Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Hello Ladies and Gents and fellow Web Surfers. I have returned to cyberspace with another film to Jack Up.

Did you miss me? <_< >_> (crickets chirping)....ahem...anyway, moving on...

If 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Harry Potter' ever did a crossover, It would be 'Howl's Moving Castle'.

This film was brought to my attention by my wonderful daughter Nadia. Now I had heard about the wonderful films of Hayao Miyazaki, but I had not watched any of them until a few years ago I had watched 'Spirited Away' and thought it was cool.

This has comedy, drama, action, and romance...everything a good movie should have to begin with.  I watched the English Dub and thought the voice cast was amazing and fit very well. The cast includes:

Jean Simmons as Grandma Sophie
Emily Mortimer as Young Sophie
Christian Bale as Howl
Billy Crystal as Calcifer (one of my favorite characters in this film)
Lauren Bacall as the Witch of the Waste
Josh Hutcherson as Markl
and
Blythe Danner as Madame Suliman

If you can get your hands on a copy of this movie, I highly recommend it for your collection. Even if you are not a true anime buff, you will love this film.

For more info on this and many other Miyazaki works of art go here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347149/

To my daughter Nadia, who I love with all my heart. Thank you for being the light of my life and the best little nerd ;) that a father could ask for.  I dedicate this review to you.  I <3 you kiddo. I always will.

Here's a taste of what to expect from this film:

Nadia, here's your favorite scene:

Until next time...I'm Justin, and you just got Jacked!