I was originally going to wait for the DVD release of this movie to watch it, but I couldn't wait for it anymore so I went ahead and downloaded a cam rip for it! Surprisingly, the quality of the file wasn't too bad for a cam rip. The camera wasn't shaky at all, there weren't lots of people talking in the movie theater, the picture didn't look too dark, you could see the subtitles perfectly, and if it wasn't for the few people who got up during the movie, you probably wouldn't be able to tell that it was even a cam rip! I'm still going to buy the official DVD for this when it comes out, though. I've only seen the Japanese version but I really want to see the dub. It looks very good from the trailer I saw! Anyway, Howl's Moving Castle has now become my new fav Miyazaki film! I just love it so much! The characters were all great, the story was awesome, the animation was incredibly good as was the music; I just couldn't find anything wrong with this movie at all!
Well, some stuff could've been explained more clearly but hey, it's anime! Since when has anime ever explained anything clearly? ^^;; And Howl is probably the hottest character to appear in a Miyazaki film yet! *drools* I don't see why so many critics are giving this movie negative reviews. Sure it isn't anything like Miyazaki-san's previous films but it's still a very good movie! A lot of critics thought the movie was too confusing but I didn't find anything confusing in it. It's just one of those movies where you actually have to pay attention to while you're watching it and I guess America just isn't used to animation being like that. Anyway, I loved this movie and I'm definetly going to buy the DVD for it! I also really want to read the book! Hopefully Walden's will have it and if they do, I'm definetly getting it! I hope this movie wins some sort of Oscar like Spirited Away did! By the way, does anyone know if this movie is going to have a soundtrack released and if so win?