Animator/fabulist Hayao Miyazaki pays homage to Hollywood’s wartime adventure films in this masterwork built around the adventures of a high-flying pig.
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08/10/09
Porco Rosso (1992)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: From the renowned director of MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO and PRINCESS MONONOKE comes this period, fantasy anime about an Italian, ace WWI pilot who undergoes a transformation to become Porco Rosso, part... [More]
Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Tony Bancroft
Reviews for Porco Rosso
1 - 11 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
It's lean and vibrant.
08/10/09
Miyazaki didn't intend to make this movie targeted at kids, but nonetheless kids love it, and I can see why.
04/29/09
Combining exquisite animation, (slyly subverted) Boys' Own action, and (barely concealed) adult themes, Porco Rosso goes the whole hog, offering anti-war escapades that will appeal to all ages.
08/02/07
It's solid Miyazaki, although he has reached greater heights both before and since.
02/01/06
Top CriticMiyazaki proves adept at evoking nostalgia as he his conjuring up entirely new worlds.
05/10/05
The action sequences in Porco Rosso are reminiscent of Herge's Tintin comics.
03/07/05
It's a film Miyazaki made for himself, to indulge his passion for seaplanes, and this personal enthusiasm comes through clearly.
02/28/05
Believe it or not, my latest favorite movie hero just happens to be a flying pig. I’m not kidding.
02/27/05
He does things his way, and he makes no apologies for having a snout. In fact, he's kind of smug about it.
02/20/05
It resembles in its best moments a fanciful version of Casablanca with a porcine Bogey in the lead.
04/17/02
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