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Hayao Miyazaki to make LITTLE NEMO movie? - Well, sadly no, but here's the test he did in 70mm...

Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...First!!!! 1!!!1!!! by conniebrean1	Apr 10th, 2008 01:25:20 AM
I'm an asshole! Gwarsh!
Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...Who gives a shit?!! ?!! ?!! by googamooga	Apr 10th, 2008 01:30:08 AM
Really...?
Wheres the fucking fish? by Spamster	Apr 10th, 2008 01:30:19 AM
I don't see no clown fish here, what the fuck? j/k
by Monknee	Apr 10th, 2008 01:31:48 AM

That was done in '84!?! by MaxTheSilent	Apr 10th, 2008 01:32:46 AM
Jesus Christ, talk about ahead of its time.
OMG! Fucking morons got pwned by Stallone! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 10th, 2008 01:33:27 AM
LNINO!!! LNINO!!! LNINO!!!
My dog just jumped on my laptop by Monknee	Apr 10th, 2008 01:33:28 AM
and hit the enter key.
You're never too old to have a happy childhood??? by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 10th, 2008 01:36:13 AM
WTF??????
Wow, THAT Was Boring! by Queefer Bukkake	Apr 10th, 2008 01:46:09 AM
Thank God it never happened.
And With Those Stupid Comments... by AlphaTrion	Apr 10th, 2008 01:49:16 AM
... for this cool of a post, means that this site has jumped the shark. MARK MY WORDS.
lame by Jeremy_Cox	Apr 10th, 2008 01:49:37 AM
Lame.
the original film was one of the seminal parts of my childhood by s0nicdeathmonkey	Apr 10th, 2008 01:59:02 AM
that and Nightmare Before Christmas.
The feature lenght film exist by ThePilgrim	Apr 10th, 2008 02:02:11 AM
An animated feature film entitled Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (known simply as "Nemo" in Japan) was finally released in Japan in July 1989 and in the US on August 21, 1992. It was directed by Masami Hata, Masanori Hata and William T. Hurtz from a screenplay by Chris Columbus and Richard Outten. Originally conceived in 1982, this Japanese-American co-production had a long and tumultuous history which included a 1984 pilot by Ghibli director Yoshifumi Kondō.[1] Though regarded as a commercial failure in the States, it nevertheless went on to be nominated for and won several industry awards for its brilliant animation quality. The film was released on DVD in October 2004.-------- Love the Nes game.... Damn I'm getting olddddddddddddddddddddddddd...
I know it;s not the Hayao Miyazaki version by ThePilgrim	Apr 10th, 2008 02:13:10 AM

Little Nemo by Jarreth99	Apr 10th, 2008 02:23:06 AM
I loved this film!! Or atleast the one that looked exactly like this... Hmmmm.thanks for clearing the air Pilgrim
Pixar ain't got shit on Miyazaki by joeelliott	Apr 10th, 2008 02:30:04 AM
he IS the modern Disney - even though Lasseter and Speilberg want to be
CARS 2: THE FINDING LITTLE TOY NEMO STORY, INC. by leobloom	Apr 10th, 2008 02:39:02 AM
Sorry, couldn't fit Ratatouille or Bug's Life in there.
Nothing like the McCay style by BenBraddock	Apr 10th, 2008 02:40:24 AM
but that's OK, that was an awesome piece of animation there. According to IMDB, Ray Bradbury was involved in the 1989 version. Anyone know if it's available on disc? My dream would be to see this done as if by Winsor McCay though, that would surely blow many a mind
Little Nemo was one of my favorite movies as a kid by The Amazing G	Apr 10th, 2008 02:46:14 AM
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Miyazaki is overrated by CuervoJones	Apr 10th, 2008 03:00:02 AM
I needed to say something stupid.
Wow, that was wonderful by theycallmemrglass	Apr 10th, 2008 03:25:14 AM
The animation is breathtaking in this sequence. I never heard of this film but is the released version still good, I expect the animation is not as good as the sequence. I want to buy the film anyway.
Impressed. by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz	Apr 10th, 2008 03:29:59 AM
Considering when this was made that was really awesome.
Cool by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 10th, 2008 03:35:23 AM
Great sequence. Old school.
That animation JUST HAD SEX WITH MY FACE. by CENOBITE	Apr 10th, 2008 03:43:18 AM
Beautiful stuff. Amazing what beauty hand-drawn animation can be from Japan when they put effort into it.
stop uwe boll peitition by bacci40	Apr 10th, 2008 04:16:46 AM
http://tinyurl.com/3h28dl...an d here is his response....http://tinyurl.com /524qfc....pretty soon, he will be boxing everyone on the internets
i miss good 2d by bacci40	Apr 10th, 2008 04:23:09 AM
seriously....too much of the 3d cgi...kids today dont know what a record player is...they have never seen a typewriter...they will soon totally forget about video tapes and audio tapes....dont take away 2d animation...that would be just too sad
Little Nemo... by TroutMaskReplicant	Apr 10th, 2008 04:36:19 AM
How interesting. Never heard of it. From the looks of it, it's certainly more interesting a notion than Tintin. But possibly as racist too. See the comicstriplibrary. org archive website for instance...
Anyone remember playing the NES game? by SpencerTrilby	Apr 10th, 2008 04:45:15 AM
I'll keep posting until someone REMEMBERS the NES game!
Oh, and that demo was neat by SpencerTrilby	Apr 10th, 2008 04:49:10 AM
I'm by no means a Miyazaki fan (except maybe Porco Rosso and Totoro - I find the rest boring, pretentious and outdated by next gen Japanime artists like Satoshi Kon or Katsuhiro Otomo; not to mention the infamous comments of the "master" toward the late Rin Taro) BUT I would've killed to see this feature length Nemo.
And by "Rin Taro", I meant Osamu Tezuka by SpencerTrilby	Apr 10th, 2008 04:50:36 AM
Fuck.
Utterly beautiful - proof that TB'ers are dead inside by drwilliamweir	Apr 10th, 2008 04:51:58 AM
I will eat your souls.
The laughter of children by Norm Cascade	Apr 10th, 2008 05:17:02 AM
makes me die inside.
That looks great. The comic was classic. by TomBodet	Apr 10th, 2008 05:44:37 AM
I doubt they were gonna include Imp there, your typical 100 years ago black native cartoon. VERY non-PC....That's too bad this isn't gonna be made.
NES game is an underrated gem by Pongo	Apr 10th, 2008 06:02:32 AM
Everyone needs to play it.
Very Castle in the Sky by filmcoyote	Apr 10th, 2008 06:19:50 AM
I've never heard of this Adventures in Slumberland of which you speak but this looks a lot like the artistry in Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky (i believe some places it is known as Laputa). If this was done as a test in 84 perhaps Miyazaki not continuing on it influences his Castle in the Sky, was (in 1986) was indeed his next feature. Love Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Kiki and Spirited Away. For me Totoro is the best though.
I have seen this before, years ago by ELGordo	Apr 10th, 2008 06:48:29 AM
But I can't for the life of me remember where.
This is better... by pencil-man	Apr 10th, 2008 06:54:14 AM
than that other one that came out. In Miyazaki's version Nemo is hauling ass. Check out youtube for the one they made and you'll see how dull it is compared to this.
This pilot is available on DVD (with 2 others) by Tsuka	Apr 10th, 2008 06:55:29 AM
3 pilots of Little Nemo were produced in Japan. One directed by Sadao Tsukioka, one by Yoshifumi Kondo, and one by Osamu Dezaki. All these pilots are available on R2 japanese DVD. More informations in french on my website : http://www.catsuka.com/news_de tail.php?id=1135260528 This Kondo's pilot is available on Buta-Connection.net since many years : http://www.buta-connection.net /download/videos_divers.php (the link is currently down) They have a information page about it : http://www.buta-connection.net /films/nemo.php
pencil-man, are you a believer of 2for2true? by just pillow talk	Apr 10th, 2008 06:57:45 AM
He stabs shitheels in the mouth with #2 pencils if they talk in a movie theater.
God, what I'd give to see this as a full length... by FlickaPoo	Apr 10th, 2008 07:04:58 AM
film...or maybe a great series...sigh. In interviews he has said that at his age he must chose his projects very carefully because he worries that he only has one or two left in him....when I think about what we'll miss out on.....sigh....
This movie came out in USA in '92 by Acid_Frio	Apr 10th, 2008 07:14:39 AM
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01 04740/ wheres the love, fakers!?
No kid today knows who Little Nemo is by ricarleite	Apr 10th, 2008 07:21:07 AM
Unless they think it's a Disney fish. Maybe it's too politically incorrect nowadays, adventures of a prepubescent boy in his bed. But anyway, that was pretty awesome, I love theatrical 80s anime.
looks asian...nobody likes that by Jett	Apr 10th, 2008 07:43:19 AM
asian animation, is teh wicked gay...man we should wipe those countries out of existense with our numerours atom bombs
Damn! I just got owned. by rbatty024	Apr 10th, 2008 07:45:28 AM
That was fucking fantastic. Get Miyazaki back on this stat.
The giggling... the horrible, horrible giggling... by Chewtoy	Apr 10th, 2008 07:49:41 AM
The animation is of course beautiful, but I really doubt I could sit through a full 90 minutes of that character. I've always found "Little Nemo" off-putting, for some reason, and that lame voice track did nothing to endear the character to me. I'm much happier that Miyazaki spent his time on the flight scenes from "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Porco Rosso" instead.
The Most Unbelievable Part of This Story... by ChildOfMen	Apr 10th, 2008 07:58:31 AM
Harry eating a salad? Come on!
G O R G E O U S by Osmosis Jones	Apr 10th, 2008 08:02:25 AM

he didn't eat a salad by logicalnoise01	Apr 10th, 2008 08:05:37 AM
he swallowed it whole. Just kidding knowles. THank you for posting this. It was epic and just has me psyched to see what the hell Miyazaki is going to do with watercolors in his new flick.
Chewtoy: it's probably from a sound library, this was a demo by ricarleite	Apr 10th, 2008 08:06:00 AM
A demo nemo. By the way, any intelligent tb here can tell me what's that classical piece playing along with the scene?
I prefer Bednobs and Broomsticks. by The Gospel According to Bastardface	Apr 10th, 2008 08:07:20 AM

That was lame. I like SOUTHPARK better by JeffManSixtyFo	Apr 10th, 2008 08:21:40 AM

Another AICN headline that doesn't deliver. by NotFunny	Apr 10th, 2008 08:24:52 AM
That clip took me straight to slumberland. By that I mean I fell asleep.
I'd rather see Chomet's take on it. by Nice Marmot	Apr 10th, 2008 08:30:48 AM
And I still dream of Chomet doing a Cricket in Times Square flick.
It's pronounced 'NE Mo' NOT 'NEE Mo' by Prague23	Apr 10th, 2008 08:43:58 AM
I guess Americans just have a knack for sounding stupid.
Near the end... by -guyinthebackrow	Apr 10th, 2008 08:47:37 AM
... are they flying over the city from AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS? Or is it IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS? Or NEAR? Hell... I can't remember.
Yoshifumi Kondo directed that, not Miyazaki. by Multiplex	Apr 10th, 2008 08:59:43 AM
Why does the headline say "he" (Miyazaki) "did" this?
SpencerTrilby, I do! by Acappellaman	Apr 10th, 2008 09:12:07 AM
I was wondering if anybody would mention the game that came out on NES. I never made it all the way through, but I do have fond memories of it.
Hey GOSPEL -- "That's what she said" by joeelliott	Apr 10th, 2008 09:27:31 AM
zing!!!!
Simply beautiful. by Galva	Apr 10th, 2008 09:50:49 AM
I hate kids, I hate kids in animated movies worse, I hate the obnoxious laughter in that test, but by God, if that was part of an animated movie, I'd see it in theaters immediately. "What might have been" indeed.
Very cool. by Kurutteru Yatsu	Apr 10th, 2008 09:52:31 AM
I only vaguely remember the movie we did end up getting but I'm sure it didn't look as good as that. And for the record the NES game was indeed kickass. Classic Capcom. By the way SpencerTrillby, "Japanime?" Really? You want a Streamline Pictures catalog, seeing as how it's apparently 1993 again?
When is Hayao Miyazaki by Series7	Apr 10th, 2008 10:43:17 AM
gonna make a movie with John Lasseter? Seriously, is it that hard for them to do something? Or for John Lasseter to just make a Miyazaki film?
Anime is pretentious bullshit by Piltdown Joey	Apr 10th, 2008 11:05:00 AM

Because you're never too old to have a happy childhood by JumpinJehosaphat	Apr 10th, 2008 11:20:46 AM
I lol'd.
The Brew kids got it right by Bagheera	Apr 10th, 2008 11:21:20 AM
it's visually stunning, to be sure, but it's not McCay's Nemo. It's Miyazaki's, 100%.
Winsor McCay by darwinwins	Apr 10th, 2008 11:24:31 AM
He was one of the greatest illustrators to have lived and it's a shame that people still don't know who he is. Little Nemo is a work of art in every way from story telling to the use of colors and lines. He had a little problem with lettering but it's a small gripe. The movie is beautiful but not as gorgeous as it could have been had Ghibli taken hold of the reigns. C'est la vie.
But where by phool2056	Apr 10th, 2008 11:28:00 AM
would he have found opportunity for a gooey monster or a teary farewell on a grassy knoll? Miyazaki is nothing without a teary farewell on a grassy knoll! But wow. Every time I see even a moment from any Miyazaki project I have to put all work on hold and go watch Mononoke again. Beautiful stuff.
Harry + GYM?!!! are you getting in shape? by pipergates	Apr 10th, 2008 11:43:02 AM
CONGRATULATIONS man! must be the marital obligations woke you up!
Ummm by Fart King	Apr 10th, 2008 12:07:47 PM
Where's the fish?
Harry is too fat to have a happy childhood by ricarleite	Apr 10th, 2008 12:30:00 PM

Full version here by ricarleite	Apr 10th, 2008 12:31:56 PM
http://video.google.com/videop lay?docid=3342755205038857742
its incredible stuff by Mysterious Yobo	Apr 10th, 2008 12:45:34 PM

Anyone who does not know Little Nemo... by Johnno	Apr 10th, 2008 12:56:31 PM
Clearly is ignorant about the history of animation! Now how long until ZeroCorpse comes in here and trashes it for having the 'same' character designs as other Ghibli films and a not so fluid framerate and championing Duckman as the greatest piece of animation ever made?
LONGER VERSION of this clip here: by mansep	Apr 10th, 2008 01:49:47 PM
http://video.google.com/videop lay?docid=3342755205038857742 but this was not directd by Miyazaki.
Tom Petty on the Soundtrack by Orionsangels	Apr 10th, 2008 01:55:21 PM

damn... by blackthought	Apr 10th, 2008 02:42:59 PM
i've always loved how miyazaki animates flight...a sight to behold...i once animated flight...and well...er...
Windsor, Where Are Ya, Baby? by ericinwisconsin	Apr 10th, 2008 03:48:42 PM
McKay made some animated Nemo cartoons back in the silent film era. He drew every single frame by hand, INCLUDING DRAWING THE BACKGROUNDS IN EACH FRAME! No static backgrounds for Windsor. The man was a freaking genius and faster with a pen than George Perez. Go back to bed, Leonard, you are not yet a spaceman.
I also enjoyed the NES game by ur-vile	Apr 10th, 2008 03:49:35 PM
Somewhere I have a playback file via emulator where I play a new perfect game. Definitely one of the forgotten gems of that era. That and Monster Party! Capcom put out a lot of memorable NES licensed games back in the day
near, not new by ur-vile	Apr 10th, 2008 03:50:20 PM
D'oh
Little Nemo in Animation Form by vimesSam	Apr 10th, 2008 04:36:28 PM

I loved the NES game too... by llac12	Apr 10th, 2008 05:46:35 PM
but I never made it past a giant penguin you had to beat with a wand (because you would have to charge the fucker). The mario games ripped off a couple of ideas from that game now that I think about it. ou would ride a lizard that would climb walls, you would turn into a bee...shit! Capcom should sue somebody.
If either Pixar or Miyazaki by Bob of the Shire	Apr 10th, 2008 05:55:04 PM
made a new Little Nemo movie, it'd probably be the best animated film ever made. I'm not even shitting you, it would be fucking amazing.
My brutal opinion of LITTLE NEMO by BadWaldo s Revenge	Apr 10th, 2008 06:32:21 PM
The actual final version of animated movie looked great and amazing...but in truth, it was SHIT because of a terribly written script. Give it a second look and you'll see the movie isn't as compelling as it appears to be. And I am an animation buff and a critic. To give you the idea of who I am, I thought Disney's Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, Spirited Away and the longer fan-assembled cut of Richard Williams' The Thief and the Cobbler are masterpieces. Howl's Moving Castle truly sucked!
Jesus... that - was,,, a whole lot - of... useless puncutation! by Bass Bastardson	Apr 10th, 2008 06:40:35 PM
Good God.
Music - Wagner, Lohengrin - Prelude to Act III by eggart	Apr 10th, 2008 07:20:23 PM
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v= InPRlxxOpOc
OMG WOW I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO! by mish87	Apr 10th, 2008 07:48:28 PM
....
Awesome! by Spicypeanut	Apr 10th, 2008 07:54:51 PM
Man that was fucking amazing. And to the guy whining about a kid in a flying bed, you're taking your name from a man who fights crime in underwear. I love the Batman myself, but get a life doucheface.
FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU KNOCKED UP by deliciouscowbell	Apr 10th, 2008 09:15:18 PM
that gets on my fuckin nerves
Holy Shit by S.Lowrey	Apr 10th, 2008 11:45:35 PM
That was fucking awesome. It looks like they recycled some of that for Kiki's delivery service but oh my God that was great. In 70MM I probably would have shit 'em. That little segment was better than most animated movies that have come out since that time.
Also... More Shit by S.Lowrey	Apr 10th, 2008 11:48:52 PM
Whisper of The Heart is probably the most underrated Ghibli film (but Porco Rosso is pretty underrated as well)
Yoshifumi Kondo directed by The Internet	Apr 11th, 2008 12:47:29 AM
this clip - but sadly few would have clicked on something labeled "Yoshifumi Kondo Test Sequence" He's amazing but, IMO, Miyazaki is the greatest all-around filmmaker alive today. Not greatest animator, not greatest kid's movie maker - greatest filmmaker. Im certainly not an anime expert, barely even a fan of the overall genre, but, Miyazaki is responsible putting together at least 6 of the most perfect marriages of storytelling + images + music. Ever. I'm not saying they're my all-time favorite films - but for what they are - they are absolutely perfect.
Christ, you people suck!! by MaxTheSilent	Apr 11th, 2008 06:39:40 AM
If you can't appreciate something as incredible as this then you all might as well... subscribe to C.H.U.D. or something. They practically WELCOME trolls and retards in their message boards.
Isn't Grave of the Fireflies Ghibli's? by ricarleite	Apr 11th, 2008 10:32:59 AM
If so, it's its best.
Looks great... by THT3000	Apr 12th, 2008 07:50:43 PM
... but the real film was so good I can't imagine this possibly being better.

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