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English Cast For Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo

I always watch his movies with subtitles by comedian_x	Nov 26th, 2008 12:05:59 PM
so this is of little concern for me.
I dont have any good asian mockeries by ArcadianDS	Nov 26th, 2008 12:07:44 PM
so i can't be first this time. sorry guys. Tho I did find the upstairs guy funny in Breakfast at Tiffanys.
Matt Damon ain't English by My Mom Is A Whore	Nov 26th, 2008 12:28:03 PM
Just sayin'.
AcadianDS just bounces from by comedian_x	Nov 26th, 2008 12:34:01 PM
talkback to talkback being an asshole. Bash gays, check. Bash asians, check.
I enjoy most anime, but the description of this movie by Drunken Rage	Nov 26th, 2008 12:37:32 PM
"Gake no ue no Ponyo draws from his relationship with his son, Goro to tell the tale of a five year old boy's friendship with a gold fish who wants to become a human." Honestly, that doesn't sound "magical," that just sounds retarded.
Matt and Tina make a Ponyo by beetlegeuse	Nov 26th, 2008 12:38:24 PM

Miyasaki can say he's Ponyoin' Matt Damon by comedian_x	Nov 26th, 2008 12:44:02 PM

Drunken Rage by RabidDogma	Nov 26th, 2008 12:48:27 PM
By "most anime", what do you mean? Have you seen Miyazaki's other movies? You might not think that a movie about a pig flying an airplane in Italy would be good, but Porco Rosso was fantastic. Every Miyazaki movie I've seen has been great. Anime isn't really a genre, it's a medium, or a "supergenre".
I love miyazaki by Zeegloo	Nov 26th, 2008 12:58:21 PM

Maybe I'm a Stickler, but... by grungies	Nov 26th, 2008 01:00:47 PM
this cast seems a little star-studded for a movie about a ****ing goldfish princess. Would it be so much to ask for a cast of regular voice actors, with a famous name or two thrown in when needed? Despite this, I will see this film in theaters. It's Miyazaki. I'm psyched to no end.
Drunken Rage... by grungies	Nov 26th, 2008 01:03:35 PM
You wouldn't expect a movie about two little girls who move to the country and interact with a trio of trolls to be a good movie, but's it's a masterpiece. I've learned to trust in Miyazaki no matter how strange the concept. He ALWAYS delivers.
I don't understand why they use celebs for voice works. by Damien Chowder	Nov 26th, 2008 01:30:33 PM
It's like hiring Harrison Ford hand modelling for power tools.
My Girlfriend by Toonol	Nov 26th, 2008 01:31:11 PM
Imported a Japanese copy of this; she's trying to build a complete library of everything Miyazaki's ever done. It's ok, but not great. Kind of like Pixar's "Finding Nemo"... not a bad film by any consideration, just not as great as you hope it to be considering the creator's track record.
subtitles or not at all by vaudeville villain	Nov 26th, 2008 01:32:56 PM
dubbed anime is something i can really do without.
Oh, and the movie's main song by Toonol	Nov 26th, 2008 01:38:15 PM
Is both terribly cute and incredibly annoying at the same time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =KdftF6mVXFA [remove spaces]. She now tries to rick-roll me with this song and video at every opportunity.
PETER CULLEN GOTTA EAT, TOO by Acne Scarface	Nov 26th, 2008 02:06:07 PM
ahem...back 2 lurking.
FIRST! by JimmyPasta	Nov 26th, 2008 02:34:00 PM
First post by me in about a year!
I have a copy of this somewhere on my computer... by lord_zedd	Nov 26th, 2008 03:03:00 PM
and I still haven't brought myself to watch it. I don't know why. I feel like the best parts were probably all crammed together in the trailer. Regardless, I guess I'd better man up and find out for me-self!
Most Miyazaki dubs are pretty damn good by Nasty In The Pasty	Nov 26th, 2008 03:42:49 PM
And Christian Bale's Howl voice in Howl's Moving Castle is a better Batman voice than the corroded, Clint Eastwood-gargling-with-battery -acid one he came up with for the actual Batman movies. Don't most anime movies just animate the mouths first, and then the voice actors do the performance? Whenever I watch a subtitled anime, the mouth movements don't seem to match the Japanese voices, so dubbing I have no problem with.
Liam Neeson FTW! by TheWaqman	Nov 26th, 2008 04:45:18 PM
And Miyazaki double FTW! Definitely will watch this. That trailer is both too cute and creepy.
Please let Damon be the fish by terry1978	Nov 26th, 2008 05:01:08 PM
That would be fucking hilarious.
Hayao and Miyazaki make a Ponyo by TheBigLebowsky	Nov 26th, 2008 05:03:24 PM

Tina Fey?!? by MsQue	Nov 26th, 2008 05:19:02 PM
awesome! the great amount of respect i have for that woman has increased that much more. Normally dubbing blows, but famous cast aside, disney normally does a better than average job at it. Good enough to keep back the rage.
I'm fishing Matt Damon!!! by Thrillho77	Nov 26th, 2008 05:28:30 PM
That pun was free, gents. Feel free to use it at other websites
RabidDogma and Grungies by Drunken Rage	Nov 26th, 2008 06:28:05 PM
I didn' think much of "Princess Mononoke," frankly, I thought it was waaaay too long. Same with "Howl's Moving Castle," which I like much less. I'm not saying there's nothing there, I'm just saying that I don't see what the big deal is. Having said that, "Gake no ue no Ponyo" sounds like shit.
Miyazaki by Chief Joseph	Nov 26th, 2008 07:27:56 PM
So it's not yet another tale of a girl that has no parents that has to work for a living? GOOD. I was getting mighty tired of that same, worn-out old formula. I thought HOWL was an incoherent mess. Frankly, Miyazaki himself is starting to grate on me lately. There was an interview recently where he said that all manga and anime besides his suck. I always thought fellow Ghibli director Takahata was the more talented one.
seen it... by The Internet	Nov 26th, 2008 07:56:47 PM
Don't let the tame plot description fool you - Ponyo boasts some of Miyazaki's most psychedelic moments yet - even before the opening credits. Its definitely not as dark as most of his later films, but no less eye-popping.
trailerr looks good by imageburn13	Nov 26th, 2008 08:24:46 PM
The fish looks really funny :) but the car turning the corner took me back to lupin III and thats really good. also seems more happy like kikis d service, and less spirited away.
trailerr looks good by imageburn13	Nov 26th, 2008 08:24:47 PM
The fish looks really funny :) but the car turning the corner took me back to lupin III and thats really good. also seems more happy like kikis d service, and less spirited away.
re: ArcadianDS by Chief Joseph	Nov 26th, 2008 09:30:14 PM
Yeah, now I feel a little bad for defending him somewhat on that TB. I perceived him as being bullied, and I hate bullies. But I guess some people earn it.... I remember in High School how everyone in PE class made fun of this fat freshman kid named Donny. So I told them to leave Donny alone. I later found out that it wasn't Donny's weight that was getting him mocked, it was the fact that Donny was a total jerk.
Did they say "Shut the fuck up, Donny!" by Thrillho77	Nov 26th, 2008 09:38:04 PM
I would have. Whether he was talking at the time or not.
English dubbs aren't always a bad thing. by one_crazy_nagger	Nov 26th, 2008 11:46:25 PM
I enjoyed both the dubbed and subtitled versions of all Miyazaki works - especially Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. I tried watching the remastered Dragon Ball Z episodes, but the Japanese voices were really annoying. In that rare instance, the English version is more preferable.
English Dubs continued by Alientoast	Nov 27th, 2008 01:17:24 AM
I also liked the Cowboy Bebop English dubs more then the original Japanese.
Liam Neeson...in an anime... by Anna Valerious	Nov 27th, 2008 06:15:51 AM
You won't believe how horny this makes me...
Does Liam Neeson play a mentor, carry a sword, and die? by Spandau Belly	Nov 27th, 2008 09:40:08 AM
Because otherwise he's contractually obligated to turn down role.
i'm with evilwizard by vaudeville villain	Nov 27th, 2008 09:51:31 AM
english dubs do blow. pretty hard, in fact.
The Only English Dub That Blows by Splurch	Nov 27th, 2008 10:09:50 AM
is the Dakota Fanning one for My Neighbor Totoro. The first dub was excellent, and the only reason they did a new one was so they could advertise the celebrity cast.
Someone's earlier porno joke by Thrillho77	Nov 27th, 2008 10:59:40 AM
made me curious to see a Miyazaki hentai....
Damn...Zack & Miki jokes been done already! by pokadoo	Nov 27th, 2008 02:22:30 PM
Too slow!
Porno by Chief Joseph	Nov 28th, 2008 12:27:36 AM
I know somebody made a fanmade porno of one of Miyazaki movies. Kiki's Delivery Service, I think. And yes Thrillho77, lots of people told him "Shut the fuck up Donny." They also stole his Gameboy and vandalized his Air Jordans.
They test screened this in Pasadena earlier this week. by Duke of Hurl	Nov 28th, 2008 03:05:28 AM
Reviews were positive.
Disney has good dubs by Johnno	Nov 28th, 2008 09:39:40 AM
John Lasseter will make certain. As for Howl's, it wasn't originally being done by Miyazaki, I haerd the original director jumped ship very late in the project and Hayao had to step in and finish it, so it's no wonder it's less than optimal. But everything else is fucking awesome! Nothing can touch Princess Mononoke! Ghibli should make a Shadow of the Colossus movie!
Why not hire professional voice actors? by textual	Nov 28th, 2008 11:23:39 PM
They cost less to bring on board and give better performances. No matter what Disney will give this movie very little fanfare, so why not focus on quality.
by Staldo	Nov 30th, 2008 04:52:06 PM
The best Miyazaki dub to come out of this Disney thing was probably Nausicaa, even if some of the lines came out sounding precisely like they did in the old "warriors of the wind" butchered version. What is with the Disney strategy of using famous name voice actors to sell these things? Does anybody really give a shit if Billy Crystal did the voice of a lump of coal in Howl's moving castle? Isn't Robin Williams a huge fan of anime? Why hasn't he been involved in one of these dubs yet?

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