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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Director: Hayao Miyazaki Number of Items: 2 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Color, Widescreen, Animated Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Running Time: 118 minutes Studio: Buena Vista Home Vid Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-02-22 Buy from Amazon |
 "If you liked Princess Mononoke..."Nausicaa is definitely one of Miyazaki's best! Similar in theme to Princess Mononoke (the tendency of humanity to be self-destructive in regards to the environment), it's slightly less violent and graphic, but still full of great action sequences. The actors who provided the voices for the dub-over were well chosen -- Patrick Stewart, Uma Thurman, Chris Sarandon were all perfect. Alison Lohman (whom I've only seen in Big Fish) was great as the voice of Nausicaa. Loved the visual, loved the music, loved it! (One word of caution: the tune sung by the little kid voice during the "flashback" moments will become inextricably lodged in your brain for several weeks after watching the film. Beware.)  "This DVD version is horrible."This film is my favorite anime of all time! But this DVD version, released by Disney, is absolutely horrible. The picture and audio are flat and obviously were not digitally remastered. The original release looks and sounds better than this version. It looks like they copied the old video (aged 20 years), quickly dubbed in English parts, slapped it in a new package, and then charged double for it. Except for Patrick Stewarts part, the acting on the English voiceovers are dreadful as well. The butchered US version released in the 80's is better then this version. I waited forever for this to be released, excited about Disney releasing it in all it's original glory, shame on you Disney for releasing this. "Great movie for education as well as fun"The prominent director made the story fascinating. I'm pretty sure that it is a great movie for students as well as adults. "great for new and die-hard anime fans"Nausicaa of the valley of the wind is a simply beautiful anime.the story is great for all ages and the characters are all loveable in their own ways.Hayao Miyazaki in my opinion is one of if not the best directors in anime history.i highly recommend this movie to everyone "step one...masterpiece!"Even if Miyazaki had only made Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind, his position would be secure as a master. The film is a lovely summation of his pet themes. Environmentalism, brave girls with noble souls and conflict with few clear "bad guys" (every group in a miyazaki film will show some shred of nobility). The visuals are perfectly stunning and the best suprises are always a concert of elements, plot + character + visual. I in no way mean to diminsh the film when i say that it obviously represents an early stage product from Miyazki. This storyline inparticular would be vastly improved upon, without being repeated, a decade later with Prncess Mononoke. A true refinement of a masterpiece cannot diminish the masterpiece. Naussica stands apart from the rest of Ghibli as a perfect distillation of what the studio in general and Miyazaki in particular are capable of. watch this film and if it is your first Ghibli experience then hold on, beacuse we're two decades in and it's only gotten better. |
