Quite simply the greatest Christmas movie ever made.
Nicholas Kole
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1992
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I can't really how it felt to avoid and write this film off for so many years. I dimly recall the trailer playing before disney DVDs and other Ghibli films, and for some reason I thought "that looks lame, hard ". When I finally came to my senses and watched Porco Rosso I was riveted by how completely I had underestimated this film. It may just be that it had the worst sort of hackneyed western marketing campaign- but…
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1998
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For me, there might not be a better animated film. The soaring soundtrack, the elegant color and compositional choices, the sophisticated nuances of character design that push it just ahead of disney's best for elegance, and the earnest reverence for the source material make this a masterpiece.
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2004
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As time es, I feel more and more sure that this is Wes Anderson's best. There's a truckload of his signature visual style- tongue in cheek flourishes like the choice to render all the ocean life as stop-motion puppetry stand out in particular. But unlike his more recent offerings, the style doesn't overwhelm the substance. The cast are iconic in their roles, the soundtrack pairs with the visuals to draw you into a completely unique dream world, and you leave with a real sense of narrative bittersweetness.
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1992
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I can't really how it felt to avoid and write this film off for so many years. I dimly recall the trailer playing before disney DVDs and other Ghibli films, and for some reason I thought "that looks lame, hard ". When I finally came to my senses and watched Porco Rosso I was riveted by how completely I had underestimated this film. It may just be that it had the worst sort of hackneyed western marketing campaign- but…
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1998
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For me, there might not be a better animated film. The soaring soundtrack, the elegant color and compositional choices, the sophisticated nuances of character design that push it just ahead of disney's best for elegance, and the earnest reverence for the source material make this a masterpiece.
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2004
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As time es, I feel more and more sure that this is Wes Anderson's best. There's a truckload of his signature visual style- tongue in cheek flourishes like the choice to render all the ocean life as stop-motion puppetry stand out in particular. But unlike his more recent offerings, the style doesn't overwhelm the substance. The cast are iconic in their roles, the soundtrack pairs with the visuals to draw you into a completely unique dream world, and you leave with a real sense of narrative bittersweetness.
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