We started tonight with a rental from Netflix, "The Cat Returns," a feature-length animated film from Japan's Studio Ghibli, directed by Hiroyuki Morita. Perhaps better-known to American audiences is the film's executive producer, Hayao Miyazaki, who directed such films as "Spirited Away," "Princess Mononoke" and "Howl's Moving Castle" (which was nominated last year for an Academy Award).
When a high school girl named Haru saves the life of a cat, she sets in motion a series of events that will change her life. It turns out that cat is a prince, the son of the Cat Kingdom's ruler. In gratitude, the Cat Kingdom showers the girl with gifts, including an offer of marriage to their prince.We enjoyed the film. It's shorter than some of the other works listed above, well illustrated, and the story has enough action and theme to hook you and keep you watching. The English-language version is also helped by a talented voice-over cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Elliott Gould, Peter Boyle and Tim Curry. I recommend it!
2 comments:
We've not tried Netflix. You like it?
Glad you're posting again, my friend!
Janie, glad to be back ... the 'day job' has been especially demanding the last couple of weeks (winter weather, bodies, missing girls, etc.) and the last thing I wanted to do when I did get home, was sit down at a keyboard!
Yes, we have had Netflix for a couple of years, and like it A LOT. The costs are low, the efficiency is high, and there's absolutely no way, local video store shelves can match the inventory available through a national mail outlet.
However, Blockbuster has soomething out, now, that combines mail service with the local store inventory, and we're thinking of giving that a try as well. If anyone out there has tried it, I'd like to know what you think.
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