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TreCoolFan

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Wow, I remember seeing this movie when it first got imported to the USA, and still to this day, I keep watching it. Why you ask? Because it's one of the greatest movies ever made! Miyazaki makes some of the best movies, and this is the better than...
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Wow, I remember seeing this movie when it first got imported to the USA, and still to this day, I keep watching it. Why you ask? Because it's one of the greatest movies ever made! Miyazaki makes some of the best movies, and this is the better than all of the other ones. It's about a little girl name Chihiro and her parents who move to a new town, on the way they got lost, and pull up into an abandoned town and find a resturant and her parents start pigging out on all of the food. Then Chihiro wanders around until dark, and comes back to find her parents turned into pigs. There is way more to it, but instead of reading this, go out and buy/rent this movie. You will not regret it

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Posted apr 7, 2008 11:37 am pt

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This is by far one of the best Myazaki films. Everything is so well done. I especially enjoy how many different elements of Japanese folk lore blend with the elements of Japanese culture. The world she is in is full of different creatures from...
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This is by far one of the best Myazaki films. Everything is so well done. I especially enjoy how many different elements of Japanese folk lore blend with the elements of Japanese culture. The world she is in is full of different creatures from folk lore while at the same time she is still noing many of the things that would commonly be done in (a slightly older) Japanese culture. Her transition from a scarred little girl into a self confident individual is done very well. I also enjoyed the fact the movie didn't add any cheesee romantic elements to it. Of course she loved Haku, and because of that she was strong enough not to turn around when she was returning to her world. I've watched this movie again and again and I still love it every single time.

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Posted jan 21, 2008 6:24 pm pt

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It's absolute classic from one of the greatest anime film makers,Hayo Miyazaki.It has very good animation,solid characters and concept,overall it's pure genius!Haku is soooo cool:DThe movie was an overall excellent movie as I stated before.Who...
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It's absolute classic from one of the greatest anime film makers,Hayo Miyazaki.It has very good animation,solid characters and concept,overall it's pure genius!Haku is soooo cool:DThe movie was an overall excellent movie as I stated before.Who knows,maybe when I have kids I'll throw them into a spirit world:P.No not really I was just joking.If only it had a sequel,it could explain what happened during the aftermath of the film or if Haku and Chihiro would ever meet again

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Posted jun 12, 2007 7:42 am pt

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An amazing feat, with visuals and with story. An adventure anyone can enjoy!

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Posted jun 9, 2007 4:22 am pt

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A beautiful magical story about a young girl swept away into an unknown land. Another extraordinary Miyazaki classic, up there with greats like Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle. A brilliant story, spectacular animation and a talented...
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A beautiful magical story about a young girl swept away into an unknown land. Another extraordinary Miyazaki classic, up there with greats like Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle. A brilliant story, spectacular animation and a talented cast, Spirited Away is the perfect anime movie!

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Posted may 6, 2007 3:21 pm pt

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Takes some more effort to really appreciate than Princess Mononoke, but ultimately a worthy successor. Moody and rich.

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Posted apr 23, 2007 2:45 am pt

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this is my favorite movie of all time! I love it i love it i love it i love it!! Its so deep...I'm still trying to figure out the theme behind it. Every time i watch it i get something new out of it. I love this movie!

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Posted apr 21, 2007 6:36 am pt

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Academy awrd winning film this anime at it best not only has great story but also cast.This a classic film the girl move to new town find her in a world fool all kind I am not going to spolied the movie but at the this movie desevers youre...
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Academy awrd winning film this anime at it best not only has great story but also cast.This a classic film the girl move to new town find her in a world fool all kind I am not going to spolied the movie but at the this movie desevers youre atention you will not be let down.

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Posted mar 2, 2007 3:30 am pt

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Its really a good movie. WOW! Look at the critics score! All are 100! Well, I am not giving it a perfect stars, even though I liked the movie. The movie has a goos story, the animation is good. I love Hayao Miyazaki movies.

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Posted feb 19, 2007 9:26 pm pt

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A classic film about a girl who loses are parents in a mysterious world. A was a great movie that was an instant classic. Watch if you never have seen it before. you will like it.

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Posted feb 5, 2007 11:22 am pt

• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  100
  A visual masterpiece about a scared little girl's breathtaking journey of self-discovery. All of the fun is getting there.

  by Michael Sragow | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  100
  Yet its visual surrealism, identity-bending and strong social/ecological message make it as much an allegory as a fable.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  100
  Turns everything we know about the contemporary world on its head, and substitutes it with one in which spirits, monsters, magicians and animals mix it up in a carnival of energy, good humor and freewheeling illusion.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] New Times (L.A.)
  
  100
  Probably like nothing you've ever seen before. In a cool world, it would be guaranteed not only the Best Animated Feature Oscar, but Best Picture as well.

  by Luke Y. Thompson | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  100
  Serenely stunning.

  by Frank Lovece | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  100
  Wondrously strange and just plain wonderful.

  by Steven Rea | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  100
  A Japanese cross between "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Wizard of Oz" -- is such a landmark in animation that labeling it a masterpiece almost seems inadequate.

  by Lou Lumenick | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  100
  A triumph of psychological depth and artistic brilliance offered as the magical adventures of one skinny little girl.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
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  Does full honor to Miyazaki's teeming and often unsettling landscape, and to the conflicted complexity of his characters: Not a single frame was cut, and the voice casting and performances are uniformly excellent.

  by David Chute | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
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  Artful but not arty, Spirited Away is a handcrafted cartoon, as personal as an Utamaro painting, yet its breadth and heart give it an appeal that should touch American viewers of all ages.

  by Richard Corliss | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
  100
  Miyazaki is a genius, and this film is a masterpiece; go see it.

  by Shawn Levy | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  An out-and-out charmer. It's almost impossible to do justice in words either to the visual richness of the movie, which melanges traditional Japanese clothes and architecture with both Victorian and modern-day artifacts, or to the character-filled storyline, with human figures, harpies and grotesque creatures.

  by Derek Elley | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  100
  Prepare to be astonished by Spirited Away.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Wall Street Journal
  
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  It is plainly, though not simply, a masterpiece from an acknowledged master of contemporary animation, and a wonderfully welcoming work of art that's as funny and entertaining as it is brilliant, beautiful and deep.

  by Joe Morgenstern | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
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  It's enchanting and delightful in its own way, and has a good heart. It is the best animated film of recent years, the latest work by Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese master who is a god to the Disney animators.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »