We've been shipping the Tomato Tube as a sample on the WSO2 Mashup Server since before 1.0, but I think I'm going to try and convince Tyrell, the author, that maybe an IMDB based Mashup would be better. Why this sudden loss of credibility in my eyes I hear you ask? Rotten Tomatoes published a countdown of the Best Animated Films and there was not a single movie from Studio Ghibli in the top 10!
Now I'm perfectly fine with people not liking some of the books and movies I enjoy; I'm actually quite used to it because Sri Lanka isn't full of Science Fiction fans (I walked the length and breadth of the Colombo Book Fair last week and couldn't find a single book by Iain M. Banks, though there was a whole shelf full last year). I'll also be the first to admit that I'm not qualified to be a movie critic in any way, I just love watching them and know when I've enjoyed one more than another and why.
I'm not saying I didn't enjoy Toy Story 2, or any of the other movies in the top 10, because 'Finding Nemo' and 'Wall-E' would actually be in my top 10 too, but movies like Spirited Away, Grave of the Firefly or Howl's Moving Castle not making it in there is strange to say the least. If you read through the wiki pages, IMDB or just Google the titles, you'll see I'm not the only one who thinks they're great.
If the list was titled 'Best English Language Animated Films', I would have no issues with the selection. I should ideally run through the other 40 movies in the list and see if this is simply a mistake in the title of the list and there ARE only US/UK movies there, but I really don't think I should risk it. If I see Castle in the Sky ranked lower than, say, 'Barbie Fairytopia' I might just throw something at the monitor or whatever and be the ultimate loser!
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