Howl's Moving Castle

Timon/Pumbaa fan · Post by **Timon/Pumbaa fan** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:11 pm

WOW! Leonard Maltin sure didn't like it!

Anyway I think E&R will give this movie Two Thumbs Up! I have never seen either of them give a thumbs down to a Studio Ghilbil film!

Little Red Henski · Post by **Little Red Henski** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:07 pm

Ebert will give it a thumbs up because he is a big anime fan. I've already read the book so I can't wait for the film!

DaveWadding · Post by **DaveWadding** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:03 pm

Little Red Henski wrote:Ebert will give it a thumbs up because he is a big anime fan. I've already read the book so I can't wait for the film!

I bought the book for a quarter...need to read it.

TM2-Megatron · Post by **TM2-Megatron** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:35 pm

Fortunately, it's starting on the 10th at the AMC Winston Churchill 24 about 5 minutes away from me in Oakville, Ontario. So far, that's the only theatre in Canada I've been able to find that has showtimes for it; lucky for me, I guess, and anyone else in the GTA who wants to come to Oakville.

It's unusual that Famous Players hasn't listed any showtimes for it yet, considering they list Friday as the release date. Cineplex Odeon doesn't seem to have any showtimes yet, either.

Prince Eric · Post by **Prince Eric** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:10 pm

There is one screening in my city, so I should be able to get to it opening weekend.

Hogi Bear · Post by **Hogi Bear** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:52 pm

Featurette
http://bvbp-qref.sitestream.com/HowlsMo ... e_1500.mov (43.6 Mb)
Sophie finds Howl's Castle
http://bvbp-qref.sitestream.com/HowlsMo ... e_1500.mov (9.68 Mb)
Howl in Battle
http://bvbp-qref.sitestream.com/HowlsMo ... e_1500.mov (11.4 Mb)

Disney-Fan · Post by **Disney-Fan** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:53 pm

Am I the only one with no interest what-so-ever in seeing this?

acerX · Post by **acerX** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:15 pm

DisneyFan 2000 wrote:Am I the only one with no interest what-so-ever in seeing this?

yes

Little Red Henski · Post by **Little Red Henski** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:21 pm

DisneyFan 2000 wrote:Am I the only one with no interest what-so-ever in seeing this?

Well you must have some sort of interest in seeing it or you wouldn't have come to this thread.

Disney-Fan · Post by **Disney-Fan** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:10 pm

Little Red Henski wrote:
DisneyFan 2000 wrote:Am I the only one with no interest what-so-ever in seeing this?
Well you must have some sort of interest in seeing it or you wouldn't have come to this thread.

lol, true...

humphreybear · Post by **humphreybear** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:46 am

castleinthesky wrote:Well Howl's gets 35 theatres in the U.S. on June 10th, and on June 17th it gets a wider release(thinking around 900+). But I do not know about Canada.

FWIW, when you see box office figures, like the theater counts, it is talking about "North America" which includes both the US and Canada. It has to do with film distribution; when you see weekly box office numbers, the domestic numbers are combined US and Canada, and Canada is not included in the "world wide" or "overseas" numbers. For this particular example, Buena Vista is the "US" distributor of the Studio Ghibli film; this means that they will distribute in both US and Canada.

So what you are seeing, is that the first week Howl's Castle will have a limted release in 35 theaters in the US and Canada. This will be in major cities. Then, the following week, it is is "wide release" in 900 theaters in the US and Canada.

Timon/Pumbaa fan · Post by **Timon/Pumbaa fan** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:09 am

Great Howl's Moving Castle review Luke!

chaychay102royal · Post by **chaychay102royal** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:23 am

DisneyFan 2000 wrote:Am I the only one with no interest what-so-ever in seeing this?

No. I have no interest either.

PublicEnemy#1 · Post by **PublicEnemy#1** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:45 pm

I might see it this weekend since its playing at the theatre my cousin works at. If not, maybe next week, can't wait.

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:39 pm

Must resist hopping ferry to Seattle this weekend. Must b

e patient.

Oh now thats not really what I was aiming for in an emoticon.

TM2-Megatron · Post by **TM2-Megatron** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:23 pm

Well I just got back from seeing this, and I was pretty impressed. Unfortunately, I missed out on seeing Spirited Away during its run in theatres, so I wanted to make sure I saw this one.

The movie left a few points of the story somewhat unexplained; but that seems to be a trend in the Studio Ghibli movies that I've seen so far. However, the story was interesting, and the characters (for the most part) appealing. The voice actors did pretty good jobs overall; Billy Crystal was very funny as Calcifer. I guess I'll have to wait for the DVD to watch it with a japanese audio track. There's a pretty odd, very random occurance close to the end which got a chuckle out of me and most of the others in the audience; though I have no idea if it was meant to be amusing or not.

There were also a few trailers I hadn't seen before with this movie. Nice long ones for both Chicken Little, which looks mildly entertaining; and The Pink Panther, which looks like it'll be hilarious. Steve Martin really was that accent down. Also, there was a trailer for a movie called Sky High; which I haven't heard of before. And the Chronicles of Narnia trailer which I've seen before, but didn't mind seeing again as it looks like a wonderful movie.

buffalobill · Post by **buffalobill** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:41 pm

Can't wait for it to expand to wide release and hit my local cinema. I'm really looking forward to seeing it. Did the crowd seem to enjoy what is supposed to be Miyazaki's swan song & was your showing sold out or at least pretty packed? I'm hoping it racks up the big numbers in limited so it will definitely go wide enough to reach my small town.

Pasta67 · Post by **Pasta67** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:44 pm

TM2-Megatron wrote:Well I just got back from seeing this, and I was pretty impressed. Unfortunately, I missed out on seeing Spirited Away during its run in theatres, so I wanted to make sure I saw this one.

The movie left a few points of the story somewhat unexplained; but that seems to be a trend in the Studio Ghibli movies that I've seen so far. However, the story was interesting, and the characters (for the most part) appealing. The voice actors did pretty good jobs overall; Billy Crystal was very funny as Calcifer. I guess I'll have to wait for the DVD to watch it with a japanese audio track. There's a pretty odd, very random occurance close to the end which got a chuckle out of me and most of the others in the audience; though I have no idea if it was meant to be amusing or not.

There were also a few trailers I hadn't seen before with this movie. Nice long ones for both Chicken Little, which looks mildly entertaining; and The Pink Panther, which looks like it'll be hilarious. Steve Martin really was that accent down. Also, there was a trailer for a movie called Sky High; which I haven't heard of before. And the Chronicles of Narnia trailer which I've seen before, but didn't mind seeing again as it looks like a wonderful movie.

Thanks for your opinion. I'm getting more and more interested in this movie. So who was the random occurance? My interest is sparked now.

chaychay102royal · Post by **chaychay102royal** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:45 pm

That was a very interesting review, similar to Luke's, but good nonetheless. Sky Highis mentioned on this site--in the Coming to Theaters section, I think.

Paka · Post by **Paka** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:20 pm

Note: I changed your topic's title to an overall "HMC review" thread, TM2. I thought the General Discussion could use one of these... so I simply made it, um, official!

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