Castle in the Sky

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I’ve never really been big on directors. Sure, there are movies that were well-directed, but I’ve never really been one to seek out movies based on a director or production company. Then, along came movies like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and ...

Pros: It's sweet but never cloys. The imagery and humor.
Cons: Perhaps a bit long. The age disconnect.

I'm not an expert on Hayao Miyazaki's films. I can't even make it all the way through Kiki's Delivery Service. But Spirited Away was a revelation, and Castle in the Sky is the best kids movie I've watched in a long time. ...

Pros: Highly original story. Amazing characters. Good animation. Memorable soundtrack.
Cons: Some may prefer a younger voice for Pazu and Sheeta in the English version.

"Castle in the Sky" is one of those rare movie experiences. From the very first scene, the movie is a fresh bundle of imagination by the amazing Hayao Miyasaki, the director of many acclaimed films like like "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Tortoro." ...

Pros: Fun movie, engaging story.
Cons: Animation looks dated.

This is a children’s story. But more importantly this is a children’s story that is capable of capturing the imagination of an adult. From the music to the action, it is all very fanciful and hypnotic. Sort of along the same vein as Peter ...

Pros: Beautiful artistry and music, terrific action sequences, good dub (Disney's version), adequate DVD.
Cons: Occasionally hammy translation, mistimed subtitles, not enough extras.  Streamline/Tokuma dub is REALLY bad.

Following the success of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata were determined to produce more animated feature films. To do this, they enlisted the backing of their financial distributor, Tokuma Shoten, to establish ...

Pros: wonderful animation and story, the music is incredible
Cons: TERRIBLE subtitles and sub par dubbing

The Intro In the world of anime licensing there are only a few companies that could be really considered major including ADV, CPM, Funimation and a couple of others. In the race to get titles licensed, sometimes money is what it comes ...

Pros: its a Miyazaki flick, so basically everything.
Cons: As with most films written by foreign artists, cultural aspects are lost on us westerners.

Like all of Hayao Miyazaki's movies, Laputa is a fantastical ride through stunning artwork and music, whimsical storylines and loveable, if not wholly believable characters. As usual with Miyazaki movies, Laputa features a strong, independent yet ...

Pros: Greatly realized fantasy world. Nice child characters.
Cons: Plot is too much of an endless chase sequence punctuated by loud explosions.

I will be the first to admit that I'm not an anime superfan. Although I rank Studio Ghibli films Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Totoro as some of my favorite films of all time, I found the studio's Princess ...

Pros: Charm and development
Cons: Takes a bit to get going

Having watched Spirited Away after its Oscar victory and been blown away by it, I watched perhaps Hayao Mizayaki's next most critically acclaimed film Princess Mononoke. It was a far more epic and darker experience, and this perhaps explains why I went ...

Pros: Excellent movie, good dub, great sound and picture quality.
Cons: Mediocre extras, minor flaws in dub, dated animation, maybe too intense for small children.

Back in 1986, a group of animators who'd just finished animating Rankin & Bass's The Last Unicorn got together with veteran animator Hayao Miyazaki to found a new studio: Studio Ghibli. Named for a hot, dry desert wind, Studio Ghibli proceeded to ...

Pros: Touching story, beautiful imaginative scenery, top notch soundtrack!
Cons: English soundtrack's music and dubbing

I was probably 10 - 12 yrs old when I first saw Laputa on TV. It was dubbed in English, (British en ...

Pros: Everything original to the movie: story, characters, settings, music
Cons: Disney's dub (see below)

I first saw Castle in the Sky when I was 13 and living in Japan. It stayed with me: I identified with the characters, I enjoyed the story, I was captivated by the movie's world. In fact, for years I remembered everything about it except for the title. ...

Pros: Relaxing
Cons: Very Fairy-tale like

There's something about Miyazaki and things that fly and we do not mind it. Laputa is another Japane ...

Pros: humorous, enjoyable characters, funny action sequences, solid orchestration
Cons: muted (and aged) animation, voice acting issues, story seemed to drag on a little more...

Hayao Miyazaki's 1986 work Castle in the Sky recreates the sky kingdom of Laputa, a futuristi ...

Pros: a good movie
Cons: Sheeta a wh@re

Back when I first got my Kiki's Delivery Service on VHS in the front of the previews there was a commercial for a movie called Castle in the Sky. In the commercials they stated that it would be available in 1999, well...