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| Castle in the Sky | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 208 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13491
Category: Video
Actor: James Van Der Beek
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Label: Walt Disney Video
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 125 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0788812785
UPC: 786936057638
EAN: 9780788812781
ASIN: B00005JKYF
Release Date: April 15, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: 1986
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Description
The magic touch of master animator Hayao Miyazaki is visible from start to finish in CASTLE IN THE SKY -- an imaginative tale full of mystery and adventure. The high-flying journey begins when Pazu, a mining apprentice, finds a young girl wearing a glowing pendant and floating down from the sky. Together, they discover both are searching for the legendary floating castle, Laputa, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around her neck. Their quest won't be easy, however. There are air pirates, secret agents, and astounding obstacles to keep them from the truth -- and from each other. With spectacular animation, a fabulous musical score, and the voice talents of Anna Paquin (Sheeta), James Van Der Beek (Pazu), and Cloris Leachman (Dola), CASTLE IN THE SKY is an animated masterpiece you'll never forget!
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Inspired by "Gulliver's Travels," the fantasy-adventure Castle in the Sky (1986) was Hayao Miyazaki's third feature, and helped to establish his reputation as a visionary in both Japan and America. The orphan Sheeta inherited a mysterious crystal that links her to the legendary sky-kingdom of Laputa. With the help of resourceful Pazu and a rollicking band of sky pirates, she makes her way to the ruins of the once-great civilization. Sheeta and Pazu must outwit the evil Muska, who plans to use Laputa's science to make himself ruler of the world. Castle echoes elements in Myazaki's earlier Nausicaae, and anticipates imagery in his later films, from My Neighbor Totoro to Spirited Away. Disney's new English dub, which features Anna Paquin (Sheeta), James Van Der Beek (Pazu), and Cloris Leachman (pirate matriarch Dola), is lively and close in tone to the original Japanese, if a bit talkier. The exciting flying sequences, appealing characters, and fantastic vision of a steam-powered future Jules Verne might have imagined make Castle in the Sky a must-have for fans of Japanese and Western animation. (Unrated: suitable for ages 10 and older: violence) --Charles Solomon
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 English Dub Pales in Comparison December 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was excited about this film at first but was quickly disappointed. For one they changed the title from Laputa to just Castle in the Sky. Laputa refers to the floating island in the classic tale of Gullivers Travels. Which I adore and had hoped Castle in the Sky would pay tribute to it.
I thought Pazu's voice was a bit old sounding for him and Anna Paquins voice dub just annoyed me. I would have enjoyed this film more if it weren't for the poor choice of voice actors.
The film is gorgeous and for its time it is remarkable. But I feel that it is best viewed in the original Japanese.
Castle in the Sky
 One of Miyazaki's more adventure-based films... September 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
Not A Children's Movie August 18, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Apparently most, if not all the reviewers, did not mind subjecting their children to a very violent movie. I do not care what artistic wonder this film may be, it is definitly not a movie for children under 8 or 9 years of age.
 Totally cool. August 17, 2008
This movie took me a few watches to get to like, but ended up really liking it.
terrible voice acting July 13, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
the voice acting was atrocious, from top to bottom with the exception of mark hamil. unbelievable voicing, it really hurt the film to have this constant feeling that "Yes I'm reading my lines from a page, and I do every line the exact same because I am a terrible actor."
It's a great film, but the voicings ruined it for me. It probably wont make much difference to kids, though, so this film gets the 5 stars, they won't notice how terrible all the voice actors are.
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