Title: Howl's Moving Castle
Description: The latest of Miyazaki's movies...
Suki_kitty - December 31, 2004 01:52 AM (GMT)
Okay, I'm hoping most of you have heard of this. The movie is based off a book by Diana Wynne Jones, "Howl's Moving Castle". I've read it and it's pretty good, though I've heard the movie's quite different. Anyway, here's the book's plotline:
Sophie is an 18-year-old girl, doomed as the eldest of three sisters to have ill fortune and run the family's hat shop. Coincidentally, one day the Witch of the Waste comes to the store and, furious for not finding a hat, curses Sophie into the body of a 90-year-old women. Shortly after, Sophie sets out to seek her fortune and comes upon the castle of Wizard Howl who was heard to eat the souls of young girls. Inside, she makes a deal with a fire demon named Calcifer. If she can convice Howl to break the contract between him and Calcifer, he would remove the curse. And it continues on from there...
This is a website with pretty good trailers for it. Oh, and if someone knows the release date for Howl's Moving Castle in America, I would REALLY like to know.
nie-chan - January 25, 2005 08:28 AM (GMT)
I wouldn't be surprised if it gets released quickly like Spirited Away did. It's a HUGE hit over in Japan right now.
I want to see it!!! ;)
but yeah... I'll keep my eyes open for any info on a release date
Suki_kitty - January 25, 2005 08:48 PM (GMT)
YESSSSS! Someone replied! *does reply dance*
Ahem...right. Yes, it did say on the website that it would be released in even more countries than Spirited Away, and supposedly it's already in England, so we'll just have to wait...
Desert Rose - January 30, 2005 12:43 AM (GMT)
I picked up that book years ago on a whim, but I never got around to reading it. I was surprised when I found out that Studio Ghibli made a movie on it. Is it common that people from other countries make films based on foreign books? I'm looking foreward to it, though. It's supposed to be good.
kitsune_yurei - February 11, 2005 08:58 AM (GMT)
its a good movie, yes it is. and Howl is hot. raven's seen it. i havent read the book yet, but i want to....
KFG24 - March 2, 2005 11:08 PM (GMT)
*frowns*I saw a piccie of Howl...If Haku dyed his hair blonde,he'd look like Howl...
Suki_kitty - March 3, 2005 12:06 AM (GMT)
Still don't know when it's coming out here, and in my opinion, Howl kinda looks like Faust IV when his hair is dyed blonde...
Luna - April 7, 2005 06:11 PM (GMT)
Oooo, I read the book! It's coming as a Miyazaki movie??? That sounds great, I fell in love with spirited away...
But I guess it will take forever untill it comes here because I live in Sweden, at the end of the world. Sigh. I'll just have to re-read the book. Does anybody have a link or something to a picture of Howl? I'd lake to see what he will look like in the movie.
Suki_kitty - April 7, 2005 07:53 PM (GMT)
Um..I do belive I posted a web adress at the top where there's information and movie clips/trailers. But, if you just want good pictures, check out the Studio Ghibli website. They had good stuff there to.
Oh! And I just recently found the release date in America. June 10th for cities like LA and NY and 17th for everywhere else.
(www.onlineghibli.com)
NansJns - April 8, 2005 04:53 AM (GMT)
June 17th, huh? Nifty! I'm looking forward to it!
*~*Nans*~*
Luna - April 10, 2005 02:18 PM (GMT)
My computer is to slow to watch trailers :( but thanks anyway.
nie-chan - April 28, 2005 05:08 PM (GMT)
Since I have dial up I never d/l the trailer... BUT I went over to No-chan's place on Friday and she had d/l it... so I watched it.... I want to see this movie NOW!!! lol
I think I"m going to go opening day.... yay!
kitsune_yurei - May 5, 2005 09:35 AM (GMT)
heh, i read the book now. book and movie are fairly different tho.
