Ponyo - The Best Thing Ever - Anime Movie Review

[psdeely]

Studio Ghibli films in order of how much I like them

Ponyo

My Neighbor Totoro

Castle in the sky

...............Movies I have not seen.......

Spirited Away

[psdeely]

I love all of Miyazaki's films........except for Spirited Away......that was just plain wierd.

[SagaciousSilence]

Another thing, the world that Ponyo creates is phenomenal. It's a little harbor town and by the movie's end, you actually know the spacial layout of the town. You know that Saske's house is on the hill and that past the ship crossing is the elder's home, right next to the school. You learn to love the town and the people in it. That's a sign of a truly spectacular movie.

You can tell that this town was taken from one of the creator's childhood. It's given such realism and it's so romanticized.

[SagaciousSilence]

I just watched Ponyo and it exceeded all of my expectations. It was fantastic and better in my opinion than Spirited Away. Of the Studio Ghibli films that I've seen, I'll put them in order of how much I liked them:

Kiki's Delivery Service

Princess Mononoke

Ponyo

Spirited Away

Howl's Moving Castle

You might think it's surprising to see Spirited Away not make the top of the list, but in my opinion it just isn't as enjoyable as the other films. All films are great, but Kiki's had magic to it.

[Taobaak0]

Thumbs up if your to old for this...but still wanna watch it

[Gan2119]

omg thank u for posting this i think ponyo. is the best thing ever to and thank u for hoo maid ponyo. i love ponyo and whats ponyos dads name? and hoo ever doesent like ponyo is crasy right

[Gan2119]

omg thank u for posting this i think ponyo. is the best thing ever to and thank u for hoo maid ponyo. i love ponyo and whats ponyos dads name?

[afgsamay1]

your british?

[KaylaNoelle1]

love how he just flips out an babbles because he can't even believe how good this movie was :3

[KatyKatetheLeeKaylee]

woohooo ponyos father or fujimoto!! hes so crazy looking like yobaba from spirited aweay lol youll find etleast one character like that in every movie of his!! ^^

[KaylaNoelle1]

@KatyKatetheLeeKaylee haha i know my favourite line of his is "bronhilda respect your father " hahahahaha and shes like "my name is PONYO!"

[ScotlandChick]

Ponyo is like Studio Ghibli's version of The Little Mermaid. When I first saw Ponyo, I instantly loved it. It has to be in my top 3 or 5 best Studio Ghibli films list ever.

[reitaslover]

XDDDDDD OMG UR SO PLEASED

i like this

[soflabob]

Ponyo On the Cliff by The Sea rules ^_^

Kiki's Delivery Service was great as well as Howl's Moving Castle -

Studio Ghibli can do no wrong!

[MadelineHatter]

Ponyo was great. I really liked it; however, I disagree with you about it being easy as pie to understand.

Also something that drove me crazy about Ponyo was that it didn't explain somethings. Some things are left open-ended. For instance, Fujimoto says he was once a human himself. What?!?! That needed more explanation. Other than those few details, I loved it.

And Ponyo is so much cuter than WallE. If WallE is a 8 out of 10, Ponyo is a 100. :)

[Sakura06Chan]

@michaeljacksonyall just because something is 'everywhere' doesn't mean it's true. He did say that, yes, but there was no reason for him to stop making films. He said this after the release of 'Tales from Earthsea', his son Goro's first film. After he got crucified by some film critics, I guess he figured that the world still needs him, and his son is still not a worthy successor. I may be wrong, but this is the most recent news..

[Sakura06Chan]

@Sakura06Chan .....I do not remember where I heard this, but I believe it's true. Repeat: Miyazaki is not done. He may take a break, but not done. I'm sorry if you need proof, but I know this is not a 'rumour.' There are upcoming films from Ghibli: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, for one, and another on the way.

[Sakura06Chan]

@michaeljacksonyall actually, after making Ponyo, Miyazaki stated that as long as he is alive, he will never stop making films.

[Sakura06Chan]

@michaeljacksonyall Agreed. Miyazaki's "lighter" films, Ponyo/Cliff ,Totoro and Howl weren't as good as Mononoke or Nausicaa or Castle/Sky. ALL of Ghibli's films are awesome, but Ponyo isn't my fave Miyazaki film. Disney cut corners on dubbing. Watch it a few more times, compare it to Mononoke, which is not dubbed by Disney, and compare. : ) it's a great movie to cheer you up, though.

[Sakura06Chan]

have you seen Castle in the Sky ("Laputa")? That movie is so epic, that I still haven't found an equivalent. It's not as popular as Mononoke and Spirited Away, but really, it's STILL my favourite film of all time. Disney did an awesome job of dubbing it, surprise surprise.

[davidhellrigel]

good movie but slow down on the crack

[kiraragirl200]

I absolutely adore this movie

[yaoigirl418]

I love this movie! It is my absolute favorite!

[mcf7021]

i can't wait to watch it i love all his other films

my niegbor toro is great you have to watch it if you haven't.

[weehanny2k8]

Kiki's delivery service is my favourite Ghibli film - but it's really childish and im 14 now, but i still loved Ponyo best film i've seen this year and probably last year too. I thought it was quite long though, at that scene where the mother was sleeping, my 14 yyear old friend said ' Why did he kill his mum?' Howl's moving castle was great too (especially Calcifer) but im too young to have gone to the cinema release of it and still remember. :(

[stevenh366]

omg its not ponyo its ponyo on the clif!!!!

[dimitriworks]

Actually, it's "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" when directly translated from Japanese. But the US release is just called "Ponyo", and the version I saw was the French dub, titled "Ponyo sur la Falaise". Not that anyone actually cares.

[nar0001]

lay off the coffee kid

[enqvistleyco]

It was awesome! I watched it 2 days ago.

[dimitriworks]

Glad you liked it. It's a great film ;)

[deviltrigger555]

if you ment worst thing ever then yes and the dub kicked up the suck facter 10000 times worst!

[CreamandPoppufan166]

I saw Ponyo :D It was cute X3 And I agree that she's adorable

[dimitriworks]

Glad you enjoyed it :D

[chiyoxosakafan]

The movie was really adorable and I felt like a kid again!

[dimitriworks]

Agreed ;)

[gerryhansolo]

totally agree! brilliant, refreshing retelling of little mermaid as miyazaki centers on the purity and faith of childhood. artistry and poetry are both genius and magical! utter beauty and simplicity! a must see and a collector's item! another instant classic!

[dimitriworks]

Definitely! :D

[dbtots1]

i just saw the film...the animation was good..but the movie IS intended for kids..it was too cotten candi and bubble gum. it was i litle boring for me but a great kids movie....for kids. my friends saw it and it was boring. shod have seen the tim travalers wife. lol

[dimitriworks]

Sorry it didn't meet your tastes.

Personally I think a lot of kids' media is very impressive and shouldn't be underestimated. When I watched this film I felt like I was a kid again and was whisked away by it! I'd say the film is intended for kids AND anyone who wants to be a kid again ;)

But everyone has different tastes, and if it didn't match yours that's fine. At least you gave it a shot :)

[spazzypurplecat]

i really wanna see it cuz of noah cyrus and frankie jonas and cuz its from miyasaki! but im afraid it'd b weird to go see a little kids movie... and none of my young relatives are interested... im like FUDGEEE

[RaininOnParade]

Haha, you should go see it anyway. I'm 14 and I loved it!! :3 Me and my friend went and we were the only people in there that wasn't 5 years old or a parent of one of the 5 year olds. LOL Seriously, it was awesome for a kids movie. Miyasaki is a genius!!<3

[spazzypurplecat]

ha sounds like fun idc if itll b weird

miyasaki IS a genius!

[dimitriworks]

I agree, go and see it anyway. I'm 21 but when I watched it I felt like I was 5 again, which was awesome :D

[Striidyr]

You should watch the other hayao miyazaki films. Like spirited away and mononoke probably compete for my fave

[dimitriworks]

They really are great films. I especially like Spirited Away, but there's so many classics in Ghibli's library, it's too hard to choose a favourite ;)

[dbtots1]

would u consider this film for peopl 14 and up?

[KaylaNoelle1]

@dbtots1 hahahahah im 15 and I am mad about this film I've watched it 5 times XD

[jemaoca1]

@dbtots1 Dude... Anime is for EVERYONE

[dimitriworks]

Agreed ;)

[Lundarigirl]

I agree with you. Ponyo is the cuteist kid's movie EVER!

The only downside I see to this film is that the little kids who see this will try to take fish out of the ocean and put them in green buckets.

[dimitriworks]

At least here in the UK the summer weather's been too bad for kids to go to the beach! :P

[Juliankawaiikau]

I've watched all of hiyao miyazakis films and so far I'm a big fan of his movies! And I think ponyo will be another one of hiyao miyazakis great movies! x]

[dimitriworks]

Awesome ;) I've still got a few Miyazaki films that I haven't seen yet, but I would definitely say this film is well up to the standard of his others :)

[Raxer21]

Watch Castle in the sky, that shit is amazing,

[kireji0]

is the movie graet like howls moving castle etc.? is it worth it? cant wat to see it

[TECfan1]

it is more of a childish movie, but the art is amazing and it was pretty great.

[dimitriworks]

I would say it's definitely as great as the other Miyazaki films, and yes it's definitely worth going to see, especially on the big screen!

[xjellyman147x]

Great review man thanks!

[dimitriworks]

Thanks very much :)

[Barclay1987]

Cute!

[dimitriworks]

it sure is ;)

[Barclay1987]

Ponyo is a very cute character!

[artyrandomness]

if it comes out in august how come you've seen it already??

and thanks for the review btw someone recommended it to me and it looks so cute :3

[dimitriworks]

It was out in France back in May and I was living there at the time :)

Glad you liked the review, and I hope you enjoy watching it!

[10dustdevil]

i think they fall in love not just friends...

[dimitriworks]

Thanks very much for your detailed comment and nice compliments! I'm glad you enjoyed the review :)

[sweetweni]

You are so excited about that film! Means you must've loooved it!

[dimitriworks]

I sure did! A must-see! :D

[ILOVEGOLFMIKEx]

where diid you watch it ???

[dimitriworks]

I watched it in a cinema in France. It came out over there in April or May. I think the release date in the UK is in August :)

[ILOVEGOLFMIKEx]

oh that would be like agess :(

[Darksouldrmr]

do you know when it will be out in the us?

[dimitriworks]

Apparently the release date is 14th August - just under a month! :D

[Darksouldrmr]

Thank you!

[Accessoftheblue]

less phylosopical then you Dynamite Headdy review, but it shows how nosgolgia and memories of childhood can make you insanly happy.

[dimitriworks]

Thanks, it's fun to feel like a kid again! ;)