My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) (1988)

Movies Watched in 2013 (253 movies items)

"May 19th"

April 2013 Movie Journal - Xanadon't (20 movies items)

" So far this is my pure favorite of all the Studio Ghibli films I've watched over the last few months. And it is damn high on the list of my favorite childrens' movie of all time. This movie is absolutely adorable. I wouldn't change a thing."

Listal's Favorite Animated Films Poll (340 movies items)

" 14 Voters: Mr. Saturn, Ozzy the Film Freck, Orpheus Anathema, Lamourderer, Nebb, Petri, Tiiviste, Cuomi, bob loblaw, Mihail, mika_, jewgreen, kusperli, mirinbuddy"

Watched in '13 (59 movies items)

"14.4.2013, Elokuvateatteri Studio (rewatch, ****½ - ****) Esittivät suomidubatun version, mutta näytös oli ilmainen joten en valita. Henkeäsalpaavan kaunista animointia ja aivan upeaa lapsuusmaisemien kuvausta edelleen. Joe Hisaishi."

Movies I Saw For the First Time in 2013 (52 movies items)

"Maybe a little light on plot to sustain for the full running time, but a skillfully made film that's beautiful to look at, pretty adorable, and surprisingly mature. Never talks down to children and, in fact, the stakes get quite real, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't get a tad bit dusty a few times. It really does capture a real feeling of what it is to be a child while incorporating some mature themes that never seem gratuitous or glossed over. It feels they exist in the way they would for "

Best Movies (50 movies items)

"Hayao Miyazaki's best and most lovable work is a huge and fluffy magical creature who loves sleeping and the sound of falling raindrops. He befriends two girls discovering the charms of country living, and gives us a tale of growing up and friendship, while making us long for those innocent days."