More Miyazaki Loveliness

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2003)

I must admit that at first I was a bit disappointed by "Castle in the
Sky"; I had ridiculously high expectations for it(that kinda happens
when you wait for something for a long time) and I was letdown by the
English dub- it's just too annoyingly loose, even though the voice
acting is good. However, since I've watched it a few more times(in
Japanese with subtitles) I have come to love it just as much as
Miyazaki's other movies. There are just so many great things about it:
the animation, the gorgeous score, the weird robots, the devoted,
innocent love that exists between Pazu and Sheeta etc. So, even though
the English dub isn't as up to snuff as the ones for "Princess Mononoke"
or "Kiki's Delivery Service", that really doesn't matter too much; you
can always watch the subs and as I have mentioned in other comments: The
language of Miyazaki is universal. I highly recommend "Castle in the
Sky"