PRINCESS MONONOKE - 1 Star
To many Miyazaki is the pinnacle of Japanese Animation, the Japanese Disney. I however am not one to give anyone unconditional approval. Not George Lucas, not Gene Roddenberry, not Walt Disney and definitely not Miyazaki, Hayao. PRINCESS MONONOKE is a beautiful, preachy bore. If you can stay awake for the Forest God's appearance it is beautiful but the rest of the time the story is mind numbing. Oh and did I say preachy. Yeah I don't mind movies with a message but I hate when they preach at me. SPIRTED AWAY had the same message as MONONOKE, conservation, but it didn't preach and was a joyous experience, that made you want to go out and save something. Can't say the same for this movie. It just leaves a dreary brown after taste. I am cleaning out my anime collection and decided to watch it one more time before I sold it. Fell asleep twice and had to back it up to where I last watched. UGGGH! This thing barely made 1 Star