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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780788834028 Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0788834029 Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Languages: Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment MPN: D25348D Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 22, 2005 Running Time: 93 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1992 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Porco Rosso (The Crimson Pig, 1992) ranks as Hayao Miyazaki's oddest film: a bittersweet period adventure about a dashing pilot who has somehow been turned into a pig. Miyazaki once said, "Initially, it was supposed to be a 45-minute film for tired businessmen to watch on long airplane flights... Why kids love it is a mystery to me." The early 1930s setting enabled Miyazaki to focus on the old airplanes he loves, and the film boasts complex and extremely effective aerial stunts and dogfights. In the new English dub from Disney, Michael Keaton as Porco delivers lines like "All middle-aged men are pigs" with appropriate cynicism, but his voice may be too familiar for some Miyazaki fans. Susan Egan makes a curiously distant Gina, the thrice-widowed hotel owner bound to Porco by years of friendship; Kimberly Williams is more effective as the irrepressible young engineer Fio. Porco Rosso may be an odd film, but Miyazaki's directorial imagination never flags. (Rated PG: violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon Description: Take flight with "Porco Rosso," a valiant World War I flying ace! From tropical Adriatic settings to dazzling aerial maneuvers, this action-adventure from world-renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki is full of humor, courage, and chivalry. When "Porco" -- whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell -- infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina. But it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious? Featuring extraordinary voice talents, this 2-disc set is a thrilling ride you'll never forget! Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Another solid Miyazaki flick.Porco Rosso (Hayao Miyazaki, 1992) In between his two monolithic environmentalist efforts, Nausicaa and Princess Mononoke, Miyazaki enjoyed his greatest artistic success as a filmmaker, in my opinion. (Cue legions of Spirited Away fans who disagree.) Not only his best picture, Kiki's Delivery Service, but My Neighbor Totoro and Porco Rosso were also produced during this time. That's a trifecta of which any director could be proud. Porco Rosso tells the story of, not surprisingly, ... Read More Rating:  - FABULOUSThis is another of Miyazaki's fabulous animated films. Porco is a pilot who has been cursed to look like a pig, but that doesn't stop him from being a pilot or a great character in this movie. Rating:  - Didn't do much for me...Let me preface this review by saying that I love most all of Miyazaki's films, including Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Spirited Away, and The Cat Returns (though this one's not technically his). For some reason, Porco Rosso just didn't do it for me. It's difficult to point out objectively exactly why...maybe it was the ridiculous villians (they were funny though), or maybe it was the fact that I just couldn't really care about any of the ... Read More Rating: - Amazing in every wayWe love this film so much we just borrowed it from the library again. My wife's father was visiting, so we played it for him. Hayao Miyazaki is well regarded as one of the best creators of animated film. He is easily my favorite. Of his films, this is my wife's favorite and in my top 5. There is some mild violence. A couple of characters beat each other up pretty significantly. It's fisticuffs, with lots of visible bruising. No blood. Teeth are lost, though. Miyazaki ... Read More Rating: - Mediocre.Someof the elements in this movie have that Studio Ghibli magical touch, but most of it is too "real" for me to enjoy. Yeah, the guy's a pic and that's "magical", but that's about it. Too many flying scenes as well. |
