5 Best Ghibli films

bcube · March 1, 2008 03:37 AM

There should be an emote of that old lady from spirited away.

mishkamash · March 1, 2008 03:41 AM

spirited away is my fave

bcube · March 1, 2008 03:58 AM

Quote from: MishkaMashspirited away is my fave

same

ZekeySpaceyLizard · March 1, 2008 04:12 AM

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sQueef · March 2, 2008 04:51 AM

Crazy I really liked Princess Mononoke. I really liked Howl's Moving Castle, and of course Spirited Away. That one with the raccoon balls was Pom Poko and I thought it was pretty silly but had a... kind of nice story I suppose. Good moral lesson yeah.

And now for something completely off-topic, I really love Samurai Champloo. I think it's really great

bcube · March 2, 2008 04:54 AM

Quote from: SqueefCrazy I really liked Princess Mononoke. I really liked Howl's Moving Castle, and of course Spirited Away. That one with the raccoon balls was Pom Poko and I thought it was pretty silly but had a... kind of nice story I suppose. Good moral lesson yeah.

And now for something completely off-topic, I really love Samurai Champloo. I think it's really great

Never seen howls moving castle or samurai champloo

sQueef · March 2, 2008 05:00 AM

Quote from: BizzareCube
Quote from: SqueefCrazy I really liked Princess Mononoke. I really liked Howl's Moving Castle, and of course Spirited Away. That one with the raccoon balls was Pom Poko and I thought it was pretty silly but had a... kind of nice story I suppose. Good moral lesson yeah.

And now for something completely off-topic, I really love Samurai Champloo. I think it's really great

Never seen howls moving castle or samurai champloo

You might like Samurai Champloo, the character Mugen makes some really crazy movements that I think are animated beautifully, and I also really like the juxtaposition between ancient Japan and Modern Hip Hop. It sounds weird I suppose but it is done amazingly well, which is no surprise considering it was directed by the man who did Cowboy Bebop.

bcube · March 2, 2008 05:05 AM

Quote from: Squeef
Quote from: BizzareCube
Quote from: SqueefCrazy I really liked Princess Mononoke. I really liked Howl's Moving Castle, and of course Spirited Away. That one with the raccoon balls was Pom Poko and I thought it was pretty silly but had a... kind of nice story I suppose. Good moral lesson yeah.

And now for something completely off-topic, I really love Samurai Champloo. I think it's really great

Never seen howls moving castle or samurai champloo
You might like Samurai Champloo, the character Mugen makes some really crazy movements that I think are animated beautifully, and I also really like the juxtaposition between ancient Japan and Modern Hip Hop. It sounds weird I suppose but it is done amazingly well, which is no surprise considering it was directed by the man who did Cowboy Bebop.

Hmm... I guess I'll go check it out then when I can

sQueef · March 2, 2008 05:52 AM

okay don't blame me if you don't like it

Thor · March 2, 2008 08:02 AM

Quote from: GerkinmanShould be called a boring style

I'd call it more "serene" than boring, like the parts in Spirited Away when Chihiro watches the rainclouds pass by (before trying out a bit of the medicine ball) and when she rides the train. They remind me very much of Asian landscape paintings- very simple and peaceful.

Sonni · March 2, 2008 08:43 AM

I like Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service.

And Samurai Champloo is quite a cool anime indeed. You don't get to see ancient Japan and Hip Hop together everyday.

Gerkinman · March 2, 2008 10:07 AM

QuoteI'd call it more "serene" than boring, like the parts in Spirited Away when Chihiro watches the rainclouds pass by (before trying out a bit of the medicine ball) and when she rides the train. They remind me very much of Asian landscape paintings- very simple and peaceful.

I wasnt so much commenting on that sort of thing, which i am actually quite fond of. But rather the way every human character has the exact same face, occasionally someone might have a mustache... occasionally, but aside from that there is very little to tell people apart.

Halcion · March 2, 2008 05:34 PM

Quote from: Gerkinman
QuoteI'd call it more "serene" than boring, like the parts in Spirited Away when Chihiro watches the rainclouds pass by (before trying out a bit of the medicine ball) and when she rides the train. They remind me very much of Asian landscape paintings- very simple and peaceful.

I wasnt so much commenting on that sort of thing, which i am actually quite fond of. But rather the way every human character has the exact same face, occasionally someone might have a mustache... occasionally, but aside from that there is very little to tell people apart.

their names and voices

bcube · March 2, 2008 05:42 PM

They usually have a very... blank look. To me their expresssions should vary a bit more.

sQueef · March 2, 2008 07:14 PM

it's hard to give characters life, especially in Anime. Which is why I understand why a groupd of animators such as yourselves likes simple cartoons over Anime sometimes, because the cartoons put some life and expression into the characters.

know what im saying?

bcube · March 2, 2008 07:27 PM

Quote from: Squeefit's hard to give characters life, especially in Anime. Which is why I understand why a groupd of animators such as yourselves likes simple cartoons over Anime sometimes, because the cartoons put some life and expression into the characters.

know what im saying?

Yeah, I get ya. The anime characters have an image already set for them ( thanks to precedents, fangirls, and other factors)
I like to read manga over watching anime however, because usually the manga has more of an expression range ( well out of all the ones I've compared )

I also like simple cartoons because theyre simple. Sometimes anime and manga try to put alot of detail to make it good. But if they cross the line between good detail and too much detail, then it just gets plain confusing or forced.

Halcion · March 2, 2008 07:41 PM

Quote from: BizzareCube
Quote from: Squeefit's hard to give characters life, especially in Anime. Which is why I understand why a groupd of animators such as yourselves likes simple cartoons over Anime sometimes, because the cartoons put some life and expression into the characters.

know what im saying?

Yeah, I get ya. The anime characters have an image already set for them ( thanks to precedents, fangirls, and other factors)
I like to read manga over watching anime however, because usually the manga has more of an expression range ( well out of all the ones I've compared )

I also like simple cartoons because theyre simple. Sometimes anime and manga try to put alot of detail to make it good. But if they cross the line between good detail and too much detail, then it just gets plain confusing or forced.

you can also get a lot of the lacking emotion through with a good backscore, the music helps a lot.

ZekeySpaceyLizard · March 2, 2008 07:43 PM

Have you guys ever seen Tokyo Godfathers? It's a story about 3 hobos who find an abandoned baby in a dumpster on christmas eve.
It's a fucking fantastic comedy film. One of those rare adult animated films that's funny without being vulgar. It feels almost like a Coen brothers movie.

One of the cool things about it though, is that the characters all show very human facial expressions.

It's by satoshi kon, the same bloke who gave us paprika, millenium actress, paranoia agent, and a very frightening film called Perfect Blue.
Also did the first film in the "Memories" film trilogy which I really need to get on dvd. It's at the blockbuster I work at, but I know its eventually going to get scratched and stop working and then our anime section will suck even more balls.
It really does suck too. Other than tokyo godfathers, memories, ghibli films, and a small smattering of excel saga, we have nothing but really cheap ecchi/hentai smut.
We've started putting LEGO BIONICLE dvd's there to try to make it seem less perverse.

sQueef · March 2, 2008 07:46 PM

Yeah ZSL I saw Tokyo Godfathers, my brother has shown me a lot of stuff by Satoshi Kon after I told him how much I fucking adored "Paprika"

Good point on the expressiveness of the characters, it never even crossed my mind to bring that film up.

Halcion · March 2, 2008 08:00 PM

Quote from: ZekeyHave you guys ever seen Tokyo Godfathers? It's a story about 3 hobos who find an abandoned baby in a dumpster on christmas eve.
It's a fucking fantastic comedy film. One of those rare adult animated films that's funny without being vulgar. It feels almost like a Coen brothers movie.

I havent seen that, though ill give it a look.

Quote from: ZekeyIt's by satoshi kon, the same bloke who gave us paprika, millenium actress, paranoia agent, and a very frightening film called Perfect Blue.
Also did the first film in the "Memories" film trilogy which I really need to get on dvd.

Ah perfect blue, thats one strange movie, stalkers, obsession and mystery what else could i ask for
You mean "Magnetic Rose" from memories? The one where that womans memories are in the spaceship?

Quote from: ZekeyIt's at the blockbuster I work at, but I know its eventually going to get scratched and stop working and then our anime section will suck even more balls.
It really does suck too. Other than tokyo godfathers, memories, ghibli films, and a small smattering of excel saga, we have nothing but really cheap ecchi/hentai smut.
We've started putting LEGO BIONICLE dvd's there to try to make it seem less perverse.

Got no more "Manga Company" movies? Theres some good ones that theyve made. akira, ghost in the shell, blood, kai doh maru, urotsukidoji etc.