rtil: it was brilliant but far less of that film was hand-drawn, the computer generated parts sometimes look out of place.
@ zekey: kiki's is just a fun movie, especially the nerdy-looking guy she stalks.
@ both: the soundtrack to spirited away as well as the characters all being related to japanese folk-lore, the emotions displayed by certain spirits were great, as well as the fact that spirits would want to visit a bath house (a popular destination in japan) so it really gave it something else in terms of animation and emotional-display. The names of the characters had to stay the same though (im not sure, i only seen the dub once) as theyre pretty important to the plot. (though its much easier for japanese people to understand than others).

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

there's also a severe lack of grave of the fireflies in this topic

DYING CHILDREN LOL

[Halcion]

there's also a severe lack of grave of the fireflies in this topic

DYING CHILDREN LOL

this is what i was trying to avoid, i think rtil would agree with me if i say i begin to write paragraphs on what i thought of the film. but yes grave of the fireflies was good, i liked the war films less than the fantasy ones, even though the fantasy ones were a bit more brutal.

[rtil]

i wasn't aware there was any 3d in spirited away. either way, it was a better film. ghibli does tend to have some stiffness in some of their characters, though. they're so afraid of going off model that ffaces are sometimes too stiff. but they make up for it with crazy characters like the river spirit when it's full of gunk. that was insane

[billy]

I liked the Cat Returns

[Thor]

I need Joe Hisaishi to compose a soundtrack for my life

[bcube]

I loved the Cat-Bus thing from My Neighbor Totoro... Those movies had some really cool designs

[zomfgbie]

only one iv ever seen was spirited away. went tothe cinema (alone, i watch movies alone alot) and just saw it on one of the boards and thought it looked cool. i gotta say i really liked it

[Gerkinman]

Grave of the Fire Flys

Porko Rosso because pigs are awesome >=(

Cant say im a huge fan of ghibli tho, the fact everybody looks exactly the same erks me.

[rtil]

it's called a house style

[Michelle]

i liked spirited away and grave of the fireflies

haven't watched anything else

btw what is 'house style'?

[Gerkinman]

Should be called a boring style, atleast that old bat from Spirited Away was interesting to look at.

[rtil]

i liked spirited away and grave of the fireflies

haven't watched anything else

btw what is 'house style'?

the predominant style of a studio. notice how warner brothers, disney and cartoon network are all recognizable by their work. it's called the 'house style' because they all (traditionally) work under the same roof and draw in the same style as the directors and people that create the art.

Should be called a boring style, atleast that old bat from Spirited Away was interesting to look at.