great movie ~!

Rating: Null/10 (24 September 2003)

Unlike most (if not all) of the reviews on this site, I had the pleasure of viewing the movie last night on my region-free dvd player, which means getting to see the Buena-Vista distributed verison of the movie with the original soundtrack, aspect ratio, and good 'ol english subtitles. Anyways, how long has it been since I last saw this movie and it still brings a smile to my face? Yes, the totoros are cute, but not grating in a barney-ish way. the emotions are nuanced and subtle and eased onto you like a nice warm blanket not forced and abrasive like a typical hollywood production would've done to you with calculated manufactured musical cues and emotional manipulation. I love this movie so much, it made the purchase of my dvd player all worth it!