Ponyo (2008)

I feel sort of like a cheater for this one. But I did watch it all the way through, but it was really Ian's movie, I was just too sick to fight for the remote. I had been reading a discussion about Hayao Miyazaki.(actually it was more of a Miyazaki vs Disney debate, but thats not important right now!) In any case, I had never seen any of his movies, so since this one was available on Netflix, (and Ian had it in our queue) thats how it happened. First off, I didn't "love" it. I liked it for the most part. I thought it was a nice fantastical, mystical kind of story. I thought the music was good, some of the animation was good. For the most part, I guess I just didn't "get" it. I wanted to. I feel like I should have my geek/nerd card taken away from me because I really don't love Japanese Animation the way so many people that I know do. Maybe I need to try a different movie? who knows, but this was just okay for me. I don't know that I would watch it again...but the kids both seemed to enjoy it. Ponyo sort of reminded me of Chloe from time to time. The story (for those who don't know, or haven't seen it) is about a little boy named Sosuke who finds and starts a relationship with an adorable goldfish princess named Ponyo, who wants to become human. It was cute for the most part. I loved Liam Neeson doing the voice of Ponyo's father. The voices were all good. This is a really pathetic review LOL! It was nice, sweet, simple....but not enough something...for me. Sorry everyone.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0876563/