tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post2417989226708035379..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: NYT's David Edelstein Reviews PonyoDaniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-60547489602549260242009-08-10T00:49:35.792-05:002009-08-10T00:49:35.792-05:00That's a good question. I'm afraid I don&...That's a good question. I'm afraid I don't have an answer, but I'll try my best to find out. I would expect St. Louis to get Ponyo, but we must remember that it's opening on only 800 screens. Major Hollywood blockbusters open on thousands.<br /><br />If Ponyo is successful, we're all hopeful that it will be expanded to more places across the country. Stay tuned.Daniel Thomas MacInneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-21581700876231135372009-08-10T00:34:10.299-05:002009-08-10T00:34:10.299-05:00I have a random question to make- I'm getting ...I have a random question to make- I'm getting worried because I can't find any theaters near me that are going to be showing ponyo. I live in the st louis, MO, and the closest one I could find said it was in Indiana. Should I be worried? Is it just too early?Katie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747168971857295124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-24980113683546565102009-08-09T16:17:29.297-05:002009-08-09T16:17:29.297-05:00At the moment, Ponyo can be seen in the Netherland...At the moment, Ponyo can be seen in the Netherlands in 25 theaters in a dubbed version (it's dubbed in Dutch) and in 4 theaters in the original Japanese version with Dutch subtitles. <br />In the Netherlands, usually all foreign movies are shown with subtitles; dubbed versions are only made when the movie is aimed at children. So it's clear that the Dutch distributor thinks that children are the primary target for Ponyo. <br />I went to see it in the Japanese version with subtitles this afternoon; it meant a bit more travel to get to the cinema but I'm glad I had the choice.<br />A lot has been said about Ponyo in this blog. I don't want to spoil anything; I'll just give some unnecessary advice: Go see it! In whatever version you can. Later you can watch it on DVD in Japanese, but trust me: you want to see this movie in a theater.Just8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15797732994311292729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-71223327696667790892009-08-09T02:37:02.692-05:002009-08-09T02:37:02.692-05:00I thought the Whisper of the Heart dub was okay. A...I thought the Whisper of the Heart dub was okay. And the Laputa dub is seriously not as bad as some people make it out to be.<br />I really hate the Porco Rosso and Kiki dubs though. I hope the dub for Ponyo is as good as this review says it isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-18616576899228763972009-08-09T00:39:47.398-05:002009-08-09T00:39:47.398-05:00Good review.
I actually didn't mind the "...Good review.<br /><br />I actually didn't mind the "Porco Rosso" dub, mainly because I really liked Keaton in the film. I've also only ever seen "Pom Poko" subbed, when it was shown on TCM back in 2006. (the only Ghibli film I don't own on DVD for some reason, I really liked the movie)<br /><br />As for the DVD's themselves, yeah, the Region 1 releases are largely disappointing. Although, I did like the feature on the "Spirited Away" DVD where it documented Miyazaki and Co. while they worked on the film, showing some of the meetings they had. Another good feature was "The Birth of Studio Ghibli" on the Nausicaa DVD. Sadly, these kinds of features are way too few and far between. <br /><br />Oddly enough, the only DVD that ever had a making-of feature was "The Cat Returns" IIRC.<br /><br />I wonder if the eventual "Ponyo" DVD release will actually have some bells and whistles attached to it, mirroring the increased effort they have put into advertising the film theatrically.Geoff Nnoreply@blogger.com