5/5 Eco-anime!
  by P. Banerjie (OH, USA)
This movie was like a breath of fresh air. Very memorable story, and a very interesting characters. I wish there was a sequel. This was my first Miyazaki film, and my most favorite of them all. I highly recommend it. I however would recommend reading the book, for it has more detail, which the movie does not cover, leaving many loopholes.


5/5 Fantastic -- My favorite Miyazaki film
  by JJ Causewell
Excellent, righteous lead heroine and compelling message in this film. My favorite of all the Miyazaki films, ironically is his first.

5/5 Amazing
  by septagon (Maine, US)
Even if Miyazaki had made no other movies, this one would have firmly placed him in the cinema hall of fame. The story has depth; at no point would adult viewers feel that they are not the target audience. Yet, its elements are amazingly understandable (at different levels) to children as well. The messages are nothing trivial. Human struggle for survival, arrogance of power, evil often as a result of fear rather than bad intentions, values of hard work, sacrifice, respect and cooperation, harmony with the nature through her understanding by intellectual inquisitiveness, yet while retaining awe and respect for the mystical, love of life, people and living creatures. This all in fantastic animation and with superb dubbing.

5/5 I watched it again and again
  by J. Dooley (Baltimore, MD)
It's 1,000 years set into the future. Modern society as we know it is long dead. Human civilization is divided into isolated kingdoms that struggle to survive against an expanding poisonous jungle. Three kingdoms feature prominently, and the people of the Valley get caught up in a war between two other kingdoms over control of an ancient warrior that all believe can destroy the jungle.

The protagonist, Nausicaa, is a brave, heartwarming, albeit naive character, and the vocal characterization by Alison Lohman is on target. Also memorable is the vocalization of Patrick Stewart as Lord Yupa.

Miyazaki's pacing is perfect, which is what I like most about him. He gives us plenty of time in the beginning to drink the scenery in. The scenery is beautiful and the music totally immersive. The pace speeds up in the end, and it is a little difficult to keep up with all the things going on at once, but after a couple of viewings you get the picture.

My only beef with the movie is that the ending is very brief, and a key conflict is left unresolved. Is not the jungle still poisonous and still expanding?

5/5 Great Movie
  by Tornado
I bought this DVD several years ago and I enjoyed it very much. This time, I bought one for my friend, who will enojoy it just as much as I did.