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Topic: Japanese animated movies
El Cid
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The cable channel TCM recently showed a bunch of Japanese animated movies, which is the first time I've seen any. I wonder what you guys think of them - and of course the scores.Princess Mononoke was interesting. I rather enjoyed it despite the complete lack of emotional resonance. The score has an appealing "big" theme.
Spirited Away is the best I've seen. Not just pretty pictures, but an engrossing story.
Some others...
Porco Rosso: Pleasant light entertainment. Some humor.
My Neighbor Totoro: Quality kid's movie.
posted 02-27-2006 02:41 AM PT (US) Thor
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What I love about the Miyazaki films is that they are so UNLIKE Hollywood. Gone are the song and dance routines a la Disney, and he's never afraid to just let time pass by without anything major happening (the bus waiting scene in MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO, for example). Just to be engrossed in the mood (especially when it's raining, which it always does in his movies).I'm sure there has been plenty of discussion about these films and scores before (at least it has over at FSM), but it's only lately that I've truly come to appreciate them. KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, MONONOKE, SPIRITED AWAY, TOTORO, NAUSICAA AND THE VALLEY OF THE WIND etc.
posted 02-27-2006 02:26 PM PT (US) PeterK
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Porco Rosso!http://www.moviemusic.com/mb/Forum1/HTML/010263.html
posted 02-27-2006 02:58 PM PT (US) franz_conrad
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Kenji Kawai's Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2 is a powerful score. Taikos never sounded so good...
posted 02-27-2006 03:34 PM PT (US) Scorro
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In addition to those already mentioned, check out "Metropolis" (very cool) & the soon to be released on DVD "Howl's Moving Castle" (should be good).
posted 02-28-2006 03:56 PM PT (US) Dalboz
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I just pulled out Spirited Away's score last week and fell in love with it all over again! Can't reccomend it enough
posted 03-01-2006 04:57 AM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB