When PIRATES OF PENZANCE came out on Broadway, the singers were Broadway and Pop states not Opera singers.  This is not the case with the MIKADO starring Eric Idle

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HILDAGO is a wonderful blend of a Westen and a classic adventure swashbuckler and I truely enjoyed it.

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It is easy to see watching this movie why this tanked in the theaters.
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For what the movie was meant to be, a little feel good holiday special it succeeds.
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This was actually better than ELIZABETH AND ESSEX acting wise.  Errol Flynn seemed more comfortable in the role.

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So I am cleaning out my DVD collection not just anime.  I purchased ELIZABETH AND ESSEX because it was part of the Errol Flynn collection.( Read more... )

Well you can tell what i did this weekend - I marathoned Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki movies. You can look at this movie in a way as a continuation of WHISPERS OF THE HEART( Read more... )

I can see why this famous children's story by  Mary Norton would appeal to Miyazaki as it hits on his favorite themes of conservation and human meddling ( Read more... )

A lot of people don't like this film because it departs from the books tremendously.  And I agree that it does, but unlike HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE that devolved into a complete mess, this movie does tell a coherent story.( Read more... )

Now this is how an environmental message should be handled.  Miyazaki doesn't just tackle the destruction of the environment in this story, but also society's conspicuous consumption, our greed and gluttony and that it makes pigs of us all.  ( Read more... )