Good stuff, not my kind of anime though

Rating: 8/10 (14 February 2002)

Princess Monoke was allright I guess. I started off my anime watching with Akira and Ghost in the Shell, this is the 3rd I have seen. And it's OK. Didn't think the animation was as good as Ghost in the Shell, but it was on par with Akira...
The story was very original, and lots of good characters, plot developments, and complex characters add to the intelligent nature of this movie. I didn't find the talking animals corny, or any element of the plot corny. The man vs. nature theme was good in this movie, more complex than expected. And, of course, the voice overs were incredibly well done.
But even though this movie had all this great stuff, it wasn't my kind of movie in the end, really. I was a bit bored through it, I guess, but other viewers who love anime will like it I guarantee.
I didn't think it was "THE STAR WARS" of anime or anything, but it is worth watching. This movie could have been more interesting to me personally if turned into a feature film. Imagine that! So this is after all, quite the epic movie. All the right ingredients.. so enjoy.