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Amazing how Studio Ghibli does excelent works!

The movie is very very good...envolving characters, fantastic plot. Amazing artwork and, for every Ghibli work: a morale lesson.

In this case, as for Nausicaa, it is a warning sign for human beings about war, environmental respect...

I think this was the first Ghibli movie I ever saw, I have vague memories of catching snippets of it on TV as a kid.

Really great imagination on display, the whole floating island concept has fascinated me my whole life, thanks to this anime. I would look up at clouds and wonder if there was an island on the other side.

Been a while since I saw this movie so I cant comment much, but I think it was pretty fast paced?

After I watched it I caught myself looking up in the clouds...

That´s why I love Ghibli´s movies...specially Miyazaki Hayao´s.
Try to watch it again...I´m sure there will be more than meets the eye

This is definitely up there with my all-time favorite Miyazaki movies and favorite films in general. Its sense of adventure mixed with childlike exuberance and mixture of humor, drama, and action always keeps me coming back for more.

It also happens to be one of my favorite dubs to listen to, if mostly for the supporting characters. Who WOULDN'T want to hear Luke Skywalker as an evil agent or one of the most highly acclaimed actresses of all time portray a fiery-tempered but soft-hearted pirate captainess? Nothing will match the Japanese version of course, but the Disney dub is certainly a lot of fun, with great performances and a beautiful extension of the musical score by Joe Hisaishi. I know some fans prefer the more subdued original, but personally I can't watch this movie any other way.

hehhe...I never watched the english dubbed version...generally I hate dub stuff...someday I´ll watch it in english...but I´ll die being the hardcore fan of the original version^_^x

But you might want to at least hear it one time. It may not be a "purists"' dub, but there are many parts of the dub which are actually stronger than the Japanese.

hmmm i still like the Japanese version better.XD

People are bound to like the first version they hear more. I personally prefer watching this film in English because this is a beautiful movie, and I feel that subtitles get in the way of the visuals, plus they hired some good actors for this film. I admit I DID see the Japanese version one time at a museum in New York, but while I liked it, I didn't latch onto the seiyuu's performances so much, partially because my knowledge of Japanese is pretty much limited. I noticed no problems in the actual voice acting of the dub (even if the leads DID sound too mature at times), and while the script may be chattier than necessary, there's nothing about the dialogue that strikes me as out of context with the story, characters, or spirit of the original.

Yes it is.

Well, ok so maybe there are two alterations in the script, but they're not major enough to ruin the movie for me. They're only like a few seconds out of a two-hour film. Not grating enough for me.

Bottom-line: the dub is good, but it'll probably play better to people who are unfamiliar with Miyazaki's work or Laputa in general. It may be perhaps too aggressively different in tone, but it by no means compromises the magic of the movie, nor does it tarnish its adventurous spirit IMO.

that´s good because generaly the film or series looses a lot because of dub...
I plan to watch in english some day just to know if it has the same magic of the original version, but if you say that it doesn´t compromise, then I´ll keep on with the plan...

Miyazaki´s works are so good because there is a hell of a job to choose the perfect seiyuu for the character, the story is perfect and the art is simple, clean and beautiful.

If you're expecting it to be an exact replica of the of the original Japanese, you'll probably be disappointed, but if you can accept the more talkative script and mature-sounding leads, then it's easier to enjoy the dub as a whole. Besides, Dola and Muska's performances and the new score by Hisaishi alone make this loose but fun dub worth at least one listen.

Miyazaki obtained again, charismatics characters as in Kiki's and Nausicaa. But which the origin of the Laputa technology? Although this I liked and I recommend.

Definitely know what you mean.

After I watched Spirited Away a few years ago and got hooked onto anime, I found out about Laputa, Naucassa, and all of the major Ghibli hit films, and desired to watch them all ASAP.

5 years later, and I finally watch Laputa! And it didn't disappoint. In fact, it was probably the best Ghibli film yet (or tied for number 1 with Spirited Away and Porco Rosso; hard to decide a fav I guess). The setting and characters probably stood out the most for me, but the sound was also great. Watched the English dub, and it was a bit odd at first, but turned out very nicely, especially with the air pirates.

I decided to re-watch this film on a whim and man, I was blown away! I remember watching the film dubbed as a kid, so I thought I'd check out the sub version.

This film is so epic and wonderful in every way. Definitely one of my top Miyazaki movies and anime movies in general!

9/10

I have to say that I like both the Disney dub AND the Japanese version equally. Each version has their pros and cons, but they're both fantastic in their own way. Either way, though, it's a damn great movie.

The older dub by JAL/Tokuma, on the other hand, I DON'T recommend; while it may not have the extra dialogue or music of Disney's dub, it sounds totally flat, lifeless, and robotic. Only available on the R2 Japanese DVD, there are a number of fans who say this dub outclasses Disney's, but I just can't see it; the only thing this older dub DID succeed in doing was showing me how better the newer dub is; the performances in the current version are far more natural and full of life and character compared to this older one.

-Jon T.

Really liked this movie, the feeling of mystery and adventure is definetely there and the art, as always, is fantastic. But being my second Miyazaki movie, second to Nausicaa, I can't help but feel that Nausicaa was the superior movie. The plot is different, but the characters didn't change that much, and reminded of the characters in Nausicaa. Great movie though, and a very worthy watch.

I thought that it was overall a pretty good movie. I enjoyed it quite a bit and I loved watching the story unfold.

one of the best anime movies i have seen ^^ great for such an old movie :)