Studio Ghibli

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)

Naked ViewerMarch 23, 2015

RELEASED 1997 RUNTIME 133 MIN LANGUAGE JAPANESE DIRECTION HAYAO MIYAZAKI SCREENPLAY HAYAO MIYAZAKI STARRING YOJI MATSUDA, YURIKO ISHIDA, YUKO TANAKA, KAORU KOBA... Read More...

1997ActionAdventureAnimationFantasyFilmForeign

Howl’s Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城)

Naked ViewerMarch 23, 2015

RELEASED 2004 RUNTIME 119 MIN LANGUAGE JAPANESE DIRECTION HAYAO MIYAZAKI SCREENPLAY HAYAO MIYAZAKI STARRING CHIEKO BAISHO, TAKUYA KIMURA, AKIHIRO MIWA, TATSUYA ... Read More...

2004AdventureFamilyFantasyFilmForeign

Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)

Naked ViewerMarch 21, 2015

RELEASED 2001 RUNTIME 124 MIN LANGUAGE JAPANESE DIRECTION HAYAO MIYAZAKI SCREENPLAY HAYAO MIYAZAKI STARRING RUMI HIIRAGI, MIYU IRINO, MARI NATSUKI, TAKESHI NAIT... Read More...

2001AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasyFilmForeign

Grave Of The Fireflies (火垂るの墓)

Naked ViewerMarch 20, 2015

RELEASED 1988 RUNTIME 89 MIN LANGUAGE JAPANESE DIRECTION ISAO TAKAHATA SCREENPLAY ISAO TAKAHATA STARRING TSUTOMU TATSUMI, AYANO SHIRAISHI, YOSHIKO SHINOHARA, AK... Read More...

1988AnimationDramaFilmForeignWar

The categories in the box on the left inside the post do not reflect a score, but the tone of the movie.
A full bar in ACTION does not reflect that the action is amazing, but that there is a maximum amount of action.
The same way an empty bar in SUSPENSE doesn't say the suspense sucks, but rather there is no suspense at all.

AMBITION reflects how willing the moviemakers were in breaking new grounds in terms of subject matter, storytelling and/or technical breakthroughs.

CHALLENGE reflects, if the movie is easy to understand (empty bar) or requires your full amount of brain power (full bar).

When I review a movie I look at a few things. Is it an interesting story, or have I seen it done million times before? Is the script written well or does it confuse the viewer? How are the performances by the actors?

However, since my background is art and design I tend to pay a lot of attention to technical things like the cinematography and overall visual style, which includes visual effects and music (soundtracks and original scores).

Ambition is also very important to me. I can forgive a bad movie, when I see that the filmmakers went for something big - something new and groundbreaking, but maybe didn't quite reach it yet.

But the most important thing is of course. Did I enjoy the movie?

With new movies it's easy. Did I enjoy it when I watched it initially? That doesn't mean my view won't change over time.
When re-watching older movies I grew up with I'm looking, if it holds up, visual-wise and story-wise. But even though I try to keep an objective mind with each re-watch, nostalgia will always factor into my score. After all, I am a human being with a soul ;)

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Studio Ghibli

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)

Howl’s Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城)

Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)

Grave Of The Fireflies (火垂るの墓)