Postby Mangafanatic » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:31 am
I think no young eyes should ever be forced to behold the crappy cover art of this movie. You might want to protect them from that (same goes for my neighbor Totoro)
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Seriously, I own and have let my entire family see this movie. It's a Miyizaki "children" movie, so all you have to worry about are some explosiong that aren't graphic. Plus, a guy shoots someone's pig tials off, which is just sad. If you're cute enough to have pig tails, no one has the right to shoot them off. So aside from explosions and violence against pigtails, you should definitely watch it! Very family friendly!
BTW, watch the Japanese trailer. The voice for the main male character is so bad that me and my sister still mimic him when we wantt a good laugh. Oh, yeah, there's also a review in our review section if you want a more comprehensive review. (Despite the fact that I think the basics have been throughly covered in this thread already)
EDIT: I was just thinking about it, and I figured I might as well just say that I liked My Neighbor Totoro better than Castle in the Sky. It was just all around cuter and more interesting to me. Plus, no one looses their pig tail.
Give that one a try. It's a Miyizaki classic.
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