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Michael Harbour

13May12

Beautiful, inventive design work combined with what should be a rousing adventure - but the adventure kind of drags.

I have the sensation that all the mijazaky's films dont have a clarifier end. we are used to in the animation movies, everything stop at the end, the good are good and the bad have no future if they don't have a redemption. In the mijazaki's world there is a constant balance in trouble. also at the end. and the characters ar all thinking "now it's ok, but we know that we don't have stop fighting"

fleurare

31Mar12

The storyline of Laputa is very interesting, and it is great escapism for its viewers. But honestly, it is overlong! The film is two hours long for one that could have just been 90 minutes. Studio Ghibli should have condensed Laputa to the main storyline and removed everything else. It's as if they needed to make use of the beautiful soundtrack by extending every action scene to nothing but a bore.

Algitya

18Mar12

No Doubt, this is another satisfying gem that Ghibli ever made

MGeo

30Jan12

For being a film that both followed Nausicaa and was Studio Ghibli's first official work, this delivered with flying colors. As entertainment, it has everything anyone could want in a movie: action, adventure, romance, wonder, beauty, and heart. Ignore the dub. I guarantee that if you show this to anyone, the odds are likely that they'll fall in love with it or at least like it. But to be honest...how could they not?

AKFilmFan

28Oct11

While the english dub makes them sound older than they look, this early Miyazaki has a beauty, charm, and message that the director would refine throughout the years.

Jimmy

14Oct11

3 dari 4

SeanMichael

27Jul11

I didn't like this as much as Mononoke for the instances of How do you know this?! Also its use of archetypes did not please me.But I loved the soundtrack and the interesting and fun characters .The animation is great as usual .

Teresa Silva

22Jun11

LOVED IT.

KadyLady

15Mar11

I haven't watched a family movie like this in a long time. "Castle in the Sky" is really one of the best of Miyazaki's works. It's cute and I just love the friendship between the two kids. I watched the Disney version, so the two kids sounded like they were in their mid-teens.

ruby stevens

22Feb11

my favorite too!

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Harry Rossi

11Feb11

Among my favorite Miyazaki films. Just pure magic.

Jardun

30Jan11

There's nothing like a great adventure.

Daniel Zuares

5Jan11

My favorite Miyazaki film.

frogman

2Apr10

If you want to buy the DVD, watch out for the Disney release, which changed the soundtrack - I believe extending it to almost double the length, and though this was apparently done with the consent of Miyazaki, to appalling effect - and includes a horrendous new translation.

Chai Adam Mason

22Feb10

Best fantasy film of all time, including the ones still to be made. Possibly best FILM ever made, it's practically perfect (excepting only the weird misogyny scene on the Tiger Moth). First saw this on ITV in 1993 or something. completely blew my mind and gets better each time I see it. If you're planning on watching this film remember to watch it in Japanese, like all foreign language films.

Gameday

3Feb10

this movie kept me guessing loved it

CJ Roy

13Dec09

Watched it on a rather sketchy DVD but a very fun adventure story.

Tomstradamus

7Sep09

A feel great movie.

Christopher Lundie

24Aug09

One of my favourite Ghibli films, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, is a wonderful adventure story and a captivating fantasy film. The animation is delightful and some of the images that miyazaki and his animators create are so enchanting and peerless that you find they remain with you for a long time after the credits stop rolling (the scenes taking place on Laputa are in particular very memorable and magical)