David Weaver from Examiner writes: Leave it to the legendary animation house Studio Ghibli to remind us once again how easy it is to get swept away by lush 2D animation and enthralled by a simple story about finding that someone special in your life and dealing with the unforeseen obstacles that life throws our way. Under the care of Hayao Miyazaki's son Goro Miyazaki, who took directing honors this time out, their latest film "From Up On Poppy Hill" continues their longstanding tradition of immaculate visuals mixed with charming characters and a dash of the whimsical to create an experience that is solely unique to Studio Ghibli.
In the wake of the passing of Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata, and ahead of Studio Ponoc’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower, out for a limited release this week, here at Film Enthusiast we wanted to…
From Cinelinx:
GKids Entertainment is bringing Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill to blu-ray for American audiences to enjoy. We were fortunate enough here at Cinelinx to get an early copy of the disc in order to help you decide whether this anime title is worth adding to your collection, or if you should pass on it.
LRA writes: Oh what an episode full of content we have for you this week. "Iron Man 3", Will Smith, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, "The Wolverine", "Finding Dory" and plenty more topics are covered as well as three new films released this past week. Out of the three we have this week, "G.I. Joe: Retaliation", "The Host" and "From up on Poppy Hill", we ended up loving one and completely ripping apart the other two. Can you guess which one won our hearts? If not then you are gonna have to listen in on one of our most lively episodes in a long time. Featured music this week is from the musical group "The Divine Madness".
Nice review, it is a phenomenal anime, one that everybody should see.
ill probably watch this just because of the good review, it sounds interesting. and i never get tired of watching a good anime.