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(1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   1   2.5/4 "Until its fizzle of a finale, Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki's latest artisanally-crafted animé daydream, brims forth with an appealingly willy-nilly inventiveness pitched to a child's sense of wonder."   Slant Magazine   Andrew Schenker 4.5/5 "In a Summer of senseless mayhem and underwhelming efforts, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is majestic. It easily matches (and in many cases, surpasses) the best the genre has to offer."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A- "Heartwarming, graciously surreal, and pure eye candy, Ponyo is an elevating fantasy that swims enthusiastically in delightfully unexpected directions."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "comes from a great line of Miyazaki heroines"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B+ ""Ponyo" is an entertaining fantasy movie for little ones where painstaking attention is given to balancing physical reality with magical reality. Already a hit in Japan, it's an instant classic of children's animation."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 4/5 "'Ponyo' is a worthy piece of work from an artist who takes his work and his audience seriously."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 5/5 "Lately, when I want to smile, I just think of Ponyo."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 3/4 "A lovely and unique feast for the eyes and the heart."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B "More than enough joy and laughter to outweigh its less-than-inspired moments."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider "Hiyao Miyazaki, bless him, continues to be an analog guy in animation's increasingly digital world"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce B- "Given its bizarre imagery and offbeat attitude, it's like The Little Mermaid on acid. [But] it's visually beguiling, and that more than makes up for the strangeness."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A charming and enchanting mystical fairy tale about a goldfish who becomes a girl and a little boy who loves her and introduces her with pride to his world of wonders."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat "Such blatant cynicism would rarely be found in an American cartoon. But Miyazaki isn't afraid of going past the limits with which his intended audience is accustomed..."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy B "...at its most magical when it observes the every day."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/4 "We are truly dealing with a master."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 5/10 "Hayao Miyazaki is off his game with this film that has weaker art and animation than his usual films and a script that needed another draft or two."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3/4 "Miyazaki refuses to be dismissed"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes "[N]ever coheres into a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts, as Miyazaki's true classics have done..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B "Stunning bursts of imagination and sensational, almost psychedelic images make the film a garden of unearthly delights."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 5/5 ""Ponyo" is the kind of dazzling cinematic experience that will resonate in the hearts and minds of anyone who sees it for a long time afterwards."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 5/5 "Ponyo towers over this summer of empty toy-related blockbusters. It will end up as one of the best films in American release this year."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B+ "A warm summer treat amid the gunfights and explosions that reminds us how beautiful a child's innocence can be."   Mania.com   Rob Vaux A "Another brilliant animation by a Japanese master."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "Sticks together disparate bits and pieces of fairy tale, mythopoeia, sci-fi and family film with the artless simplicity of a child mashing up Tinkertoys, Playdoh and Daddy's cuff links into a single sculpture."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 8/10 "Visually stunning, it's a fantastical, enchanting charmer that's bound to delight children and adults alike."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 8/10 "The film's pleasures are immensely simple, but this does not make them less real or wonderful."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 4/5 "It stands out as an altogether wholesome and fully functioning family entertainment, subtle in its pro-environment message and thoroughly devoid of cynicism, innuendo and pop-culture references."   Orlando Weekly   William Goss  (1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   1