Comments on: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2005/01/howls-moving-castle-2004/ Sweet & Salty Movie Reviews! Tue, 03 May 2011 10:57:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: paco http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2005/01/howls-moving-castle-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-36454 paco Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:04:28 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=456#comment-36454 I really loved this! This is probably the best animation I have seen in times. I liked it much more than Spirited Away, which I found tedious at times and very difficult to follow. The plot here was also difficult to follow, but for some reason I didn't mind; the dreamy landscapes and subtle balance between good and evil was very well executed. This movie allowed me to just drift away for a moment and all let it come to me. Great stuff. RATING9 I really loved this! This is probably the best animation I have seen in times. I liked it much more than Spirited Away, which I found tedious at times and very difficult to follow. The plot here was also difficult to follow, but for some reason I didn’t mind; the dreamy landscapes and subtle balance between good and evil was very well executed.

This movie allowed me to just drift away for a moment and all let it come to me. Great stuff.

rating: 9

]]> By: arjan http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2005/01/howls-moving-castle-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-9763 arjan Sat, 05 Feb 2005 08:44:24 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=456#comment-9763 I am a HUGE fan of the work of Miyazaki and Howl's Moving Castle is already one of my favorites. It may lack the harsh images of Mononoke or the rich detailed dreamy story of Spirited Away, but animation-wise this one is absolutely stunning and getting really close to the gem called Castle in the Sky. I also found this one is very serious in tone. The images are rather subtle, but the threat of war and the mayhem and apocalyptic images were very strong. The story is rather messy, as Denise confirms, and some smaller plots aren't spun out to the fullest. This one uses quite some CGI-effect, but they have been integrated rather smoothly into the traditional animation (something that Disney messed up completely in their last few traditional animated features). RATING9 I am a HUGE fan of the work of Miyazaki and Howl’s Moving Castle is already one of my favorites. It may lack the harsh images of Mononoke or the rich detailed dreamy story of Spirited Away, but animation-wise this one is absolutely stunning and getting really close to the gem called Castle in the Sky.

I also found this one is very serious in tone. The images are rather subtle, but the threat of war and the mayhem and apocalyptic images were very strong. The story is rather messy, as Denise confirms, and some smaller plots aren’t spun out to the fullest.

This one uses quite some CGI-effect, but they have been integrated rather smoothly into the traditional animation (something that Disney messed up completely in their last few traditional animated features).

rating: 9

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