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Spirited Away Actor: Miyu Irino Director: Hayao Miyazaki Number of Items: 2 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Animated, Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 132 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Home Video Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-04-15 Buy from Amazon |
 "A Gift!"This is one of the most well told tales i've ever had the pleasure of experienceing. Essensially it's a story of how this little girl learns how to overcome adversity, at the same time learns how to care for someone. This movie will tug at your heart strings. A masterpiece for all ages to enjoy. "AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS FILM"SPIRITED AWAY is one of the greatest animated films ever made. HAYAO MIYAZAKI is a master story teller and has a great eye for detail. Little things like hair blowing in the wind or a little girl making sure her shoes fit nice and snug are just one of the many things that bring this film to life. Why can't more movies (even live action) be more like this?  "Fun for all ages"After seeing "Howl's Moving Castle" a few weekends ago and loving every second of it, I thought it would be a good idea to check Hayao Miyazaki's other animated films. I recently rented "Spirted Away" and viewed it for the first time. A young girl named Chihiro and her parents are traveling to their new home. Along the way, the father decides to take a detour. Big mistake. He comes across what he thinks is an abandoned amusement park. When Chihiro's father and mother sees food, they begin to stuff their faces. It turns out that the food is for the gods and spirits who have travelled to this spa for them. As punishment for eating the food, Chihiro's parents are turned into pigs. Chihiro meets a mysterious boy named Haku who gives her instructions to go to see about getting a job at the spa from a witch named Yubaba so she can stay and try to help her parents. At first Yubaba was reluctant but eventually she allows Chihiro to stay but at a cost, her name. Chihiro has to go by the name Sen. Over time Chihiro/Sen slowly gains confidence in herself and realizes her full potential. In the beginning, I found Chihiro annoying. She was shrill and obnoxious but as the film went on, her character quickly evolved and became more mature. The writing was excellent. The animation was a delight to watch. Like "Howl's Moving Castle", I would have liked to have been able to watch this film in its original language. What Disney should have done was to include the option to view the film in Japanese on the dvd version. Otherwise I loved "Spirited Away". It is perfect for anyone of any age. "La la la its monty python"This is the greatest monty python movie on earth.Where would life be without M "One of the best films I've ever seen!"Spirited Away was my introduction to Miyazakisan. The animation is gorgeous. The Spirit-world Chihiro enters is at once familar and out of the ordinary; just beautiful. The flying sequences are beautifully done. The story is excellent, it touches my heart every time I watch it. In my opinion, the Disney-dub actually works, I thought the English casting was inspired. A friend told me they didn't like how the American actress performed Chihiro/Sen; she was too hyper, too loud. But if you've ever been around girls that age, you'll know sometimes that's how they are. I think the film is flawless and highly recommend it to anyone looking to see good cinema. |
