tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post2068139856173720314..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Poster - Grave of the FirefliesDaniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-12389680385209316812009-09-02T00:15:21.440-05:002009-09-02T00:15:21.440-05:00Well, I bought Pom Poko and My Neighbors the Yamad...Well, I bought Pom Poko and My Neighbors the Yamadas (along with Whisper of the Heart and Porco Rosso, by the way) last week at Best Buy and I'm so excited to watch them. <br /><br />Just FYI for anyone who cares and happens to see this comment, Best Buy is having a sweet sale on all Studio Ghibli titles until September 5, 2009. They're all on sale for only $16.99 each, and that's just about the best price you can get anywhere. I was surprised to discover this, since Best Buy historically has only carried two Ghibli titles: Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. But apparently for this sale, they additionally stocked up on Porco Rosso, Whisper of the Heart, Pom Poko, My Neighbors the Yamadas, Nausicaa, The Cat Returns, Princess Mononoke, and possibly Castle in the Sky. It felt like fate since I'd been dying to buy more Ghibli and expand my collection, so I had to take advantage of this and I grabbed four DVDs. I can only assume the sale is national, but of course I'm not sure. Oh, and apparently Amazon.com is doing a similar deal right now! Sweetness.Sean L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14030703163409072830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-88837407024316614782009-09-01T23:55:33.416-05:002009-09-01T23:55:33.416-05:00Couldn't have said it better myself. Now you ...Couldn't have said it better myself. Now you only have to see Takahata's other films. You're already hooked, so you might as well admit it.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-47718412727028024572009-09-01T23:13:44.707-05:002009-09-01T23:13:44.707-05:00I'm not a Takahata faithful (yet), but I do kn...I'm not a Takahata faithful (yet), but I do know this: not only is Grave of the Fireflies one of the greatest animated films ever made, it's simply one of the greatest films ever made.<br /><br />Never have I been so deeply moved or emotionally impressed by a movie viewing experience. I was left speechless, almost breathless. Wow. Just wow. I'll always remember how special that experience was the first time I saw it. I was entranced from the very first shot, the very first line--and what an incredible first line it is! Before the movie was even halfway through, I paused it and told my best friend he has to see this extraordinary movie. Grave of the Fireflies represents just how genuinely human and real an animated movie can be, more real than reality itself. In fact, one of my first impressions about it was "This is just TOO damn real." That's what I felt like--I felt like I was there suffering with these children, yearning and singing with them. And when it was over, I was in shock. Unbelievable. <br /><br />I share much of the same feelings that you have described. In fact, I think I've already watched the movie too much in a short span of time. And now I've decided I really need to allow more time before I view it again. And it should be at a special time. <br /><br />Oh, and the first poster is my favorite. Beautiful stuff.Sean L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14030703163409072830noreply@blogger.com