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| Music: |
A+ |
| Reviewer's Tilt: |
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Laputa: Castle in the Sky
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| Japanese Name: Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta |
| Japanese Name (Translation): Laputa: Castle in
the Sky |
| North American Name: Castle in the Sky |
| Version(s) Seen: English
Fansubbed, English Dubbed (Disney
ver.) |
| Category / Genre: Fantasy,
Adventure, Drama |
| Year: 1986 (Japan) / 1988 (US? Streamline?)
/ 2003 (US Disney) |
| Based on the Manga By: Hayao Miyazaki |
| Age Suitability: 10+ (Drama, Action) |
| Date Reviewed: Thursady, August 12th,
2004 |
Overview: (Anime
News Network)
A girl
named Sheeta falls out of the sky and lands in Pazu's arms. Soon after
a gang of air pirates led by Dola, as well as a mysterious man named Muska,
are on their tails. The chase leads them to a floating castle that once
belonged to an ancient race of people. |
Review:
What can
I say? Miyazaki does it again. Truth be told this is not my
favorite Miyazaki movie, but it's very good none the less. Both Japanese
and Disney English casts handle this superbly. However this
movie is over two hours, granted nothing seems to drag on, it's just long.
For anyone, like me, who has
only seen it on fansub. I highly suggest picking up the DVD.
It's like seeing the movie again for the first time. The story and
charaters in this movie are as always in a Miyazaki movie top notch and
will not disappoint. This one is not a tear jerker, but a spare tissue
or two might not hurt.
This movie for me is really
hard to review because it simply has to be seen. Laputa is one of
Miyazaki's older films nearly twenty years old, it certainly doesn't show
it's age, you might say it has gotten better with age. A film not
to be missed. |
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