What I liked: The animation is beautiful and unique. Not only does it have a unique story, it has different characters, places and things that you wouldn’t find in your average animation film. I think some of the characters in the movie were from another movie of his, like actors in a cartoon world.
Titled Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta in the original Japanese, and almost 20 years old, it is still an animation classic. Castle in the Sky is not my favorite Miyazaki movie, but definitely a “two-time-watch” kind of movie.

Didn't like: It is really beautiful, but at some points, it seems like Miyazaki was trying to be too magical. It plays lullaby music in the background of some scenes, and it makes me want to fall asleep. Maybe he was aiming for that warm fuzzy feeling, who knows.

Recommend for: Kids of all ages and animation fans.

Now here's a review of Horton Hears a Who!
The third Dr. Seuss flick tops the other two.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was good for a laugh,
But The Cat in the Hat was a mess and a half.

Both were live action, which felt off the mark,
But here's animation that's got the right spark.

It matches the absurdist style of Seuss,
And captures young viewers with just the right juice.

The story on tap, as if you don't know,
Involves a fun jungle where beasts come and go.

Horton's an elephant, playful and kind,
With hearing as sharp as his remarkable mind.

When he thinks there's a scream from a small speck of dust,
He can't really see it, but guard it he must.

Sure, they're microscopic, these people called Whos,
But this is their world, which they don’t want to lose.

Horton's friends ridicule him, and they don’t believe,
That the mayor of Whoville is not make-believe.

He's one tiny creature who turns up one morning,
Issuing Whoville a true global warning.

So each of these heroic outcasts persists,
In seeking to prove that the other exists.

Jim Carrey gives voice to a Horton who's swell,
While Whoville's odd mayor comes from Steve Carell.

Lucky young viewers have a real treat in store,
With food for thought and sight gags galore.

This little flick's message to folks one and all:
A person's a person, no matter how small.

Few movies are aimed right at kids three to nine,
But here's one cartoon that's both humble and fine.

So grandparents seeking a G-rated flick,
Will find that this Horton is one nifty trick.

It won’t do your grandchildren one ounce of harm,
And will impress you with its wit and its charm.



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