My Neighbor Totoro (Full Screen Edition)
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List Price: $9.98
Features
• Animated
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Full Screen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 1988
DVD Release : 03 December, 2002 |
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My Neighbor Totoro (Full Screen Edition) description
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 ... review details
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My Neighbor Totoro (Full Screen Edition) Customer Reviews
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♥♥♥♥♥
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A MUST Buy, especially if you have young children
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I have loved this movie for years. It's probably my all-time favorite film, and is perfect for anyone, of any age.
There are two releases of this film to American audiences. The first company to have the license was Fox and the DVD they released only has an English dub track. Generally this is a huge turn-off for me, HOWEVER it is a very good dub, especially considering how often Fox butchers anime. They didn't mess it up at all, and the voice actors on that version are actually very very good.
The second US release is from Disney. They obtained the rights to the original film and re-released it with a new dub track and two discs, the original Japanese, etc. etc. Lots of fancy extras. This DVD listed for sale here is the Disney Release. Once again, good voice actors were chosen, so even the dub track is done well. (Dakota Fanning and her younger sister play the two sisters in the film so they have good chemistry together).
My daughter is almost two years old. I first popped in Totoro (the fox dub) in her in-car DVD player when she was about 16 months old, during a very long road trip to visit her grandparents. SHE LOVES THIS MOVIE. OMG I cannot emphasize how much she loves this film. She brings the DVD case to me all the time at home now asking for me to put it on the TV for her.
She loves the early sequence when Mai and Satsuki first explore their new house; running around wildly and laughing. She loves Totoro, she loves the Catbus. She loves it all. She'll watch the whole thing too! Which is incredible considering that no other movie or TV show tends to hold her attention for more then a 10 minutes.
For young children, either version of the US release is good because both have very good dub tracks. For any anime enthusiast the new release from Disney is a must. It includes a very accurate subtitle translation, original music, lots of special features including the entire movie in storyboards on disc 2, and even the dub track is still done very well. |
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