Laputa...
Long time reader, first time poster, etc

A long long time ago I saw a really funky animated film on TV. This was when I still lived in England so I must've been less than 7 years old. Channel 3... put the tape in... ready to press record.

This film was Laputa (sometimes called Castle in the Sky nowadays). A fabulous fable about a floating island, sky pirates, the military and secret services, a "brick muppet", and a rather irritating little girl in a blue dress with a magic necklace.

I know most of the words, yet I still giggle at the truly corny lines. It's the first film I remember wondering "what language is that" when the end credits played. I'd never even heard of Japanese before. It's the first film I ever loved, and I wore out the tape it was recorded on. I was excessively happy when I saw it was being re-released on DVD. Then I had a serious attack of rage when I discovered the re-dub, which I hate with an absolute passion. Mark Hamill should not voice an evil dictator. If you know me, you'll understand the rage... it's an impressive rant that never grows old.

Then... I was given an imported version as a present one year. Oh happy day :D. Now I can watch it whenever I like and not worry about ruining a tape again. Yay for the digital age. Still love it, and really like most of Hayao Miyazaki's other films.


Other films include:
Cowboy Bebop - follows the "quote along" rule from another poster
Dracula 2001 - Gerard Butler (need I say more?)
Sin City & 300 - Beautifully artistic. Yay for Stelios in 300 and Gail in Sin City
Shawshank Redemption - it's been said already
And there are probably many more.
(Meya, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 8:53, 2 replies)

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It's called Castle in the Sky nowadays not Laputa so as to not insult the Spanish speaking countries for obvious reasons.
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 10:00, closed)

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haha.

Can't you buy UK versions with the option to watch with the original sound, and English subtitles? That's what I have for Totoro/Princess Miyazaki/Spirited Away/Tokyo Godfathers etc.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Thu 24 Jul 2008, 10:46, closed)