My Neighbor Totoro

Our video version finally snapped. We bought the Disney version -- BIG mistake!! Disney animators sticker sketched in cheap clutter, I guess to americanize-dumb-down the film. What is totally criminal was their background sounds and trashed soundtrack. The voices are whining, too loud, and the timing is off. Yes it gets worse! the voices are 'read' not acted or matched to the film. They are one, always too loud, tone. No depth, no silence. When I watched it all I could think of was the cheapest american animation at its worse!

The Fox version is 5 stars, but Amazon displays the same reviews on both versions and most of the versions do not specify if the review is Fox or Disney. If you cannot find the original Fox version borrow it from your local library, from a friend, or wait. Do not get the Disney version!

This version sucks, the character voices are dubbed by different people than the original, sounds terrible. you gotta get the other one, with the different cover picture.

My Neighbor Totoro is a film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and it was released in Japan in 1988. There was a American release of this film in 1993 by Fox Video, but they lost the rights to the film in 2004. Disney acquired the rights and produced a new English dub with new voice actors. Disney released this DVD in 2006.

The film tells the story of two girls and their father, and their move into a new house in order to be closer to the girls' mother (who is sick and in this hospital). Over the course of the movie, the girls encounter such magical creatures as the soot sprites, Totoro, and the Catbus.

While the film clocks in at under 90 minutes, it's stil la very enjoyable film. To be honest, I think if Miyazaki had tried to make the film any longer, it would have weakened the story. This is a very family-friendly anime film, and I would highly recommend it. While I'm a little disappointed in the special features, I still enjoy the story and the film itself.

This movie is the best of Miyazaki's films. Watch this one first if you are new to Miyazaki's movies, you will be in for a treat!

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! 2-yr old will watch repeatedly & so will I.
Great music, gorgeous scenery, lovely story, good messages, and the voices done by the Fanning sisters are A+++.