Rarely does a film touch so many hearts or reach such artistic heights as the highly acclaimed KIKI’S DELIVERY SERIVCE, the magical adventure of an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat Jiji, KiKi flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service. Here begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world. The breathtaking animation of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki and the star voice talents of Kirsten Dunst (KiKi), Phil Hartman (Jiji), Matthew Lawrence (Tombo), and more make KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE soar with an energy, excitement, and the kind of imagination that entertains again and again!In Hayao Miyazaki’s magical Kiki’s Delivery Service, a 13-year-old girl meets the world head on as she spends her first year soloing as an apprentice witch. Kiki (Kirsten Dunst) is still a little green and plenty headstrong, but also resourceful, imaginative, and determined. With her trusty wisp of a cat Jiji (a gently subdued Phil Hartman) by her side she’s ready to take on the world, or at least the quaintly European seaside village she’s chosen as her new home. Miyazaki’s gentle rhythm and meandering narrative capture the easy pulse of real life (even if his subject is a girl flying high upon a broomstick) and charts the everyday struggles and growing pains of his plucky heroine with sensitivity and understanding. Beautifully detailed animation and the rich designs of the picture-postcard seaside town of red-tiled roofs and cobblestone streets only add to the sense of wonder. This charming animated fantasy is a wholesome, life-affirming picture that doesn’t speak down to kids or up to adults. –Sean Axmaker
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March 16, 2006
#1
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.
March 16, 2006
#2
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.
March 16, 2006
#3
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.
March 16, 2006
#4
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.
March 16, 2006
#5
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.