June 13, 2005
I Saw the Best Critics of My Generation
by peterbStephanie Zacharek of Salon doesn't like the new Hayao Miyazaki film, Howl's Moving Castle.
I felt ambiguous at the prospect of seeing this film: Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke was epic, luminous, and put me to sleep, wheras the pacing of Spirited Away was just right. But Zacharek thought that Howl, based on the book by Diana Wynn Jones, was somewhat boring. Zacharek, helpfully, is always completely wrong about everything, so I'm taking that as a sign that Howl is probably pretty good, although not as good as it would have been had she thought it was a pile of unwatchable tripe.
Posted by peterb at June 13, 2005 06:18 AM | Bookmark ThisAw, don't be so hard on Stephanie. She's not arrogant and her opinions are genuine. I don't think she's always completely wrong. Just sometimes!
Posted by Beth at June 16, 2005 02:16 PMShe was dead wrong on "Howl's," which we've just come from seeing. It's his best yet. Absolutely beautiful, well paced, and with the sole (and notable) exception of Billy Cristal, superbly voiced.
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