I have yet to see a bad Miyazaki film, though Nukes claims they exist.
Miyazaki borrows heavily from his friend Jean Giraud to get Nausicaa’s visual style. It almost seems like a tribute to him.
Great voice cast on the new Disney dub. You get Patrick Stewart and Edward James Olmos!
I also recently watched Voices of a Distant Star, a short 30 minute anime that was written and animated by one guy on his computer. It is a little choppy, but still very impressive when you compare it to an anime produced by an entire studio.
1. 9 Lives
2. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Voices of a Distant Star
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I hate watching dubbed things – even animation. I would much rather watch in the original language with the subtitles.
That said, I do love Miyazaki!
I usually turn on the subtitles and the dub so I can compare. I usually switch over to the subs. But the voice acting was really great in this one. So far, Disney has handled the films pretty well.
I don’t think I’ll ever forget Phil Hartman as Kiki’s cat in Kiki’s Delivery Service. My sister and I quote him all the time. “Kiki!”
That’s one I haven’t seen. I need to update my Netflix with all the other Miyazaki movies I haven’t seen.
I just got what I hope is an excellent samurai movie from Netflix today. We should be Netflix friends. 😀
I just sent you a Netflix invite!