I'm a huge fan of Miyazaki, but 'Howl' kind of left me dry. I watched it the other night. I love love the animation, but the story was dull to me.
Add me to the list of people that liked Porco Rosso.
Here's how
I'd rank the films:
The Castle of Cagliostro
Porco Rosso
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds
Howl's Moving Castle
My Neighbor Totoro
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Kiki's Delivery Service
I love the reoccuring themes of metamorphosis (man to dragon, man to flying bird thingy etc), a female main character and how some bad people have it in them to change their ways. Good stuff.
