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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780788851001 Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0788851004 Label: Walt Disney Video Languages: Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Release Date: August 31, 2004 Running Time: 86 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: My Neighbor Totoro is that rare delight, a family film that appeals to children and adults alike. While their mother is in the hospital, 10-year-old Satsuki and 4-year-old Mei move into an old-fashioned house in the country with their professor father. At the foot of an enormous camphor tree, Mei discovers the nest of King Totoro, a giant forest spirit who resembles an enormous bunny rabbit. Mei and Satsuki learn that Totoro makes the trees grow, and when he flies over the countryside or roars in his thunderous voice, the winds blow. Totoro becomes the protector of the two sisters, watching over them when they wait for their father, and carrying them over the forests on an enchanted journey. When the children worry about their mother, Totoro sends them to visit her via a Catbus, a magical, multilegged creature with a grin the Cheshire Cat might envy. Unlike many cartoon children, Satsuki and Mei are neither smart-alecky nor cloyingly saccharine. They are credible kids: bright, energetic, silly, helpful, and occasionally impatient. Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki makes the viewer believe the two sisters love each other in a way no American feature has ever achieved. My Neighbor Totoro is enormously popular in Japan, and some of the character merchandise has begun to appear in America. The film has also inspired a Japanese environmental group to buy a Totoro Forest preserve in the Saitama Prefecture, where Miyazaki's film is set. --Charles Solomon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Sad FaceI ordered this product and got a tracking number. When I checked with USPS, the package was marked delivered, but, sadly, it never arrived. This is one of my absolute favorite movies, and I'm sure it's no fault of the sender that the package never made it to my house. I suppose it either got lost in the mail, or somebody in the Postal personnel decided to swipe it. Wish I'd had a better experience. Rating:  - Best Movie of All TimeI love this. I've never felt more joy from a movie. It's great to watch when you're just bummed, or sick. SO cute. Rating: - Great birthday presentMade a great gift for an 8-year old who has everything! Beautifully illustrated, nice story. Rating:  - Original vs DisneyThe disney version changed some of the language from the original version. It is still a wonderful movie. Yet, if you liked the original don't get the Disney. My 4 year old noticed the differences right away. Rating: - Disney version not as good as older versionNew DVD by Disney has new voices and wording for the characters. We were used to the older voices and the colloquial wording. Sad to see the change. |
