tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post1168616193282697088..comments2024-03-18T13:02:12.365-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Ponyo Box Office Update (Fri-Tue)Daniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-72071142974387641132009-09-04T18:06:52.034-05:002009-09-04T18:06:52.034-05:00I agree with you about the music spoiling Brother ...I agree with you about the music spoiling Brother Bear, Toongirl! What a bone-headed move to put in that garbage! It's dreadful.wombatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-41027738021885086352009-09-03T15:10:36.298-05:002009-09-03T15:10:36.298-05:00Brother Bear: now there's a beautiful animated...Brother Bear: now there's a beautiful animated film that was ruined by an awful music soundtrack. As much as I like Phil Collins & Tina Turner, you just don't blare jarring rock songs to scenes of Kwakuital(?) Indians gracefully canoeing across Pacific NW lakes. <br /><br />When creating a spiritual, soulful film, which former member of Genesis would _you_ choose to do the music? My choice would have been Peter Gabriel. At least PIXAR didn't make that mistake.<br /><br />Back on topic: It seems Ponyo raked in the amount of cash Disney was hoping for. That should bode well for future Studio Ghibli film distribution in the States. Fingers crossed!Toongirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-63133207687896503702009-09-03T10:06:47.456-05:002009-09-03T10:06:47.456-05:00Ice Age 3 was better reviewed than Shark Tale and ...Ice Age 3 was better reviewed than Shark Tale and Brother Bear which were both nominated for best animated film. What it also has going for it is the $800000000 it has grossed worldwide so far. The movie sucks, but unfortunately a nomination seems likely. But hey, maybe they will surprise us and make the right choice.<br /><br />The acadamy hasn't really inspired me lately, with awful decisions such as the Dark Knight best picture snub, and the Bourne Supremacy winning Best Editing, when the ugly editing and photography is what ruined an otherwise good movie.returnofthesmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-77358614755378369392009-09-03T08:46:44.138-05:002009-09-03T08:46:44.138-05:00INDIE FILMS ALL THE WAY! *ahem!*
Best Animated Fi...INDIE FILMS ALL THE WAY! *ahem!* <br />Best Animated Films Category is... Ghetto? <br />I'm rooting for Ponyo and Coraline. Because they're both great films with beautiful animation and good storylines. If they reflexively hand out the award to Up I think that's just wrong! 20 minutes of amazing story that made me cry and the rest just falls flat, story-wise. <br />Come on academy, do something different and pick a non-Disney, non-pixar film this year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-66877837726081566912009-09-02T21:26:13.340-05:002009-09-02T21:26:13.340-05:00There will be 5 nominee's this year and I don&...There will be 5 nominee's this year and I don't think Ice Age will be one of them. The 3rd film had lukewarm reviews, whereas the first two were reviewd pretty well. Not saying this definitely won't happen, I just don't see it.<br /><br />I'm going with "UP", "Coraline", "Ponyo", "Princess and the Frog" and "Fantastic Mr.Fox" which is being done by Wes Anderson and is stop-motion. The only other film I could see garnering a nomination is "9", which comes out Sept.9th, but I'm not sure how the "powers that be" will react to that one. (although the short film it is based on received an oscar nomination.<br /><br />There is no reason to believe Ponyo won't get nominated, even Howl's did, or Persepolis last year. Despite the small box office numbers, tons of critics and such all see these films.Geoff Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-4315526033616526702009-09-02T19:02:05.672-05:002009-09-02T19:02:05.672-05:00Waltz with Bashir was last years Oscars. This year...Waltz with Bashir was last years Oscars. This year the nominees will definately be UP, Coraline, Princess and the Frog and Ice Age 3. God it makes me angry everytime i think of how successful Ice Age is in comparison to Ponyo. My nephew dragged me to that, and it was painful.returnofthesmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-66895334635991426852009-09-02T16:04:59.651-05:002009-09-02T16:04:59.651-05:00I hope I'm not coming off as gloomy. We'r...I hope I'm not coming off as gloomy. We're just near the end of Ponyo's run, that's all. How much more money could it earn at this point? Disney is starting to scale back the number of screens a little, school is back in session, and most everyone who wanted to see Ponyo has had the chance.<br /><br />I'm sure there's a good amount of business from second and third viewings, and that's a great thing.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-76053659062825202182009-09-02T15:24:30.953-05:002009-09-02T15:24:30.953-05:00I don0t want to sound like the voice of hope amids...I don0t want to sound like the voice of hope amidst the chorus of gloom... but Ponyo ain't looking like it does want to wind down any soon....korman643noreply@blogger.com