Castle in the Sky Review (film)

Castle in the Sky (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As I continue on with my Miyazaki marathon, I finally made my way to Castle in the Sky, the first film put out by Studio Ghibli. I was pretty neutral on my opinions on this movie because I hadn’t heard much about it, but it blew my mind.  This movie was great and is very high on my list of good reviews, even for a Miyazaki movie.  I was drawn into the story right away and the characters were awesome.  I definitely understand why Studio Ghibli was able to continue their work after putting out a movie like this one.

Princess Mononoke Review

Cover of Princess Mononoke

As I march on with my Miyazaki movie project I am becoming more and more pleased with the movies I get to watch.  My last review was of Nausicaä and I was a bit disappointed with the movie.  My experience with Princess Mononoke couldn’t be more different.  This movie was absolutely wonderful and really met my expectations for a Miyazaki movie.  The movie was wonderfully done and I was completely absorbed.  I hold Miyazaki movies to a high standard (the basis is Spirited Away which was the first Miyazaki movie I ever saw.  I think that movie is absolutely perfect) and I am pleased to say that Princess Mononoke met my expectations.  Read on for more thoughts!

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Review (film)

I have been watching a lot of Studio Ghibli films lately as part of the Miyazaki movie project assigned by my enthusiastic roommate.  I have really liked this films ever since I watched Spirited Away, a beautiful masterpiece that I am glad was my first movie of Miyazaki’s.   I have since then watched Kiki’s Delivery Service and Howl’s Moving Castle.  I have also seen Whisper of the Heart, although this movie is not Miyazaki himself.  After gaining more experience into Miyazaki’s movies, I decided to tackle his very first, and in many ways his most famous movie, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.  I enjoyed this movie very much, undoubtedly because it is simply a Miyazaki movie.  Regardless, I had many opinions, both negative and positive about this movie.  Read on for more!

Howl’s Moving Castle (Film) Review

I read the novel Howl’s Moving Castle a couple of months ago, and I had been dying to see the movie ever since then.  I finally got around to it, and I wasn’t disappointed!  Miyazaki never disappoints me and he brought his typical beauty to this film.  I was left with a happy feeling after watching and I was really glad I finally got around to watching the movie.