Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5060034578949
Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Optimum Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: January 01, 2007
Running Time: 120 minutes
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: August 25, 2005

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Like a dream, Howl's Moving Castle carries audiences to vistas beyond their imaginations where they experience excitement, adventure, terror, humor, and romance. With domestic box office receipts of over $210 million, Howl passed Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke to become the #3 film in Japanese history, behind his Spirited Away and James Cameron's Titanic.

Based on a juvenile novel by Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle marks the first time Miyazaki has adapted another writer's work since Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Sophie, a 19-year-old girl who believes she is plain, has resigned herself to a drab life in her family's hat shop--until the Witch of the Waste transforms her into a 90-year-old woman. In her aged guise, Sophie searches for a way to break the Witch's spell and finds unexpected adventures. Like Chihiro, the heroine of Spirited Away, Sophie discovers her hidden potential in a magical environment--the castle of the title.

Using CG, Miyazaki creates a ramshackle structure that looks like it might disintegrate at any moment. Sophie's honesty and determination win her some valuable new friends: Markl, Howl's young apprentice; a jaunty scarecrow; Calcifer, a temperamental fire demon; and Heen, a hilarious, wheezing dog. She wins the heart of the dashing, irresponsible wizard Howl, and brings an end an unnecessary and destructive war. The film overflows with eclipsing visuals that range from frightening aerial battles to serene landscapes, and few recent features--animated or live action--offer as much magic as Howl's Moving Castle.--Charles Solomon




Rating: - Best Ghibli I've seen yet...
I am a pretty big fan of Studio Ghibli, so my review might be slightly biased to those of you who aren't. After I heard that Christian Bale provided the voice of Howl for this film (after seeing him in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, two of my all-time favourite films) I really wanted to see Howl's Moving Castle, and my God it's fantastic!

I'll try to keep this short and spoiler-free. This is SUCH a beautiful film, with spectacular animation (as we always get from Ghibli) and a sweet, ... Read More

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Rating: - Somewhat convoluted but beautiful
The action of Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated fantasy takes place in an undetermined place and age, though it looks like the late 19th century (allowing for a number of anachronistic details) in a Central European kingdom (the Austro Hungarian empire of the time seems the country where the action takes place, and the book happens in a place called Ingary, though the kingdom in the movie has a large port by the sea, which the Austro Hungarian empire didn't). The story starts with a young woman called ... Read More

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Rating: - Origanal & unpredictable
One of his best works, 'Howl's moving castle' is a the closest movie to awaken a lot of dream dajafu, especially the front cover scene with the wizard flying in the sky while spirit stars flash round him!
Seeing this, waw, I remember dreams exactly like it.
Another Natural amazement, Nothing Like Disney films which are sometimes childish & predictable

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Rating: - Enchanting
Howl's Moving Castle is one of those rare gems which seem to have everything and suit everyone. There is a beautiful romance, magic, action, humour, vivid and detailed artwork...

It is a film which can be viewed on many levels - the storyline could be understood without difficulty by a child, yet someone older will find a huge amount to question and, through coming to conclusions themselves, the film's overall message is not dictated to the viewer, making it mean something slightly different ... Read More

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Rating: - Animation Genius
Myazaki's often touted as a master of anime, but whenever I've thought of buying one of his works, I've always been put off by what I've thought are pretty lame story-lines.
However, when my brother bought this, I had to see it, and I'm glad I did. The animation is far beyond any I've seen to date. None of this "repeat" animation, where the wind blows through your hair in exactly the same way. You can tell you're in safe hands with the animation, and the colouring is just as comfortable as the movement. ... Read More

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