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Needed less "save the planet"  preaching and more amazing setpieces. Some smarter characters would have been nice too, every character but the main two (and even then, Mononoke  is pretty stubbornly stupid too though her goals are the better ones) seemed obnoxiously short sighted.

 

I'm a bigger fan of Ghibli slice of life films though (Kiki, Whisper of the Heart, When Marnie Was There). They can get a bit preachy in their fantasy epics.

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37 minutes ago, ace said:

 

How can you say this when The Cat Returns exists. 

To be fair The Cat Returns was originally suppose to be like a 10-15 minute short for a theme park attraction, and somehow got overly inflated for a theatrical release. I think it's simple premise would've been fine for it's  original purpose.

 

Also:

The Cat Returns > Pom Poko > Tales from Earthsea

 

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Top Tier Ghibli:

Whisper of the Heart

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

The Wind Rises

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Grave of the Fireflies

Kiki's Delivery Service

Porco Rosso

Princess Mononoke

 

Middle Tier Ghibli:

Spirited Away

Castle in the Sky

Only Yesterday

Howl's Moving Castle

Ponyo

From Up on Poppy Hill

When Marnie was There

Arrietty

Ocean Waves

 

Bottom Tier Ghibli:

My Neighbor Totoro

The Cat Returns

My Neighbors the Yamadas
Tales from Earthsea

Pom Poko

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Arrietty is surely forgettable.
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Just now, Yuki said:

Top Tier Ghibli:

Whisper of the Heart

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

The Wind Rises

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

Grave of the Fireflies

Kiki's Delivery Service

Porco Rosso

Princess Mononoke

 

Middle Tier Ghibli:

Spirited Away

Castle in the Sky

Only Yesterday

Howl's Moving Castle

Ponyo

From Up on Poppy Hill

When Marnie was There

Ocean Waves

 

Bottom Tier Ghibli:

My Neighbor Totoro

The Cat Returns

My Neighbors the Yamadas
Tales from Earthsea

Pom Poko

its nice to see someone that feels the same about totoro as me tbh

 

though i haven't seen most of these still

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My favorite Ghibli film is Princess Mononoke. I'm sensing some disdain for Totoro, but that probably makes sense considering how old-fashioned it seems.

Tales of Earthsea is a real travesty, but it had no real hope because it mashes three or four books together. The original Earthsea trilogy is fantastic but the movie does not bring it to life in a remotely convincing manner. However, there are apparently worse adaptations of the series, somehow.

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5 minutes ago, Marxforever said:

 

I'm starting to feel like Howl's Moving Castle might be a bit underrated. It's one of absolute favorites, top five easily. But everyone seems to be pretty lukewarm about it.

 

It used to be the go-to favorite on the English speaking internet. I don't have any strong feelings for it one way or the other. It's alright.

 

The title of most underrated belongs to either Porco Rosso or Only Yesterday.

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