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[maypirate]

My mom has accidentally trained Oni to beg for treats whenever she comes into the room. So now she likes my mom best, and runs away whenever my dad and I come in. Which she did before, but now it stings because she plays favorites.

Gave my dad a card with stick figures on it for Father's Day. I tried to draw him but he kept coming out looking like Fu Manchu's evil graduate student son.

"Howl" was a total bummer from my POV. I tried not to expect anything from the book but I was so disappointed, especially since the book actually made me laugh out loud, which is always a good sign for something. The movie seemed so disjointed. It wasn't as visually beautiful as "Spirited Away" or as compelling a story as "Mononoke Hime." And they took ten years off my favorite character and ruined him. Howl himself was very beautiful, though, and exactly how I pictured him. Except when he had black hair, because that was too much like Haku.

Aaaaand...felt like there was something else I was going to say, then POOF, away it went.

Been wrestling with iTunes, zip files, and yousendit.com to send Sephiress some Weezer songs, but so far I have failed. I'm throwing in the towel for tonight, but I WILL RETURN.

I've committed myself to going on a walk with my mom at 6 am, so I should probably skeek off to sleep.

Comments

[decken.livejournal.com]

My thoughts on Howl's Moving Castle were about the same. It was like they took out most everything that made it fun and make sense, then added all sorts of random Miyazaki staples, like Howl turning into a weird monster, and it just didn't work anymore. Even the soundtrack wasn't up to par.

[kleptoneko.livejournal.com]

i have to agree... kinda wish that i hadn't read the book first, but then i would be so confused if i didn't...

there are definitely good points about the movie, but in comparison to the book it's for sure a disappointment...

[decken.livejournal.com]

The only person I know who really liked it was the American assistant in Morlaix. But he hadn't read the book, and was apparently really stoned while he watched it. So there's your explanation. : /

[maypirate.livejournal.com]

My friend Aja really liked it, but she read the book second.

Then again, her favorite Miyazaki was "Kiki" so I already think she has crazy taste.

[harukaceles.livejournal.com]

I only saw a print ad for the movie yesterday so I think I might skip seeing it. Books are fun though. I need to read more of those. And I will beg for suggestions in my own LJ so post there with ideas.

[decken.livejournal.com]

That is unusual. Weird how Kiki worked as an adaptation and Howl's didn't.