'Studio Ghibli' season.
After watching 'Whisper of the Heart' I looked up some stuff about it, there was some wonderful little gems. These included one or two little Easter eggs which allude to previous 'Ghibli' films. However the most interesting nugget of information was that there was a sequel, well there was a spin-off dealing with one of the most interesting characters from 'Whisper of the Heart', The Baron. This is a review of a very unique element to 'Studio Ghibli', a spin-off.
#5 'The Cat Returns'
Director- Hiroyuki Morita
Starring- Anne Hathaway
Cary Elwes
Peter Boyle
Plot
Haru, played by none other than 'Catwoman' herself Anne Hathaway, is a girl down on her luck. Right now in her life nothing seems to be going right for her. It all seems to be due to an inability to get off her ass and do anything truly productive in her life. Sure she has friends and she is relatively good at sports, but she has no direction in her life. Then one day she saves a cat, a really weird cat, and from that point on things get a little funky.
Good
It was lovely to see 'The Baron' and 'Muta' from 'Whisper of the Heart' return and in the form of main characters. Cary Elwes has brought a real charm to this role that will remind people of his character 'Wesley' from 'The Princess Bride', if you don't know what this film is you have seriously missed out. The set pieces and characters are both outlandish and fantastic. The 'Cat Kingdom' is very much a 'Wonderland' to Haru's 'Alice'. The greatest part of this whole piece was 'The Baron' himself who was charming, dashing and suave and many other adjectives that my girlfriend kept listing out.
Bad
Cats are not a particular subject that I enjoy, I've always wondered why the 'Ghibli' team have such a fascination with cats and unless I ever meet one of the lads from 'Ghibli' I don't think I will ever find out. While the setting and characters were wonderful the dialogue was a bit dodgy at times, some of it was very corny and the dubbing sometimes did not match what the characters seemed to be emoting. One particular issue of the film which kind of irked me was the animation style, it was slightly different to some of the other films from the 'Ghibli Collection', there was just something about it, I don't know what there just was.
Ugly
It's a film that builds on a character who was a fan favourite, it works well, to a point. In the end it comes down to one thing, are you a cat person or a dog person, I'm a dog person.
7/10
Anne Hathaway has been a catgirl then a catwoman, interesting.
#5 'The Cat Returns'
Director- Hiroyuki Morita
Starring- Anne Hathaway
Cary Elwes
Peter Boyle
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| Smooth. |
Haru, played by none other than 'Catwoman' herself Anne Hathaway, is a girl down on her luck. Right now in her life nothing seems to be going right for her. It all seems to be due to an inability to get off her ass and do anything truly productive in her life. Sure she has friends and she is relatively good at sports, but she has no direction in her life. Then one day she saves a cat, a really weird cat, and from that point on things get a little funky.
Good
It was lovely to see 'The Baron' and 'Muta' from 'Whisper of the Heart' return and in the form of main characters. Cary Elwes has brought a real charm to this role that will remind people of his character 'Wesley' from 'The Princess Bride', if you don't know what this film is you have seriously missed out. The set pieces and characters are both outlandish and fantastic. The 'Cat Kingdom' is very much a 'Wonderland' to Haru's 'Alice'. The greatest part of this whole piece was 'The Baron' himself who was charming, dashing and suave and many other adjectives that my girlfriend kept listing out.
Bad
Cats are not a particular subject that I enjoy, I've always wondered why the 'Ghibli' team have such a fascination with cats and unless I ever meet one of the lads from 'Ghibli' I don't think I will ever find out. While the setting and characters were wonderful the dialogue was a bit dodgy at times, some of it was very corny and the dubbing sometimes did not match what the characters seemed to be emoting. One particular issue of the film which kind of irked me was the animation style, it was slightly different to some of the other films from the 'Ghibli Collection', there was just something about it, I don't know what there just was.
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| A stairway full of crows, very cool. |
It's a film that builds on a character who was a fan favourite, it works well, to a point. In the end it comes down to one thing, are you a cat person or a dog person, I'm a dog person.
7/10
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| A bunch of friends falling from the sky, what could be more fun. |
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