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deepbreathsanddeath · 11-21-2012, 01:09 AM

So pumped for From up on Poppy Hill to be released on blu-ray. I went to an anime film festival and saw it there along with Wolf Children and Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below.

All I can say is that Goro Miyazaki definitely redeemed himself with From up on Poppy Hill, or at least almost has. Ruining Studio Ghibli's hit streak with the piece of crap that is Tales from Earthsea (I don't even mentally count it as a Ghibli film nor do I intend to add it to my collection).

Considering he has one atrocious film and one wonderful film now under his belt, I'd like to see at least 2 more good films from him before I believe he's a competent director. There's plenty of mediocre directors out there that have made at least one fantastic film but it doesn't make them a good director. It means they had a fluke. I would really hate for this to be the case with Goro Miyazaki. I'm rooting for him now and hope to see what I presume are blossoming talents, grow. Please don't be a one hit wonder lol

From up on Poppy Hill accomplished something kind of special with me. It's a rather simple and small scale story that feels pretty intimate and I probably rate it somewhere in the middle of the ghibli works. Certainly not among the best but nowhere near the worst. Nonetheless for whatever reason, I find myself overly interested to revist it. The longer I have to wait the more frustrating it's getting for me.

I don't want to pay for the Japanese release due to the incredibly high prices and the lack of english subtitles on the special features and I'm interested in seeing the english dubs (or "dub", perhaps there will be a british and american dub like with Arrietty? Who knows.) so I'm going to continue to wait.

I actually quite like most of the english language ghibli dubs but the japanese voice cast for From up on Poppy Hill did a bloody brilliant job and I think that will probably be my audio of choice even after checking out the english language dub(s).

11-21-2012, 01:09 AM	#11
deepbreathsanddeath Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brisbane, Australia Blu-ray collection:1077 Blu-ray reviews: 109 Trading Score:38	So pumped for From up on Poppy Hill to be released on blu-ray. I went to an anime film festival and saw it there along with Wolf Children and Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below. All I can say is that Goro Miyazaki definitely redeemed himself with From up on Poppy Hill, or at least almost has. Ruining Studio Ghibli's hit streak with the piece of crap that is Tales from Earthsea (I don't even mentally count it as a Ghibli film nor do I intend to add it to my collection). Considering he has one atrocious film and one wonderful film now under his belt, I'd like to see at least 2 more good films from him before I believe he's a competent director. There's plenty of mediocre directors out there that have made at least one fantastic film but it doesn't make them a good director. It means they had a fluke. I would really hate for this to be the case with Goro Miyazaki. I'm rooting for him now and hope to see what I presume are blossoming talents, grow. Please don't be a one hit wonder lol From up on Poppy Hill accomplished something kind of special with me. It's a rather simple and small scale story that feels pretty intimate and I probably rate it somewhere in the middle of the ghibli works. Certainly not among the best but nowhere near the worst. Nonetheless for whatever reason, I find myself overly interested to revist it. The longer I have to wait the more frustrating it's getting for me. I don't want to pay for the Japanese release due to the incredibly high prices and the lack of english subtitles on the special features and I'm interested in seeing the english dubs (or "dub", perhaps there will be a british and american dub like with Arrietty? Who knows.) so I'm going to continue to wait. I actually quite like most of the english language ghibli dubs but the japanese voice cast for From up on Poppy Hill did a bloody brilliant job and I think that will probably be my audio of choice even after checking out the english language dub(s).

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