my apartment hasn't been getting much circulation. so i decided to open a couple windows. little did in know that my apartment would turn into a brothel for flies. i've since shut the windows, but they continue to multiply. if this continues i'm going to have to go on a killing spree... destroy every single one of these pesky little poop-eaters.

my roommate and i watched spirited away today (official page is down). he had downloaded it onto his computer a couple weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to watch it til now. he would've killed me if i saw it by myself while he was away. i suppose i would've done the same. we're both miyazaki fans.



here's my quick review: if you're not used to miyazaki's new-agey-ness... you might have a hard time swallowing the talking animals and weird spirit gods. once you get past that though, you really find yourself immersed in miyazaki's little world-- once that happens, miyazaki owns you. and the animation is beauuutiful. that's all i can say. the only negative criticism i have is that his pace is funky. after about an hour and a half, you wonder if this is going to be a 3 hour movie. instead, it seems like he crams the second half of the film into a 30-minute jam-session. i'll tell you though. it's a really good 30 minutes!

spirited away gets 4 robotic thumbs. it hits US theaters on sept 20. go watch it.