December 26 movie: Porco Rosso. I think now we've seen all Miyazki's movies except Howl's Moving Castle. This was really fun, very much a "ripping yarn" boys' adventure. The title character is an ace biplane pilot who's been magically turned into a pig and now works as a freelance rescuer who fights off air pirates. (I don't think there really were air pirates in Italy in the 1920s, were there?) The best character is a girl airplane engineer who I totally loved. She was kind of like Kaylee from Firefly, now that I think about it. Except not obsessed with sex.
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