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Porco Rosso

Kurenai no buta

1992

Hayao Miyazaki

Animation

7.4

26,868

Animation. Fantasy. Adventure In Early 1930's era Italy, air pirates, bounty hunters and high flyers of all sorts rule the skies. The most cunning and skilled of these pilots is Porco Rosso, a man cursed with the head of a pig after watching the spirits of the pilots killed in the last air battle he fought in rise to the heavens. He now makes a living taking jobs, such as rescuing those kidnapped by air pirates. Donald Curtis, Porco's rival in the air and in ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Miyazaki smooshes fantasy and history into a pastel-pretty yarn as irresistible as his feminism."
		Tasha Robinson AV Club	"'Porco Rosso' was initially conceived as a short film for Japan Airlines, and its roots show in its delight with aviation and the experience of flight, but also in its somewhat shapeless plot."
		Rob Mackie The Guardian	"The animation is delightful, colourful and detailed (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Sloan Freer Radio Times	"Miyazaki's animation is rich and imaginative with a vibrancy that will delight young and old alike. However the adult-orientated storyline isn't quite as accomplished (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Although the story may not be top-notch Miyazaki, there’s plenty of eye candy. The action scenes, of which there are several, are lively and will keep children engaged (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Chris Cabin Slant	"[It] rather successfully seeks to balance familiar elements of Hollywood entertainments and Miyazaki’s own contemplative philosophies and imaginative, self-effacing personality (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ben Sachs Chicago Reader	"Miyazaki never really explains why his aviator hero has been transformed into a pig (...) and the perfunctory climax fails to tie up any of the themes (...) But this is masterful storytelling in every other respect"
		William Thomas Empire	"It's solid Miyazaki, although he has reached greater heights both before and since (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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