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All member reviews for Howl's Moving Castle
Parent of 5, 6, and 9 year old
July 18, 2010
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beautiful and fits with the theme of most of Miyazaki's films: the portrayal of true innocent lustless love. For me this is always a refreshing break from Disney's portrayal of unrealistic cheesy romantic love and sexual innuendos...
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Kid, 12 years old
May 28, 2011
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howls moving castle
i think that this movie is very good and i love to watch this!
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Parent
October 27, 2010
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Beautiful Images, Beautiful Story
A wonderful story about friendship, true love, and war. The heroine is cursed to look old, even though she's young (her outward appearance becomes what her inner self feels). The hero is a sorcerer tasked to work for the king in a war he doesn't approve of but must participate in. The intricacies and images of war (though not truly gory, just scary) is why I give it a 7+ rating.
Ultimately, this movie is a love story, and not just between the h/h. It's also a story about learning to love yourself and the types of bonds that create a family (even if you aren't genetically linked). Lots of positive messages about forgiveness, acceptance, and simple human kindness. For me, this is one of my favorite stories of all time. Oh, and the kids love it, too!
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Parent
July 10, 2010
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Awesome Family Movie
Great movie for intelligent children and adventurous families.
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Kid, 10 years old
July 3, 2010
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brilliant
its a amazing movie from the king of animation but kind of freaky for little kids
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Teen, 14 years old
June 13, 2011
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One of my favorite Miyazaki films of all time!
This movie is NOT based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones, just to get that out of the way. While I'm usually a little wary of movies that don't follow the book, Miyazaki pulls it off, creating something that (dare I say it?) is better than the book itself. A classic Miyazaki film, portraying love at its sweetest and most innocent, blossoming between two unlikely people: a vain and seemingly childish wizard (but don't judge a book by its cover!)and a girl with a curse placed on her that has turned her into an old woman. I highly recommend this movie for anyone, although you might want to preview it for children under the age of 7 - while Howl hates the idea of war and does everything he can to avoid fighting, the aerial battles and bombs exploding on towns might frighten the very young.
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Parent of 10 year old
May 21, 2011
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A beautiful and fun movie that feels far from Hollywood
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie! It is beautiful, with real artwork - One of my favorite things about Miyazaki movies is how often he makes certain that by the end you cannot hate anyone - even "evil" characters are not left to be simply two dimensional evil, but have deeper stories and good inside of them. Yes, there is a war in the background of the movie, but the message is that the war is pointless and bad - it does not glorify war. Truly beautiful movie.
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Kid, 10 years old
July 1, 2010
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Good or bad?
Its a really nice movie! i saw it on cartoon network myself! He has a really good plot. Come see it now!
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Teen, 15 years old
March 5, 2010
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An all-round masterpiece
Fantastic. Masterpiece. Some of the best stuff there is. It is nothing like the book. I reccomend it for everyone, well maybe not a one year old. But you get the picture. The role models are terrific,*laughs* (thinks of Howl). Must see. Oh, Hayao Miyazaki is a genius. I'd say everyone should see it sometime in their lives, but thats just me.
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Teen, 14 years old
May 13, 2011
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I have been watching Miyazaki movies since I was little, and they all have a positive message, and good role models.
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Kid, 11 years old
April 17, 2011
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random up to you but i think 10+ cause they might not understand because they dont know much and well... thats it!
what ever don't care anyways.
it sounds boring so i recommend it is boring to me that is but i suggest that ppl shouldn't take this as an example its good to do new things but for my opinion watch new things! LOL :)
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Parent
January 11, 2011
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Great for Kids
There is violence and "sorcery" but nothing a younger child would really understand. No gore, and while Howl as a bird might seem a little scary, still nothing to scare younger viewers away. Just know your child. A fun story with a sweet romance to it.
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Teen, 15 years old
March 4, 2011
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Good for older people
I saw this a long time ago, and it bored me because I couldn't understand it to save my life. I just recently watched it (recently being last night) and realized this is an amazing movie with good messages and good animation. I don't see why some say it's somewhat creepy, but I am older. It a great movie and a must to see.
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Kid, 11 years old
December 22, 2010
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It was boring to me....
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Parent of 1, 4, and 7, 8 year old
April 9, 2008
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A family fave
Our whole family loves this movie! Something to note is that you do see a naked bum of a self pitying man as he goes upstairs, with a girl walking up behind him, trying to look away...This was just something that I would've liked to know, so I thought I'd share!
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Parent of 3 and 14 year old
December 10, 2010
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BEST ANIME MOVIE EVER!!!
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Teen, 13 years old
November 26, 2011
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To people with little kids:
There are some disturbing scenes. Howl in beast form is scary! The blob-men are scary! To me, the little dancing star peeps are creepy! The witch climbing up the stairs gives my 18 year old sister nightmares! don't get me wrong! this movie is AWESOME
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Kid, 12 years old
December 23, 2010
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beautiful art, nice characters. 10 stars ;)
I watched this when I was 8, and and zoned through the WHOLE film. (what can i say?...) I watched it again when i was 10, and for the whooolllleee moving stuck my face to the screen. Very entertaining, slightly bittersweet. I recommend this for a family movie night, or just a friday night flick. :D very nice! <3 it
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Teen, 13 years old
October 13, 2010
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Teen, 15 years old
June 20, 2009
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Yet another awesome miyazaki movie
It's a GREAT movie. It's kind of weird, but that's what makes it so awesome. A little bit of romance at the and, but for most of the movie, Sophie's an old lady, soooo... yea. Howl is kinda cute... ^-^ Btw, the book is good, too. Miyazaki is a genius.
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