Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)

[MJW]

I thought I would make a thread for this title since it doesn't appear that there was one already.



I saw this film a few months ago and am really looking forward to the Blu-ray release. I am a big Studio Ghibli fan and the plot reminded me of some of Hayao Miyazaki's films, not to mention the character designs. I'm also curious to hear the English dub and I hope it's well produced.

Anyone else picking this up on release day? I'm hoping Amazon drops the price, even just a little bit, as I think $29.99 is a little high.

[jala12]

Haven't seen this movie before, but will blind buy it.

[MJW]

Children Who Chase Lost Voices is currently available for $18.73 shipped at ImportCDs.com with promo code SAVE10 (expires 11/20).

Much better than Amazon's $29.99, unless we can get them to match?

[Paliodor]

Hi,
do you guys know if this film is region B "friendly" ? Would love to have a Makoto Shinkai film on Blu.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Paliodor

Hi,
do you guys know if this film is region B "friendly" ? Would love to have a Makoto Shinkai film on Blu.

Sorry, it appears to be Region A locked

you can see the Region A logo on the back here:

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[richieb1971]

Originally Posted by Paliodor

Hi,
do you guys know if this film is region B "friendly" ? Would love to have a Makoto Shinkai film on Blu.

Its coming out in the UK before February under a different name.

The name is Journey to Agartha. Apparently the dub is holding up the UK release.

[HD_Aficionado]

Just pre-ordered Grave of the Fireflies, so this has to wait a bit. But I'm definitely looking forward to it. Really enjoyed Shinkais work so far.

[Paliodor]

Originally Posted by richieb1971

Its coming out in the UK before February under a different name.

The name is Journey to Agartha. Apparently the dub is holding up the UK release.

Thanks for the info. It's good to hear that someone will release this anime in the Europe.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by Paliodor

Hi,
do you guys know if this film is region B "friendly" ? Would love to have a Makoto Shinkai film on Blu.

All Sentai Filmworks titles are Region A locked.

[MJW]

I received my copy from ImportCDs.com late last week and watched the film and bonus features over the weekend. The picture quality is excellent and I didn't notice any issues worth reporting. The English dub was pretty well done, and I'm glad that Asuna's English voice actress didn't try to make her sound like a typical "little girl."

The bonus features were pretty good and included a 55-minute Japanese cast interview and a 45 minute "making of" special. There was also a short preview of the Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray, which looks to another great release.

[jala12]

Originally Posted by MJW

Children Who Chase Lost Voices is currently available for $18.73 shipped at ImportCDs.com with promo code SAVE10 (expires 11/20).

Much better than Amazon's $29.99, unless we can get them to match?

Dang, thanks for that link. You just saved me $20! In Canada, the price is about $39.99.

[fatboy1111]

on sale for $8.99 bestbuy and amazon

[dcfan88]

I bought this recently from the Sentai Filmworks site after finding out this was made by the same person who made Your Name
I'd like to say I'm watching it soon but between buying 30 movies from Black Friday and still being behind on prior hauls, it may be a while before I get to watch this

[gwfb5]

Is this worth a blind buy if I liked Your Name?

[BenjaminG]

Originally Posted by gwfb5

Is this worth a blind buy if I liked Your Name?

Yes. IMHO enjoyed it more.

[Mandalorian]

Originally Posted by gwfb5

Is this worth a blind buy if I liked Your Name?

I didn't care for it, but I liked Your Name. a lot.

[dcfan88]

Originally Posted by gwfb5

Is this worth a blind buy if I liked Your Name?

I liked this one, it's really good. But if I had to give a recommendation I'd recommend Garden of Words over this one. Not hating on this one, I'm glad with my purchase and I'll likely rewatch again but Garden of Words is better in my opinion

[zahinn]

Originally Posted by gwfb5

Is this worth a blind buy if I liked Your Name?

nah this one sucked hard.
5 centimeters is a better movie. Get that

[gwfb5]

Originally Posted by zahinn

nah this one sucked hard.
5 centimeters is a better movie. Get that

Too late, I already bought it, though I haven't gotten around to watching it yet.

I also bought 5 Centimeters Per Second around the same time, and I did watch that. I thought it was good, just not great. Which is pretty much how I feel about The Garden of Words.

By the way, I thought The Place Promised in our Early Days was pretty weak, to be honest.

EDIT: I finally got around to watching it and I thought it was okay at best. (beautifully animated though)
It felt like a shallow cross between Castle in the Sky and Tales From Earthsea, especially the latter.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by gwfb5

By the way, I thought The Place Promised in our Early Days was pretty weak, to be honest.

It was Shinkai's first full-length feature, so that shouldn't exactly be a surprise.