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REVIEW: Mary and the Witch's Flower




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Radrappy



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:37 pm Reply with quote
Great review and am very excited to see this. Glad to hear it lives up to its potential for the most part.

When you say the story is the weakest part, how bad are we talking? A B+ for story seems to imply it's still very good all things considered. Laputa also has a very simple story but is ultimately very satisfying without really going too deep on any of the characters/relationships. How does this compare?
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CatSword



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:12 pm Reply with quote
Very excited to see this!

While "copies Ghibli's style a bit too slavishly" might be a negative for some, that's the best possible style to copy in my opinion so I'll probably wind up loving it. Smile
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Shirohae



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:53 pm Reply with quote
Wow awesome review. Looking forward to see this!!! Hope to see it get licensed by someone to release it in US theaters soon..
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DangerMouse



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:20 pm Reply with quote
Can't wait to see this.
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H. Guderian



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:56 pm Reply with quote
Now we can see the end of the meme "All anime sucks, unless its by this guy." I kid.

If I get a chance I'll see it. Not too fond of movie-length anythings.
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Kikaioh



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:46 pm Reply with quote
I'm surprised this review doesn't mention Kiki's Delivery Service at all, particularly given the subject matter, Ghibli's reputation, the black cat, a protagonist whose features resemble early designwork from the Ghibli classic, etc. TBH, that's the largest reason why I'm not much interested in this movie, and it would have been nice if any such similarities were expanded on in the review.
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