Wonderful movie, entertained completely

Rating: 8/10 (26 August 2009)

I don't know what I can say that so many other people have not already said.
I have enjoyed every movie done by Miyazaki, and this is no exception.
I have seen a few reviewers complain that there is no plot, or the story is disjointed. As well as poor character development. All I can say is how very western of you.
I had no trouble understanding the plot at all. All the performances were superb. I did not find anything disjointed. I found it to be a wonderful story from beginning to end.
Some people complained about "loose ends" such as why the war was occurring, which was explained in the movie (neighboring kingdoms prince had disappeared and they blamed it on the kingdom where the story takes place, turns out a spell was cast on him), or where Howl's apprentice came from (it just doesn't matter in the movie, but viewing the movie one could assume he came across Howl in a similar fashion as Sophie did). These people should watch the movie again, I'm sure they will notice the answers the second time.
The story was so unusual it completely captivated me right from the beginning.
Every bit as good as any of his other movies.
If you love animation, take a break from the commercial works of Dream Works and Pixar (which are fine movies) and treat yourself to something different. You'll be glad you did.