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Be transported into the sublime underwater world of Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle) as PONYO makes a splash onto Blu-ray and DVD on 7th June 2010, courtesy of Optimum Home Entertainment. From acclaimed anime master and Academy Award® winning director Hayao Miyazaki in his ninth animated feature, and Disney/Pixar executive producer John Lasseter (Two-time Academy Award® winner), PONYO is a wonderfully moving tale about the friendship between a five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess who yearns to be human.
Featuring the voices of Matt Damon (Green Zone), Liam Neeson (Clash of the Titans), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Tina Fey (30 Rock) and introducing Frankie Jonas and Noah Cyrus, PONYO places Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid in a contemporary Japanese setting: a classic tale of childhood love and adventure.
The daughter of the king of the ocean, PONYO is no ordinary goldfish - she has all the magic of the sea at her disposal. But when five-year-old Sosuke finds her near his seaside home, a special connection sparks between the two children, and PONYO becomes determined to become human. Transforming into a little girl, PONYO shows up on Sosuke's doorstep, delighted to make herself at home with her new land-dwelling family. However, her magical powers confined to the Earth begin setting the mystical balance of the world off kilter, and even though the innocent love PONYO feels for her friend is strong, it will take some help from the greatest powers in the ocean to make things right again.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Having had 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle' for a while, we bought this film primarily for our 4-year-old grandson to watch. I'm quite sure he doesn't understand the storyline, except in its simplest essentials (neither do we, really), but the fact is that he has watched it four times right through in two weeks, totally absorbed. The nature and quality of the animation has a lot to do with this. It's not just the fish/girl (Ponyo) that's cute - Sosoke and his mum, Lisa are too, and indeed the old ladies at the Senior Citizens' Facility. Lisa is intriguing - an impetuous Mum, a very bad driver, a poor timekeeper, living on top of a cliff with her very nice and trustworthy little boy (of whom she is extremely fond), her husband a sea-captain in one of the very many coastal ships which pass and repass along the heavily polluted coastline. It's not a pretty-pretty film, and environmental issues are very much on the agenda, but there's magic too, both literal (worked by Ponyo, her father and her mother) and metaphorical, in the effect the film has on its watchers. It works whether you are 4 or 64 - believe me. Recommended.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This beautiful animated film will delight the entire family. Stunning animation and a simplistic but fun and hillarious story about a goldfish that wants to be human, this film is a joy to watch, though i would reccommend the japanese version over the english dubbed. This is a film to show your kids if you're introducing them to foreign films for the first time. This is quite simply one of the best animated films i have ever seen. It is a little bit too cutesy, but it's such an enjoyable and hillarious film that you can forgive it that and only the hardest of hearts will hate it.
42 of 47 people found the following review helpful
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Utterly incredible.
Some of the scenes where Hayao just loosely hand-draws the whole screen, with a few scribbles, are beyond belief.
The "sense of water" is unprecedented - amazing.
This is Art -- in an age with very little Art.
it's difficult to overstate how astonishing this is ... the works of Miyazaki are, really, like the ouvre of Shakespeare for our times.
(BTW, bizarrely the FRENCH version of Ponyo has already been available, in France, for months! It's great!)
Something to consider - simply watch the film IN JAPANESE. It's not that there's anything wrong with the English version, but, the film is so incredibly ... operatic .. like an animation "tone poem" that it's almost better if you are not distracted by ANY language. (It could be a wordless film...the incredible music only)
As you probably know already, this is Miyazaki for the youngest viewers. It is absolutely perfect from age 2 onwards!
I played it literally three (3) times in a row nonstop the first time...from the first frame onwards it is breathtaking. You just sit there with your mouth open.
The scenes that are already famous are breathless, the most amazing animation ever, the greatest expression of joie de vivre certainly in any film output, perhaps in any artform for a century or two. Staggering.
The only question is, can Hayao do ANYTHING, EVER to top this??
Some of the scenes where Hayao just loosely hand-draws the whole screen, with a few scribbles, are beyond belief.
The "sense of water" is unprecedented - amazing.
This is Art -- in an age with very little Art.
it's difficult to overstate how astonishing this is ... the works of Miyazaki are, really, like the ouvre of Shakespeare for our times.
(BTW, bizarrely the FRENCH version of Ponyo has already been available, in France, for months! It's great!)
Something to consider - simply watch the film IN JAPANESE. It's not that there's anything wrong with the English version, but, the film is so incredibly ... operatic .. like an animation "tone poem" that it's almost better if you are not distracted by ANY language. (It could be a wordless film...the incredible music only)
As you probably know already, this is Miyazaki for the youngest viewers. It is absolutely perfect from age 2 onwards!
I played it literally three (3) times in a row nonstop the first time...from the first frame onwards it is breathtaking. You just sit there with your mouth open.
The scenes that are already famous are breathless, the most amazing animation ever, the greatest expression of joie de vivre certainly in any film output, perhaps in any artform for a century or two. Staggering.
The only question is, can Hayao do ANYTHING, EVER to top this??
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Beautiful film!!
Another fantastic offering from Studio Ghibli! These guys just know how to make great movies. It's a modern take on The Little Mermaid that'll warm anyone's heart. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Kaytei
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Arrived on time as described. My little granddaughter aged 4 loves this film, even the adults love it as well. Thank you
Published 28 days ago by Apollo
Not my best experience of Studio Ghibli...
I know that this Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki's reworking of The Little Mermaid is very popular and that I'm probably going to be unpopular for saying this, but as an adult,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tim Kidner
Brilliant
The story of Ponyo is similar to that of The Little Mermaid but with more charm and less sickly sweet than the Disney version. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Amy
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Really good DVD. I would suggest this to parents, its really good for keeping children entertained. This DVD is in english language.
Published 2 months ago by rahat
fantastic.
I'm 22 and "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke" are two of my favourite films ever and really appreciate the hard work that goes into the wonderful annimation of the Studio... Read more
Published 5 months ago by ThatBoyLuke
fantastic film my children love it
This is the best purchase you to do for your children.Ponyo [DVD]I like how children watch it till the end of the film, they cry, they laugh, they sing with Ponyo. We love it.
Published 7 months ago by Dominick
Ponyo [DVD]
Great film to watch, both children and adults will be enthralled by the story.
The animation is so refreshing in this age of CGI.
A Must!
The animation is so refreshing in this age of CGI.
A Must!
Published 7 months ago by Owlman1959
Family favourite
I love this film, my husband loves this film, my 7 year old son loves this film & my daughters (age 5 & 2) love this film. How many films get a family rating like that! Read more
Published 8 months ago by NJR
A Sweet Film
It's a very sweet film, great for kids and also for adults to watch together. A bit like a modern mermaid story.
Published 8 months ago by ceciliarabbit
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