Product Description

Take flight with "Porco Rosso," a valiant World War I flying ace! From tropical Adriatic settings to dazzling aerial maneuvers, this action-adventure from world-renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki is full of humor, courage, and chivalry. When "Porco" -- whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell -- infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina. But it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious? Featuring extraordinary voice talents, this 2-disc set is a thrilling ride you'll never forget!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6648 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-02-22
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French, Japanese
• Dubbed in: Japanese
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 93 minutes

Amazon.com
Porco Rosso (The Crimson Pig, 1992) ranks as Hayao Miyazaki's oddest film: a bittersweet period adventure about a dashing pilot who has somehow been turned into a pig. Miyazaki once said, "Initially, it was supposed to be a 45-minute film for tired businessmen to watch on long airplane flights... Why kids love it is a mystery to me." The early 1930s setting enabled Miyazaki to focus on the old airplanes he loves, and the film boasts complex and extremely effective aerial stunts and dogfights. In the new English dub from Disney, Michael Keaton as Porco delivers lines like "All middle-aged men are pigs" with appropriate cynicism, but his voice may be too familiar for some Miyazaki fans. Susan Egan makes a curiously distant Gina, the thrice-widowed hotel owner bound to Porco by years of friendship; Kimberly Williams is more effective as the irrepressible young engineer Fio. Porco Rosso may be an odd film, but Miyazaki's directorial imagination never flags. (Rated PG: violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

Mediocre.
Someof the elements in this movie have that Studio Ghibli magical touch, but most of it is too "real" for me to enjoy. Yeah, the guy's a pic and that's "magical", but that's about it. Too many flying scenes as well.

Porco Rosso Reviewed by Dr Jim
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R27H202L0Y1KE2 Porco Rossois a favorite movie of Dr Jim of Creating Fandom. It is one of Hayao Miyazaki's best. Dr Jim is such a big fan that... well, take a look for yourself.

exciting and wonderful
I have all of this director films and they are all so different but worth seeing you will laugh feel happy and even at times be concern it a master piece that kids and adults are delighted the story is base on real events that an aviator has and what is needed at times to get from one side of the world tothe other but of course there lots of adventure and the details of the planes are wonderful the colors are so perfect and you will want to view Houls moving castle, castle in the sky, the cat returns, my neighbor totoro, naturriso of the valley, you will be glad you did take the time to see these films