Castle in the Sky From:Mayumi Tanaka , James Van Der Beek , Anna Paquin , Keiko Yokozawa , Kotoe Hatsui , Hayao Miyazaki , Walt Disney Video ,
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788833977
Format: Animated
Format: Closed-captioned
Format: Color
Format: Dolby
Format: DVD-Video
Format: Widescreen
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 0788833979
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 2
Packaged Height: 60 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 750 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 15 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 540 hundredths-inches
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-04-15
Running Time: 124 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1986
Product Description:
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 04/15/2003 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr
Customer Reviews:
3 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 One of Miyazaki's more adventure-based films..., 2008-09-10
I love almost all of Miyazaki's works (with the exception of Porco Rosso), and Castle in the Sky is no different. Miyazaki's story-telling style tends to be rather slow-paced, which is fine, but I really enjoyed this movie for its faster, more energetic pacing. Almost immediately, the action starts, and it doesn't let up until the momentous climax.
The story itself is filled with entertaining fantasy elements- including sky pirates, princesses, and exciting chase scenes. Overall, the story is not too deep (there is some environmentalist themes in there), it is more of a adventure-driven tale. While watching this movie, I was repeatedly reminded of some of my favorite RPG games-- and that's a good thing. Castle in the Sky is also helped along with some very humorous parts (especially Dola), so it never got dull. I must also say that I enjoyed the English dub and found no problems with it. So, if you love whimsical fantasy tales, then this may be the film for you.
P.S.- While the movie is excellent, the dvd bonus features are rather lacking. This is unfortuneate, since bonus features are one of my favorite aspects of a dvd. The only thing included is a short sequence on the English voice actors (it's okay), a storyboard (who watches those anyway?), trailers (how I love watching ads), and an "introduction" by John Lasseter (what is the point of this?). As for that last part, I have no idea why Mr. Lasseter feels the need to spend five minutes telling us how great the movie will be. He does this on every Miyazaki film (seriously, can they really ALL be his favorite one?!). Well, anyway, I would've liked to have a nice making-of feature, but don't let the dvd ruin your enjoyment of this great film.
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