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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:21:21

gamingeek said:

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I finally got to see Ponyo this weekend and loved it... and actually, the english dub was just fine.  I think Disney usually does a great job getting voice actors for the Ghible dubs.  The only goofy part is the song that plays with the credits.  It is the most obnoxious and laughable song I've ever heard at the end of a movie.

Outside of that, Ponyo was just awesome.  I had a big stupid grin on my face through the whole movie.  Go see it.  Go see it as soon as you can.  You'd be dumb to skip seeing it on the big screen.  Very dumb.

You dont like the Ponyo theme tune? I hear it Japan, when I first heard it I hated it, like the Totoro theme, but it does grow on you. Check out the ponyo suite on dailymotion.

It is a film which has you grinning from start to finish. I love how Ponyo just wont be stopped! Grinning It makes me smile.

I'm going to guess you didn't hear the song I heard.  I think the music during the movie was fantastic, but when the end credits roll there is a song that came on with little American kids singing about Ponyo and it is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a long time.

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:51:23
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I watched Whisper of the Heart.  It introduced the characters that later became the focus of The Cat Returns, though it isn't fantastical.  It's a sweet story, though perhaps falling short of the ridiculously high bar set by other Ghibli titles.

 I find it quite a strange juxtaposition of the fantastical and mundane. I really dont want to watch a film about a japanese schoolgirl in angst in boring reality. I kept wishing it would focus on the baron exclusively. It's pretty good but some of the music the characters play is horrid. 

 They did; it's call The Cat Returns.  You laughed at me liking it, you heartless bastard.

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:51:05

Yodariquo said:
gamingeek said:
Yodariquo said:
I watched Whisper of the Heart.  It introduced the characters that later became the focus of The Cat Returns, though it isn't fantastical.  It's a sweet story, though perhaps falling short of the ridiculously high bar set by other Ghibli titles.

I find it quite a strange juxtaposition of the fantastical and mundane. I really dont want to watch a film about a japanese schoolgirl in angst in boring reality. I kept wishing it would focus on the baron exclusively. It's pretty good but some of the music the characters play is horrid.

They did; it's call The Cat Returns.  You laughed at me liking it, you heartless bastard.

Yes I know but it wasn't really the same, the art style wasn't ghibli either and it was made by a younger experimental team and not directed by either of the Ghibli bigwigs. Did you know that the director of Whisper of the Heart was being groomed to take over from Miyazaki and Takahata before he unexpectedly died?

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:53:15

rragnaar said:

gamingeek said:

rragnaar said:
I finally got to see Ponyo this weekend and loved it... and actually, the english dub was just fine.  I think Disney usually does a great job getting voice actors for the Ghible dubs.  The only goofy part is the song that plays with the credits.  It is the most obnoxious and laughable song I've ever heard at the end of a movie.

Outside of that, Ponyo was just awesome.  I had a big stupid grin on my face through the whole movie.  Go see it.  Go see it as soon as you can.  You'd be dumb to skip seeing it on the big screen.  Very dumb.

You dont like the Ponyo theme tune? I hear it Japan, when I first heard it I hated it, like the Totoro theme, but it does grow on you. Check out the ponyo suite on dailymotion.

It is a film which has you grinning from start to finish. I love how Ponyo just wont be stopped! Grinning It makes me smile.

I'm going to guess you didn't hear the song I heard.  I think the music during the movie was fantastic, but when the end credits roll there is a song that came on with little American kids singing about Ponyo and it is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a long time.

I think we are talking about the same one: "Ponyo, Ponyo etc etc!"

Let me try and find the concert performance for you.

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:59:57

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Joe+Hisaishi+et+Ghibli+%28concert%29/video/x6m5x3_joe-hisaishi-et-ghibli-concert-2_music

Here is the video, ponyo suite. Round about 8 minutes 30 seconds.

The theme I hated but it grew on me.


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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:27:33

SteelAttack said:

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So it turns out that not only is Ponyo being shown here, but that people have a choice in watching the Japanese version or English dub. And then I learnt that the dub has one of the fucking Jonas Brothers in it...

So I ask, for those who have seen the English dub? Is it still worth watching, or should I try find a cinema showing the Jap version?

Even if a Jonas Brother wasn't in it of course you should see the Japanese version.

OMG The Jonas Brothers! Who voices Ponyo? Hannah Montana?

You're actually pretty close. From what I hear, it's her sister or something like that.

GG, it's probably best that you don't know who the Jonas Bros are.


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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:17:35
I must know.

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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:29:02

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jonas_Brothers

There. You should thank me for not giving you a link with sound.

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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:33:12

Foolz said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jonas_Brothers

There. You should thank me for not giving you a link with sound.

And these fuckers are doing what in Ponyo?

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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:59:40

gamingeek said:

Foolz said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jonas_Brothers

There. You should thank me for not giving you a link with sound.

And these fuckers are doing what in Ponyo?

Voicing.

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Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:18:27

SteelAttack said:

gamingeek said:

Foolz said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jonas_Brothers

There. You should thank me for not giving you a link with sound.

And these fuckers are doing what in Ponyo?

Voicing.

Who exactly?

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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:12:35

gamingeek said:

SteelAttack said:

gamingeek said:

Foolz said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jonas_Brothers

There. You should thank me for not giving you a link with sound.

And these fuckers are doing what in Ponyo?

Voicing.

Who exactly?

Dunno.

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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:31:45
I'm not clicking through search results. Nyaa

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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:22:47

gamingeek said:
I'm not clicking through search results. Nyaa

Lazy bastard.

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Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:31:17
I aint clicking ANYTHING Nyaa

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Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:24:41

gamingeek said:
I aint clicking ANYTHING Nyaa

The Jonas brother voices Sosuke. The Cyrus person voices Ponyo.

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Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:41:26

darthhomer said:

gamingeek said:
I aint clicking ANYTHING Nyaa

The Jonas brother voices Sosuke. The Cyrus person voices Ponyo.

 Oh noes. I need to hear this. Wonder if there are any english clips out there. 

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Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:22:57
I saw a huge Ponyo art book in a store today
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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:35:50
oh wow, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is spectacular.  After being underwhelmed by Whisper of the Heart and Howl's Moving Castle (relative to other Ghibli films, they've both still great), I was a bit concerned.  Then to see this...I have to put Nausicaä up there with Spirited Away.

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