You Know You Are A Freeper When..

Just me | June 24, 2005 | LadyShallott

[grellis]

So, let me give you the scoop on "Howl's Moving Castle".....

I'll bite...what's the scoop?

[grellis]

The dog has that 'grellis feed me' look *lol*

IIRC, her exact words were "Get off the dman computer and take me for a walk right now!"

[cyborg]

LOL

[netmilsmom]

>>"So, let me give you the scoop on "Howl's Moving Castle"....."

I'll bite...what's the scoop?<<

It's the best!
Studio Ghibli is still hand drawing the characters of their movies so watching one is like seeing an old (when they were good) Disney animation. The characters have slow deliberate movements because they are animated with more frames per second. It is art, real art, not the poo that Disney is putting out.

John Lassiter, who heads Pixar (Finding Nemo and the Incredibles) directed the English Dub so it is true to the story. When these movies have been dubbed in the past, the English soundtracks were so bad that people hated them. We have a set of these movies from Japan and we make the girls read the subtitles. Teaching with movies is great!

The diamond is the details. Things like doorknobs and ceilings are beautiful. Howl is a child in an adult's body so his bedroom is stuffed with toys, music boxes and mobiles. This is the kind of movie that you could watch over and over and never see everything. My little one and I are going back to see it today. Your boys should like it, lots Magic and some cool battle scenes (not a bit of it graphic).

It has been years since I have paid in a theater (my nephew manages one so we get in free, but his was not showing this). I waited two years for this movie, but GEEZ! the price! 10.00 a ticket! Whoa. You might want to wait until it's on DVD but at this point, it's still playing in theaters in Japan and our fellow FReeper Sushiman says they are not releasing it there until Fall. Who knows when Disney will grace us with it.

This is suppose to be Hayao Miyazaki's last film (although he said this before) This is the last of the great animated movie artists. If you are charmed by the movie, FReepmail me and I'll get you more of his work. It's like you have never seen from an artistic point of view. Do I sound like a commercial? I could sell for Studio Ghibli. Check it out.
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/
Or take the boys to the Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. That was cute. Not a bit of it for adults, but not too cheesy. 3-D was cool too!

[netmilsmom]

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/

Wonder why that didn't link?

[scott7278]

-You read actual magazines and newspapers and are disappointed when you think of something incredibly witty to say, but nowhere to post it.

That happens when I read the news on other websites. LOL!

[scott7278]

I am so embarrassed to say, but I have actually got out of bed to check my FR mail.

I'm embarrased to say that I don't have to get out of bed to check my FR mail!

[pissant]

Great Thread. ROFL!

[stan the beaver]

I must not be a true FReeper then. What does it mean?

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

It is archived somewhere, let me see if I can find out who has it. I'll get back to you!