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What an adventure! An intelligent, resourceful and charming hero and heroine are the protagonists in a marvelous fantasy film with lots of action, colorful supporting characters and an engrossing story. I rated this, my first Miyazaki, 10/10.
What did you rate it? What do you think of it?
...Justin Glory be, Delbert, you should eat! You're a count, for God's sake!
It definitely gets my highest rating; it is simply one of Miyazaki's greatest films, with lots of action, humor, mystery, and heart that easily makes one forget that it's a two-hour epic. In addition to having lively characters, the real stars of the picture are: 1) the music by Joe Hisaishi (it sounds even more grand in the remastered Disney version) and 2) the vocal performances of its cast, particularly Dola and Muska, courtesy of Mrs. Skinner and Luke Skywalker, respectively. These two own every scene they're in and have all the best moments. It's a 10/10.
shareI listened to the original Japanese voices, and even though I didn't understand the language, I really enjoyed their performances. I wouldn't mind rewatching the film with the American voices.
On another board, the posters are telling me that if I rated Castle in the Sky 10/10, then I'll have to rate other Miyazaki films, such as Spirited Away, 13/10. We'll see! I'll certainly be watching more Miyazaki in the near future.
...Justin Glory be, Delbert, you should eat! You're a count, for God's sake!
Laputa/Castle is "Definitely" a 10/10 film.
One of Miyazaki's best animated movies.
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"He is one, we are three, it is the strength of three that will defeat him...together. General Zod"
What other Miyazaki films have you seen? What did you rate them?
...Justin Glory be, Delbert, you should eat! You're a count, for God's sake!
"courtesy of Mrs. Skinner and Luke Skywalker"
Agnes Skinner is played by Tress MacNeille, not Cloris Leachman. You may be thinking of Mrs. Glick.
Laputa gets a 9.3/10 from me, and ranks fourth in my Ghibli top 5 (third if you don't count Nausicaa, though I do). It's beautifully animated, well-voiced and every bit as emotionally engaging as Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke. And full credit to Miyazaki for including a genuinely irredeemable villain for once and making it work just as well as his usual Grey and Gray Morality approach. The worst I can accuse it of is some too-dumb-to-live behaviour by Pazu which he never gets called out on, such as swinging around with Sheeta after they arrive at Laputa despite being inches away from falling off. In some of the later cases he doesn't have much of a better option, but that whole scene where he jumps off the roof on the same side of the building as the cliff - I gotta wonder about his sense of self-preservation.
The dub, on the other hand: while it's far from worthless (can't argue with the above, Mark Hamil and Cloris Leachman did a great job) and I can tolerate the extra dialogue, the score and even James and Anna on occasion, the inexcusable and senseless change to Sheeta's climactic speech leave me unable to watch it without angry ranting, and so the Japanese track will always, always be my first pick.
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It was a fun, charming, spectacular adventure from start to finish with amazing characters and total entertainment. It's certainly not my favorite Miyazaki, but that's not saying anything at all considering all his works are masterpieces that rise above thousands of films in general. I rated Castle in the Sky an 8.5/10, rounded up to a 9 for my vote.
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They just get better and better. After starting this thread, I also watched Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, both of which I rated 10/10 as well.
...Justin
This is the order I watched them in and what I rated them:
Spirited Away - 9.75/10
Howl's Moving Castle - 10/10
Ponyo - 9/10
Princess Mononoke - 9.5/10
Kiki's Delivery Service - 7.75/10
My Neighbor Totoro - 8.75/10
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - 9/10
Castle in the Sky - 8.5/10
I am about to, at this very second, watch The Crimson Pig, actually!
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I'm looking forward to seeing all of them. First time for The Crimson Pig (aka Porco Rosso)? I hope you enjoy it!
...Justin
8/10. Miyazaki's most underrated.
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It's possible I would have thought less of this movie if I had seen it after Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away, which were even better. But somehow I doubt it. It's really a marvelous piece of entertainment, and I'd like to see it again.
What other Miyazaki movies have you seen? What did you think of them?
...Justin
I've seen almost all of them! Yeah, I don't think a bad Miyazaki movie exists - even his lesser work features moments of spectacular visual poetry - but my favorite would have to be Spirited Away, with Totoro and Mononoke tying for second. I just adore the depth, whimsy and level of lyricism in all of his stuff. The train ride in Spirited Away, Sophie walking on air with Howl, the destruction of Laputa... Miyazaki's a director that doesn't see a film for what it seems to be or what it stands for, but as a beautiful, kaleidoscopic image comprised of thousands of details unique to it and it alone.
Really need to rewatch Kiki's Delivery Service and Porco Rosso.
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I'm very eager to watch all the Miyazaki films and rewatch the three I've already seen.
Are you an animation fan in general? What other animated features, if any, do you like?
...Justin
I rated it a 9/10. It was so good. This and Howl's MOving Castle are both classics. You should watch them both. Although, I prefer Howl's over Castle.
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I want to watch all the Miyazaki movies. Are there any Miyazakis you haven't seen yet? Have you seen any other Studio Ghibli films?
...Justin
9/10
It's fantastic and wonderful. My 2nd favorite Miyazaki film
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A solid 8/10. I rarely give movies a higher score then that. Still, I think this movie deserve a spot on IMDB top 250. It keeps jumping on and off the list which bothers me so I might give it a better score ^^
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