Howl's Moving Castle
Billy Crystal, Blythe Danner, Christian Bale
Sophie, a diligent teenage girl working in her family's hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when a handsome-but-mysterious wizard named Howl sweeps her off her feet. This innocent encounter e...( read more
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DVD Released: March 7, 2006
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May 5, 2009"What a dump. When I think of castles, it's not what I picture."
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Hauru no ugoku shiro (a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle) - the latest animated enchantment from esteemed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki - is based on a novel by English writer Diana Wynne-Jone... -
January 8, 2009Another fantasty anime story by Hayao Miyazaki, who introduced me to Japanese animated movies, which never interested me before. Sadly, after really enjoying "Mononoke", "Spirited away" and "Castle in the sky", he actually disappoints me here. All elements of the other films are ... ...( read more )
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December 1, 2008The end didn't make much sense to me, but otherwise I thought it was great.
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November 25, 2008Witch of the Waste: "The best part of that spell, is that you can't tell anyone about it. My regards to Howl."
Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese animation director who wowed audiences worldwide with his award-winning film Spirited Away, brings another visually spectacular tale... ...( read more ) -
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July 2, 2009magical ! miyazaki brings a lot of imagination and fantasy into this movie. and that wonderful Joe Hisaishi score...
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June 11, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
June 10, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
Miyazaki is like a soulful cartographer of the soul, mapping our inner landscape, leaving us bedazzled. full review
June 10, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
There's a word for the kind of comic, dramatic, romantic, transporting visions Miyazaki achieves in Howl's: bliss. full review
June 10, 2005
Nick Schager, Filmcritic.com
Even a lesser Miyazaki effort is superior to 99 percent of its American contemporaries. full review
June 9, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
This movie often soars, blending a childlike sense of wonder with sophisticated emotions and motives. full review
June 9, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A parade of weird characters comes onstage to do their turns, but the underlying plot grows murky and, amazingly for a Miyazaki film, we grow impatient at spectacle without meaning. full review
June 9, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The latest animated tour de force from the Japanese director Hayao Miyazak is a fitting introduction to one of modern cinema's great enchanters. full review
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December 22, 2007OMG!!! i loved this movie!!! i bought it on dvd after seeing a preview of it & i love it. it is now my fav anime flim!!! i also love howl <3 x
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November 21, 2007OMG WHO DOESN"T LOVE THIS MOVIE IT ROCKS! BEST MOVIE EVER! ALL TIME FAVORITE>
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November 18, 2007I LOVE this movie!!! i swear, i'll NEVER get tired of watching it. but seriously it was a really great movie and i really enjoyed it!
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