Comments on: Ponyo

By: mina

mina — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:40:52 +0000

I love movies like this. I think my other fav would be kiki or whisper of the heart. their way of life portrayed is down to earth with good values

By: Persocom

Persocom — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:56:50 +0000

Haven’t seen it yet, but it looks like my son will end up liking it ^^

By: ImperioMoe

ImperioMoe — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:59:58 +0000

We watch this movie las weekend, I really enjoy the movie the animation was great and the dubbing too. Even though not my favorite Miyasaki movie.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:11:14 +0000

I think that was the point in most of there movies, i know the reason they use Totoro as there mascot was because the movie really captured things form a child’s point of view.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:03:54 +0000

well you’ve got to love all of Miyazaki’s movies, All of his movies are great and Ponyo’s no exception.

By: Miette-chan

Miette-chan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:54:02 +0000

Hmm…what can I say, I think I enjoyed Ponyo more beause of the animation and drawings. The story was simple compared to the other Ghibli films I have seen, but that didn’t matter one bit to me. Hopefully this along with other Ghibli movies get release in a nice HD format on this side of the world.

By: Keonyn

Keonyn — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:30:14 +0000

Beautiful or not, it’s still got to have a good story that is entertaining and makes sense. I honestly don’t share your view of a flawless Ghibli, in fact, I find at least half of their films to be flawed in several ways. Many of Ghiblis films are quite impressive, but in my opinion, many of them are often overrated as well.

Sometimes it just seems like Ghibli is the greatest in a quality sense of the anime industry, so they’re what many of the most overzealous fan latch on to “prove” to themselves or others how much better anime supposedly is. They’re an amazing studio, no doubt, and one of the best in the world, but I still don’t buy in to the flawless viewpoint that so many fans seem to have about them and Miyazaki specifically. Honestly, it often just reeks of fanboyism.

By: radiant

radiant — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:29:29 +0000

I just watched Ponyo as well! Such a great movie! There’s just something absolutely fantastical about Ghibli films. It really brings out the child in you. Things don’t have to make sense at all, and that’s the beauty of it. Everything just looks so beautiful, and Ponyo is no different.

Stories of such innocence and simplicity are rare nowadays in children’s films, so this is definitely a good refreshing change.

By: super rats

super rats — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:41:49 +0000

For the record, Whisper of the Heart is my favorite Ghibli film. And while this one is a visual treat, the story doesn’t resonate that much beyond a good number of aww isn’t that cute or I remember feeling something like that when I was 5. It’s fun to watch, but I guess with Ghibli, we tend to expect a little more than simply fun to watch.

By: Keonyn

Keonyn — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:58:38 +0000

A pretty positive review. Overall it seems that this film has been well received all around, though it hasn’t been without its criticisms. After “Howls Moving Castle” saw quite a split between good and bad reviews (I lean towards the bad side myself), it’s good to see the downward trend didn’t continue. Although it seems most reviews I’ve read still indicate this isn’t one of their strongest efforts.