tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post691633781409623671..comments2024-03-19T02:27:08.584-05:00Comments on Ghibli Blog: Studio Ghibli, Animation and the Movies: Tales From Earthsea - The US TrailerDaniel Thomas MacInneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01406180871529775448noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-33300622464537654482010-07-12T15:10:31.305-05:002010-07-12T15:10:31.305-05:00I'm curious about this one. I'll definitel...I'm curious about this one. I'll definitely go see it if I can get to a theater that shows it, and I'll give it a fair shake despite the criticism I've read about it. The music sounds lovely at least!Sean L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14030703163409072830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-62536207755747085092010-07-12T05:19:49.648-05:002010-07-12T05:19:49.648-05:00Frankly, having seen this when I was overseas in J...Frankly, having seen this when I was overseas in Japan, I was not impressed with it - mostly due to the fact that Goro took too many liberties with the established material set forth by the original books. Its a entertaining movie, don't get me wrong, heck it is an 'okay' Ghibli production, but the characters do things they would never do in the books. Those that are not familiar with the book series will find something to like about it, but like you seem to imply, Goro borrows too much from previous works of his father's legacy in his first directorial film. In the end the film leaves the viewer feeling as if there is something missing. Sadly that something is originality and quality of story telling. This is not at all like Howl's Castle, it does not improve upon the original book.TMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343217421715472143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-29610687961781207452010-07-12T00:38:06.389-05:002010-07-12T00:38:06.389-05:00Certainly planning on seeing it myself in a theate...Certainly planning on seeing it myself in a theater. Don't know if any screens in 'Vegas will get this limited release, but these days I'm mostly in SoCal anyway. I was at the Landmark at Westside Pavillion the other day on a projection service call, and they were showing this trailer on at least one of their 12 screens. Yatta!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24969765.post-57909786807001267292010-07-11T20:32:06.779-05:002010-07-11T20:32:06.779-05:00I haven't seen this yet. But you and people I...I haven't seen this yet. But you and people I've talked to who have seen it say it's so-so. I wonder if it's a good idea to release a mediocre Ghibli film in theatres.<br />It's hard enough getting the general public to see Miyazaki Sr's films when they are released. If a regular person (not a Ghibli freak) decides to give this a chance and ends up not liking it then they will be that much less likely to see a better Ghibli film in the future. <br />Although, I agree with you that it's nice to see more Ghibli films given a theatrical release in North America. I'm going see it.darren-shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771706840478757791noreply@blogger.com