Comments on: KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE: SPECIAL EDITION – 2-DISC DVD

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:30:36 +0000

Kiki’s Delivery Service has some nice and smooth animation, but other than the eye candy, this anime is sorely lacking in story and imagination. I was hoping and expecting a lot more from this movie. The most imaginative thing is a girl that flies on a broom, a talking cat, and a kid riding a bike with a propeller. That’s it. No creatures, no far-out worlds, and most glaringly, NO ACTION. I can’t believe this movie came from the same mind that created ‘Spirited Away’. ‘SA’ was most everything this is not: intriging, imaginative, exciting.I’m amazed at how many 5-star reviews Kiki’s Delivery Service has received – it is not deserving of 5 stars at all. It is boring, and ultimately, disappointing. I hope ‘Castle in the Sky’ and ‘Princess Mononoke’ are infinitely better than this let-down.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: David A. Hester

David A. Hester — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:12:22 +0000

OK, I have this video that my 3 year old daughter absolutely loves, and quite probably can’t live without. I swear, I’ve seen it more than 100 times, and I still have no clue what the point of the movie is. I’m just not getting it. I’m not trying to offend anyone with this, but it just seems to go on and on and on with an insipid dialogue that doesn’t really lead anywhere – though admittedly, the animation is great. I’m a great fan of Kirsten Dunst, and I also own Princess Mononoke and I love it – so it isn’t the voice-over, Miyazaki (or anime!) that I have a problem with. Sorry, but I can’t give this better than one star.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:12:31 +0000

After loving Mononoke and Spirited Away MANY times in the theatre, and loving Castle in the Sky on Dvd; this is probably one of the worst movies that I could imagine someone making of his calibur. What a waste of money. It’s nothing like the others, its a Disneylike kid’s movie – view and buy it strictly for that.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: The Fro!

The Fro! — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:30:46 +0000

I am tired of anime nuts rating everything 5 stars. After seeing Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, and Princes Monoke, I was a Miyazaki fan. I immediatly bought Kiki’s delivery service in hopes of another masterpeice. I was severly disappointed with it . . . enough to be motivated to write this review.
Don’t waste your time or money on this pointless dull animation. You might enjoy it if you are 3 years old.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:37:12 +0000