Tuesday, 1 June 2021

[3WR] 借りぐらしのアリエッティ / Arrietty (2010)

 借りぐらしのアリエッティ    Arrietty[link to netflix]  

Released: 17 July 2010 (94 min)
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Producer: Toshio Suzuki

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

Concise, conventional content
giant renovates kitchen 
The Little Escape 
Small but mighty
Theft without heft
Failed sugar heist
Resourceful Little People


 

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

[3WR] 崖の上のポニョ / Ponyo (2008)


 崖の上のポニョ    Ponyo[link to netflix]  

Released: 19 July 2008 (101 min)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

It is Ham
Brunhilde breaks free
Ponyo de replay
Soup thief, ahoy!
Futures faced together
Infuriatingly mind-circling song
Fishfingers are magical


Wednesday, 19 May 2021

[3WR] Per Qualche Dollaro in Più / For a few dollars more (1965)

 

 Per Qualche Dollaro in Più    For a few dollars more  

Released: 30 January 1965 (132 min)
Director: Sergio Leone
Producer: Alberto Grimaldi

As part of Ghibli Club Gaiden [ジブリクラブ外伝], we have decided to have a "rest week" which allows people to catch up and we also have an optional side film that is Ghibli adjacent. Each person also submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list?

Reviews:

Draw your weapon
Chime calls time
Weaponised musical chairs
Bounties bite back
Nick saves day
Pistol Partnership Payback



 

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

[3WR] ゲド戦記 / Tales from Earthsea (2006)

 ゲド戦記    Tales from Earthsea[link to netflix]  

Released: 29 July 2006 (115 min)
Director: Gorō Miyazaki
Producer: Tomohiko Ishii & Toshio Suzuki

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

Archmage seeks balance
Ghibli's expensive knock-off
Life's worth living
Cob's Carnage Castle
Dragging Dragon Fable
Prince Perpetrates Patricide
Substance lacking fantasy



Tuesday, 4 May 2021

[3WR] ハウルの動く城 / Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

 ハウルの動く城    Howl's Moving Castle[link to netflix]  

Released: 20 January 2004 (119 min)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

Birdperson the Movie
Unrequited Turnip Romance
An elderly Chihiro
Granny's got gumption
Peaceful Prince Turnip
Magic hair day
Ghibli's best film.


Tuesday, 27 April 2021

[3WR] 猫の恩返し / The Cat Returns (2002)

 猫の恩返し    The Cat Returns[link to netflix]  

Released: 20 July 2002 (75 min)
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Producer: Toshio Suzuki & Nozomu Takahashi

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

Mad Cat King
Im-paws-ible meow-rriage tail
Renaldo moons Meow-ssi
Feline feminine fancies
fearless felines frolic
That Darn Cat
Utterly lovable absurdity







Tuesday, 20 April 2021

[3WR] 千と千尋の神隠し / Spirited Away (2001)


 千と千尋の神隠し    Spirited Away[link to netflix]  

Released: 20 July 2001 (125 min)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki

As part of Ghibli Club, each person submits a 3-word review [3WR] for the film after watching. Why not send yours to add to the list? 

Reviews:

Remember the name
breathless bathhouse bridge
Baby got back
Don't Look Back
No-face saves face.
Fantastical contractual fairytale
Overflowing with imagination