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Release Date: 31 August, 2004 Retail Price: $29.99 OUR Price: $19.99 You SAVE: $10.00! Cast: |
My Neighbor Totoro (2-Disc Set) Reviews
Possibly one of the best animated movies ever.
I was completly blown away by this movie. I was watching it with my 12 year old niece as a favor and within a few short minutes I was telling her to shush so that I could hear the narrative.
Completely spellbinding...the story reawoke emotions from my youth and left me feeling giddy and happy.
A real treat for both adults and children.
Cute, but probably mostly to the average 4 year old...
My Neighbor Totoro is a cute little movie. But I think it's cute in the way that a child likes the cartoon series "Caillou," or "Blues Clues," - it has cute characters, but no real plot or hurdles the characters have to overcome. The biggest event in the film is when the youngest sister, Mei, gets lost on the way to visit the sick mother in the hospital. Older sister, Satsuke, must find Mei, so she asks Totoro for help, and he summons a bus for her to hop on and find her. Which she does. The end. Nothing happens on the way there on the bus ride, nothing happens at the hospital, nothing happens afterwards. That's it. Like I said, the characters are cute and the animation is good, but I think this is definitely a YOUNG child film.
The thing I found so fascinating about other Miyazaki films is that you're never bored - they're full of fantasy surprises around every corner. Compared to his other films, this one is slow and un-eventful, and at times, boring.
If you're a teenager or adult, and a fan of Miyazaki and loved Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl's Castle, then you will probably be dissappointed in this film. There just wasn't enough there to fascinate me or keep me interested.
However, if you're looking for a movie to pop in during a family reunion to keep the young children occupied while you're off socializing, then this one would be a good choice.
I give it 3 stars - I would give it 2 stars, but the movie is definitely well animated, so I gave it 3.
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