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balla
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Hell, Im sure it's been done before but I haven't seen it yet on the disscussion board. Please give explanation instead of just lists so that the board will not be deleted.
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balla
Posts: 255 Location: Toronto aka T.DOT |
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My personal favourite although an ova is the Rurouni Kenshin prequel Ova. It has in my eyes the best music very deep character development and story and the action speaks for itself.
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Dr.Doom
 Posts: 26 Location: My own personal nightmares |
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. I've always had a thing for the creatures of the night. Vampire dying out, the world a waste land(a popular feature for the future) , goth all around. makes for a good night.
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jsyxx
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Godzilla vs. Biollante. I think this thread will probably be locked, but I think its a shame this place doesn't have an off topic forum.
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Tony K.
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That would be nuts. We just touched on that subject in the chat room. You sometimes get a lot of gibberish in those kinds of topics, but maybe it'd be different with our members...  .
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Ken Hayashi
 Posts: 752 Location: Singapore |
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It's hard to pinpoint my favourite as I actually like quite a few of them.
GITS would be one of them. At that time, it had some of the best animation around, and the theme that it explored was interesting too. And it helped that I loved the manga too, although I found that the movie lacked the slight homour in the manga. Kiki's Delivery Service is still one of my favourite feel-good movies, after all these years. It really has a simple plot but I just love happy endings. A simple village witch going to the big city and making a name for herself and lots of friends too at the same time, with nothing more than her abilities and determination. There are others, but I'll need to look deep into my memory. |
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frostedsaiyan
 Posts: 637 Location: Maryland |
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Probably Metropolis. I've watched it at least 50 times and I still love it. It is a great piece of work. The artwork is different and very unique. A very good piece of work from Tezuka.
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Lone Wolf and Cub
 Posts: 301 Location: tumbleweed, South Dakota |
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My favorite movie is a tie between Princess Mononoke and Grave of the Fireflies. Mononoke because it was the first Ghibli film that I ever saw, and it touched me in a way no anime had done before. Fireflies because that was the first anime that made me full on cry. That story is so beautiful, and so sad all at once. To be perfectly honest, they both still move me in the same way today that they did back when I first saw them.
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Ken Hayashi
Posts: 752 Location: Singapore |
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Ah yes, Grave of Fireflies. One of the best that I can only watch once. Because it's so heart rending. My heart can't take the stress of watching it again. I still think about it every time I get home and see my son. How can anyone allow 2 little children to be out there fending for themselves, but I guess in a situation like that, it's everyone for themselves. Edited and cleaned up. Nice! Last edited by Ken Hayashi on Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:18 am; edited 1 time in total |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
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Mononoke Hime, the rightful heir of Nausicaä manga. Period.
As for Grave of the Fireflies, well, I've got something to say...
We all agree the aunt is not a good person, but IMHO Seita gives her too many reasons to kick them out. 1. spoiler[He doesn't try to get a job or help house chores, just keeps playing with Setsuko.] 2. spoiler[He plays the harmonium without permission. A harmonium was considered one of luxuaries at the time and carefully maintained; playing without permission would anger the owner for sure.] 3. spoiler[I didn't hear him apologizing for one single time. Aunt and her family are harsh and selfish, but under such circumstance one must persevere no matter how much humiliation he has to take. It's a war, and Setsuko's life depends on him. It's better to keep his head down.] In summary, Setsuko was indirectly killed by Seita's pride. |
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Lone Wolf and Cub
Posts: 301 Location: tumbleweed, South Dakota |
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I withdrew this opinion
~LoneWolf Last edited by Lone Wolf and Cub on Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:51 am; edited 1 time in total |
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abunai
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Not only that. Please bear in mind that this is Japan - where people eat, sleep and breathe apologies, from sunrise to sunset. Living with a relative (even when one is indirectly paying one's own way, as Seita and Setsuko are) requires constant apologies for the burden and imposition (迷惑 - meiwaku) one is placing on the relative. spoiler[While there is no doubt that the aunt is being rapacious and essentially robbing Seita and Setsuko of their inheritance, they are still expected to apologise for being a burden - and to make every effort to help out in any way they can. The fact that Seita spends his time doing nothing productive, and doesn't even apologise, is tantamount to incredible rudeness in Japan. The American equivalent, in terms of rudeness, would be if you'd taken in a relative's child and he started to vandalise your home.]
I would have to agree completely with this. It's not a pleasant thought, but it's the truth. It's worse than that, though. In an interview in the June 1987 issue of Animage, Akiyuki Nosaka had this to say about the real-life background of the story:
-abunai Last edited by abunai on Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:01 am; edited 1 time in total |
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MasterFuu
 Posts: 434 Location: Phoenix, AZ |
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1.Grave of the Fireflies(pure masterpiece but hard to watch more then one time)
2.Ninja Scroll-The Movie 3.Patlabor 2- The movie 4.Wings of Honneamise DUB EDIT: Just read the whole thread and want to add my opinion too: In situation of war one must surrvive. No matter how hard it is or how much your pride was hurt you must surrvive. If you have to kiss ass to surrvive then you shall do that. Everything goes. I'm talking sort of from Experiance. I'm from civil war in ex-Yugoslavia where things would get terrible beyond your wildest imaginations. People do anything to live little longer. If you stick as collective you live longer so that's why I think big brother did an mistake by leaving his aunt and trying to live by himself with his sis. I wish he understood it on time and changed their fate. Peace Fuu |
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Lone Wolf and Cub
Posts: 301 Location: tumbleweed, South Dakota |
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Allright, now that you have put it that way Abunai, I agree. I guess I just did not take the culture differences into account. Now that I have, I will respectfully withdraw my previous opinion. I still think this movie is a timeless classic though, so I guess my instincts told me to defend the main character. Really nice research BTW, very enlightning.
~LoneWolf |
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cyrax777
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my favorite movie isnt a anime.
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