[MA-SOC] Ponyo Coming in August!!

[Rob Kohr]

Personally I wish that this practice would stop NOBODY goes to an  
animated movie because they like an actor. Dreamworks is the worst at  
continuing this myth. All the names do is make the execs feel safer  
about the potential success of the film.

Rob

On Jul 3, 2009, at 6:41 AM, Alain-Christian  
<mynamebackwards at gmail.com> wrote:

> Being a "big name" actor or actress doesn't make you a good voice  
> actor.
>
> I'd like to think in the distant future people will stop worshiping  
> celebrities as they do now.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Haney <thezorch at gmail.com>
>
> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:58:20
> To: Metro Anime New York City--social list<ma-nyc-soc at lists.baka.org>
> Subject: Re: [MA-SOC] Ponyo Coming in August!!
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Rob Kohr<kohrtoons at me.com> wrote:
>> You know what would be nice. If all the movies ghibli relesed came  
>> out on
>> Blu Ray. Guess I can only help.
>>
>
> That would definitely be nice.
>
>> About the distributer I thought that Buena Vista was Ghibli's local  
>> and
>> international distributer?  Was this just something that  
>> preciptated after
>> Mononoke?
>>
>
> I think Princess Mononoke opened the doors for Disney and Studio
> Ghibli to work together.  After that many of Miyazaki-san's other
> works came to the US through them.
>
>> When I was at the Museum last month John Laseter was there with a  
>> film crew
>> paying especially close attention to the Ponyo exhibit. It wasn't a  
>> news
>> crew.  I think he was either recording material for the Ponyo DVD or
>> promoting Bolt which was just opening there. Knowing that he usually
>> produces the dub and rewrite with Miyazaki I think it was a Dvd  
>> extra.
>>
>
> Mostly likely that's what he was filming was an intro piece for the
> DVD release like what he did for Spirited Away.  Disney has done a
> pretty good job with the releases of Miyazaki's animated masterpieces.
> The voice acting is excellent, definitely better than what you would
> have gotten with ADV or Funimation.  Miyazaki-san's clout is enough to
> attract big name actors and actresses to his films.
>
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