My Neighbour Totoro (DVD)

...time. Now, this means that my children get to watch a LOT of films, and since we do "Family Movie Night", by default I get to watch a lot of these films as well. Over the past few years, we have been wowed with the advances in animation. From the CGI marvels of the likes of Shrek, Cars, Coraline and Wall-E which replaced models with computer created versions, to the more everday CGI approximations of "drawn cartoons" seen on today's children's channels, ...
...if the storylines did not always quite match up to the finely presented art. Sophisticated the art might be, but none quite matched the delight I felt upon seeing the genuine article contained on this disc: exquisitely hand drawn animation in a veritable palette of delicate colours. I could wax on and on about the sheer beauty of the art. Ok, you cannot count every speck of dust on the soot spreader creatures, but what you get instead is the effect ...

Shroud 05.12.2009 (06.12.2009) · Read full review
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Most people with any knowledge of Studio Ghibli’s history know the story of Totoro’s release: after the success of Nausicäa, Ghibli was formed and released the moderately successful Laputa. Miyazaki wanted to direct something cuter after this, a little pet project about children and big, friendly animals in the vein of his earlier Panda Kopanda. But financing the project was difficult for the fledgling studio, so they decided to couple the film with ...
...believed to be a safer option. Hotaru was a success, but it was Totoro that made the real cultural impact, causing Miyazaki to (for better or for worse) eclipse Takahata, furnishing Ghibli with its mascot and bringing the studio their first real fans in the West. And while I don’t think the film superior to Hotaru, I can’t deny that it is more enjoyable. I’ve compared Miyazaki’s style to Hollywood and Takahata’s to arthouse before now, and I think ...

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...have a totoro living in the hole of the biggest tree in my coutyard?' That's why i love his animation so much.They nourish our imagination, teach us lessons like in old myths. Children should study but sometimes we adults forget the lessons from the childhood also should study again. ...

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...Castle, there is Totoro and my personal favourite - the Catbus - which is essentially a kind of furry bus-like cat complete with seats and an awful lot of legs. The popularity of the Catbus is evident by the fact that in Japan in the Miyazaki museum there is a Catbus for kids to play on and after John Lasseter (of Pixar fame) worked on Spirited Away, the head of an old Catbus was presented to him as a gift for his work on the English dub of Spirited ...

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...but rather wonderful and simple. My Neighbour Totoro is certainly one of my favourite Studio Ghibli films and is guaranteed to make you laugh, smile and really let your imagination wander. I certainly admire Hayao Miyazaki and his ability to resonate with children's imaginations. It is a must have alongside many of the warming disney classics such as Bambi and The Lion King. The music is well matched to the themes of the film and certainly helps ...
...style meets the high standards set by many other Studio Ghibli films before it. The film runs for a total of 86 minutes which is ideal for this simple story. I found that this was just the right length of time, short and sweet. To summarise, I highly recommend this wonderful film for children and families. Although I thoroughly enjoyed it at the age of 18 :] ...

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My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) is one of my all time favourite Studio Ghibli films. Two little girls and their father moving to the countryside while the mother staying at the hospital. The two found out that there were something strange in the house and there were actually ghosts and spirits like in the picture books exist! Basically, it was about how they were getting on with their daily life and there was nothing extraordinary except the ...
...me. But sometimes, simple is good, you know. And the spirits were very cute. Totoro is the big grey spirit living in the forest. There are two more "totoro", a smaller blue one and the white, smallest one. To make a Totoro, basically you draw and egg and put on it something like rabit ears. But it's definitely fatter than a rabbit and its feet are like chickens. One more remarkable character is the Cat Bus. Bigger than Totoro, it's a 10 legs cat ...

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* My Neighbour Totoro * This is such a cute movie , all ages will love it , it's very cute. This is a Studio Ghibli movie who also created ' spirited away' among many other movies. * The Story * Very cute Story line , My Neighbour totoro tells the story of 2 girls Satsuki and mei , who are voiced by Dakotta and Ellie Fanning. Their mother is ill and to take their mind of things they play in the nearby woodlands where they discovery mystical creatures ...
...2006 over here. * My thoughts * I love this movie , I was bought it as a present as I had some Totoro stuff but I didn't know it was a movie. I think everyone should see this movie once it's very sweet and it is slightly weird but it's so watchable for every age group *Info* This runs for 86 minutes and is a U . On dooyoo and ciao. ...

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...for all the family and will appeal to everyone on different level. While the plot can seem quite slow moving and there isn't as much character development as I would have liked, My Neighbour Totoro is on the whole a very watchable film and certain one the children will love. ...

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My Neighbour Totoro * My Neighbour Totoro * This is such a cute movie , all ages will love it , it's very cute. This is a Studio Ghibli movie who also created ' spirited away' among many other movies. * The Story * Very cute Story line , My Neighbour tototoro tells the story of 2 girls Satsuki and mei , who are voiced by Dakotta and Ellie Fanning. Their mother is ill and to take their mind of things they play in the nearby woodlands where they discovery ...
...here in thr UK! My thoughts * I love this movie , I was bought it as a present as I had some Totoro stuff but I didn't know it was a movie. I think everyone should see this movie once it's very sweet and it is slightly weird but it's so watch able for every age group *Info* This runs for 86 minutes and is a U . On dooyoo and ciao. ...

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I first watched this film aged 8 in Hong Kong and was mesmerised, its a truly charming animation with a great story that any generation can relate to without the use of fancy effects. Im now 21 and still love this film! im so glad its now avalible in english although i find the voices a little annoying as i am used to the dubbed english! Perfect for all the family. The story left me questioning at an early age if maybe a totoro and a catbus really ...

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