The Cat Returns

This sould be a quick one.... The Cat Returns , don't bother. I watched this last month and can't remember what happens. I couldn't really remember what happend the day after I watched it (and I was sober). Sure, it's nicely animated, but then it is Ghibli so I'd expect that, but the story was lacking a grip. The one thing I will say is I'd be happy to stick it the player if my little cousins were round, knowing there's be a gentle story with no scenes of tentical rape.


*** ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 3/10

Howls Moving Castle

Howls Moving Castle is your standard wartime tale of girl meets wizard, girl is turned in to a granny, granny becomes cleaner, wizard becomes bird, happy ever after that we all know and love. Another fine animation from Studio Ghibli (that brought you Spirited Away). Not quite as fantastic as Spirited but still good, one good thing (or bad, dependent on your tastes) about Ghibli animation is that it tends to steer clear of the whole tentalce-rape scene that some Japanimaion seems to be preocupated with. One I'd happily watch with my young cousins. Also has nice touch of "the futility of war" moral in there too.

********'' 8/10

"All right Calcifer, lets get cooking.

I don't cook! I'm a scary fire demon! "