Wonderful

Rating: 9/10 (10 October 2005)

Perhaps My Neighbor Totoro is a little slow moving by today's standards, but it has a magic that Disney's films can only wish for. Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli make animation you can get lost in. Highly recommended.
Any of Miyazaki's other works are also worth checking out: Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, etc.
I think the reason I'm so drawn to Studio Ghibli's films is because Disney has created the "fomula animated feature" and polished it until I became utterly bored and cynical. Studio Ghibli's films are original and magical.