To many, arguably the greatest anime movie of all time. A great price and cheapest ive seen it.
UPDATE: now on back order, just go to 'New' and you will still be able to purchase the item at 9.99 from Amazon
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mazzyhope to ryouga
14 Jun 177#10
Grave of the Fireflies didn't disturb you??
Agharta
14 Jun 175#8
You are confusing the importance of your rating with the consensus so from that perspective you show poor judgement.
But as it's all subjective anyway why care at all how anyone else rates it?
You enjoy it or you don't, that's all that matters.
wiggywig
14 Jun 175#1
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MovieMaker22
6 Jul 17#35
Just picked my copy up from HMV for £9.99
Dissatisfied_dad
16 Jun 171#34
But tbf pal, an item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I like the set, but not being a hardcore collector, I couldn't justify paying that much myself for a few cartoons (sorry, i mean anime films).
However, I've seen some star wars merch go for a hell of a lot more.
Fantastic film, dropped on the vhs years ago in a "bargain bin" somewhere, my girls love it. This, howls moving castle and arrietty are amongst their favourite bedtime films.
Heat added, purely because it's a classic
nexus76
15 Jun 17#30
You're confusing me with someone who cares! its over priced
southpaw83
15 Jun 17#29
Castle of Cagliostro, now there's an anime
BDawg
15 Jun 17#27
Is this price good for a blu ray that is pretty old?
wiggywig to BDawg
15 Jun 17#28
This film ,aswell as pretty much everything anime on bluray, holds its value well. Always in demand. This film is usually around £13-£15. Maybe 2 for £25. If you sold it on eBay youd probably get about a tenner 2nd hand. Make sure to keep the slipcover if it comes with one! Important for collectors, makes it more desirable
dave.smith
15 Jun 17#25
Good price for this
Howl's Moving Castle is by far my favourite of these though, Spirited Away got people a little carried away, felt like overdue recognition for their earlier, superior films
wiggywig to dave.smith
15 Jun 17#26
I think a lot of it is because at the time anime was still very niche, prior to that you had Akira and Ghost in the Shell and thats about as "mainstream" that anime ever got. Even those you had to get from tape traders.
Spirited Away help put a bigger spotlight on anime in general and most people seeing it probably would of never seen anything like that. But yeah overdue recognition may of been a case, hell Ghibli had like 12 films before Spirited Away.
The Ghibli stuff, especially by Miyazaki, is like Disney movies of old were they had that "magic" to em. But Disneys a shadow of itself now , though some recent ones are good they don't have the same feel as the old stuff. And i find you get that feel with Anime more than any other genre now.
wiggywig
15 Jun 171#24
Definitely Totoro, maybe Ponyo , Kikis Delivery Service and Howls Moving Castle. For a child that age probably wouldn't recommend anything else by Studio Ghibli. Others might get a but creepy in places or not enough to keep a child's attention.
Theres also The Cat Returns (U rated) that might keep a childs attention if they like cats. It also ties in with another later Ghibli movie, Whispers of the Heart but i don't think a kid would enjoy that the same.
westy90
15 Jun 17#23
This is the only anime Ive seen but my 3 year old boy loves it, its the only film he will watch from beginning to end ( I skip the pigs being whipped and when the monster eats people). Im waiting on a good price for totoro, which SC film do you recommend thats ok for children?
DexMorgan
15 Jun 17#22
No.
DexMorgan
14 Jun 171#2
Heat for the price but I really couldn't see what all the fuss is about :neutral_face:
wiggywig to DexMorgan
14 Jun 17#3
I do enjoy it no doubt , but i personally prefer Princess Mononoke. Just a bit more things in that that i enjoy
LJM321 to DexMorgan
15 Jun 171#21
You don't know what all the fuss is about? Spirited away is one of the best animated movies of all time
ryouga
15 Jun 17#20
It was never stated they were dead and it was done totally different than Spirtied Away, either way why challenge my opinion?
I studied film and media at university and did a A level in childrens literature too, I am aware of a lot of hidden meanings.
Are you aware of the hidden meanings in a film like Labyrinth like suspected child abuse, or a girls sexual awakening to an older man?
Zuulan
15 Jun 17#19
I wish they did a SG complete boxset at a reasonable price.
I've most of their films on DVD but would upgrade if such a boxset existed. Hayao-Miyazaki-Complete
taikonautzero
15 Jun 17#18
I've watched Totoro with my little one several times and wasn't aware of this interpretation, from a quick Google it seems to be a fan theory which has been refuted by the studio.
Major heat OP :smiley: Spirited Away is an unusual film admittedly and, although I can see how some scenes/aspects could be disturbing, neither me nor my little one ever were (she first watched it when she'd just turned 4 and will soon be 6). It's rare for her to watch anything more than once (I know I'm incredibly lucky with that!) and for her Spirited is second only to Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, another Miyazaki/Ghibli.
Danosaur1
15 Jun 171#17
Love this film. So strange and hauntingly beautiful. It is never going to be mainstream.
Domislice
15 Jun 17#16
Spirited Away is just well rated because Jonathan Ross popularised it. It's not a great film and it is widely known the story was significantly altered part of the way through production because with the original plan it was going to be far too long. That's why it goes off on a weird tangent halfway through and the ending is rushed. The world is interesting and the initial world building is decent but it loses direction and coherence.
Nausicaa, Laputa and Mononoke are much better. Grave of the Fireflies is fantastic but as others have said, it is genuinely sad and not what most people would expect from a Ghibli branded film.
But I STILL thought it was cr*p. Honestly, what was ALL the fuss about? What am I NOT seeing?
HighwayHero
15 Jun 17#14
So there you have it, people will always have opinions. It's ok to explain why you have yours, but don't try and tell others why they shouldn't have theirs.
ryouga
14 Jun 17#9
Spiritied Away and Princes Mononoke were the 2 Ghibl films that disturbed me, all their others I loved so I always find it strange they were the 2 most popular! My Neighbour Totoro and Grave Of The Fireflies are the best by far in my opinion.
mazzyhope to ryouga
14 Jun 177#10
Grave of the Fireflies didn't disturb you??
bleachershane to ryouga
15 Jun 17#13
The fact that the children are dead and have passed to the spirit world in Totoro never disturbed you?
ryouga
14 Jun 17#12
It was depressing yes but beautiful, Spirited Away just felt creepy disturbing.
I knew someone would bring that up though.
stressedman
14 Jun 171#11
^this!
Agharta
14 Jun 175#8
You are confusing the importance of your rating with the consensus so from that perspective you show poor judgement.
But as it's all subjective anyway why care at all how anyone else rates it?
You enjoy it or you don't, that's all that matters.
nexus76
14 Jun 171#6
Overpriced and over rated. Even Ponyo is better.
zizzles to nexus76
14 Jun 17#7
I like Pocoyo too
shr3dd3r
14 Jun 171#5
This is the 1st film I watched from SG and I will always remember this. Easily one one of my top 10. Thanks for posting this looks like its time for a re-watch
haritori
14 Jun 17#4
Completely agree Princess Mononoke is just brilliant.. as is Laputa.
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UPDATE: now on back order, just go to 'New' and you will still be able to purchase the item at 9.99 from Amazon
Top comments
But as it's all subjective anyway why care at all how anyone else rates it?
You enjoy it or you don't, that's all that matters.
Latest comments (35)
However, I've seen some star wars merch go for a hell of a lot more.
And the UK release for just over £200..... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hayao-Miyazaki-Collection-BD-Special/dp/B01LIGMQNI/ref=pd_sbs_74_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2CQSPR5G9WAPA8YDD0BD
Heat added, purely because it's a classic
Howl's Moving Castle is by far my favourite of these though, Spirited Away got people a little carried away, felt like overdue recognition for their earlier, superior films
Spirited Away help put a bigger spotlight on anime in general and most people seeing it probably would of never seen anything like that. But yeah overdue recognition may of been a case, hell Ghibli had like 12 films before Spirited Away.
The Ghibli stuff, especially by Miyazaki, is like Disney movies of old were they had that "magic" to em. But Disneys a shadow of itself now , though some recent ones are good they don't have the same feel as the old stuff. And i find you get that feel with Anime more than any other genre now.
Theres also The Cat Returns (U rated) that might keep a childs attention if they like cats. It also ties in with another later Ghibli movie, Whispers of the Heart but i don't think a kid would enjoy that the same.
I studied film and media at university and did a A level in childrens literature too, I am aware of a lot of hidden meanings.
Are you aware of the hidden meanings in a film like Labyrinth like suspected child abuse, or a girls sexual awakening to an older man?
I've most of their films on DVD but would upgrade if such a boxset existed.
Hayao-Miyazaki-Complete
Major heat OP :smiley: Spirited Away is an unusual film admittedly and, although I can see how some scenes/aspects could be disturbing, neither me nor my little one ever were (she first watched it when she'd just turned 4 and will soon be 6). It's rare for her to watch anything more than once (I know I'm incredibly lucky with that!) and for her Spirited is second only to Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, another Miyazaki/Ghibli.
Nausicaa, Laputa and Mononoke are much better. Grave of the Fireflies is fantastic but as others have said, it is genuinely sad and not what most people would expect from a Ghibli branded film.
But I STILL thought it was cr*p. Honestly, what was ALL the fuss about? What am I NOT seeing?
I knew someone would bring that up though.
But as it's all subjective anyway why care at all how anyone else rates it?
You enjoy it or you don't, that's all that matters.