Kiki's Delivery Service [2 Discs] [Blu-ray] [1989]

If you are interested in Kinki's Delivery Service, this is the DVD edition to get! The re-release has the same movie, but the second DVD has much better extras. Kiki's Delivery Service is a coming of age story about a young witch trying to make her way in the world. The only magic she ever mastered was flying on her broom so she starts her own flying delivery service (hence the title). Along the way, she makes new friends and learns how to make her own magic. Kiki is a great character. She may be a witch, but she behaves much like any other girl her age and it is a pleasure to see her character develop as the movie progresses. Jiji, Kiki's long suffering black cat, is another great character. He serves mainly as comic relief and his misadventures are very funny. This is my favorite Studio Ghibli movie. Writing, directing and animation are all top-notch and there is not a flaw to be found anywhere (at least in the Original Japanese language version). It's a great movie for children but adults can enjoy it as well, perfect family entertainment. The second DVD has some nice extras. There's an interactive portion which features worlds from Kiki and other Studio Ghibli films. The worlds of the other films have a 'Where's Waldo' style game that uncovers video clips and some funny animations. The Kiki portion is a 'Which character in Kiki are you most like?' game where you find out which of the movie's characters you are most similar too by answering a few questions. There's also a 'Behind the scenes' portion with background information on the movie. This part includes input from director Hayao Miyazaki and composer Joe Hisaishi. There's alos a segment from a documentary on real world locations that inspired Kiki. The Totoro and Ponyo DVD's also have segments from this documentary, but I'd like to see the whole documentary! The Japanese language version is much better than the English dub! The Japanese cast all fit their characters perfectly, but the English cast does not. Kiki sounds like a none-to-bright valley girl in the English version rather than the bright young girl that she is in the Original version. Jiji sounds especially terrible in the English dub, and I was not overly fond of the English voice for Osono. If you already have the earlier release of Kiki, the decision to buy this one is entirely up to you. If you do not have the earlier release, get this one! For magical fun for the whole family, Kiki's Delivery Service can't be beat!

This movie has always been my favorite. The dubbing was amazing and the plot as well as drawings were spectacular. This is another top movie from Studio Ghibli but the only thing that I was sadden about was that the movie didn't have the song "Im gonna fly". I always liked the movie and I know they had the original opening song which is good too but I wished they had an extra for the song that was in the eng dub.

It's a studio ghibli film, do I need to say more??

This movie has been around for a few years – and when compared to Spirited Away, or their newer ones, you can tell the drawings were more, if I may say this, primitive. Nevertheless, it has a great story, and it does look beautiful on a Blu-ray copy. I believe it is for younger teenagers, but the whole family can enjoy this movie, as well. The suspension of belief must be in full effect when you watch this movie.

this is such a beautiful movie. My 8 year old daughter loves it.

Kiki's Delivery Service. Another Miyazaki masterpiece. The music is what really calls out to me in this movie. I did notice a few lines missing from the Talking cat, Jiji, but that could be a dubbing error. This story has a great undertone of humor and discovery that most younger kids seem to enjoy! I hope you do too! The extras were very entertaining as well, a personality quiz and a interview with Miyazaki-san.

Super cute movie!! Another great movie from Studio Ghibli!!!

This is my favorite Studio Ghibli movie! And Studio Ghibli has made some of the best animated feautres the silver screen has ever seen! This movie is a coming of age tale that follows Kiki, a young witch, as she tries to make it in a new town. The focus of Kiki's Delivery Service is not on her magic but on the characters that populate the town where Kiki lives. Each character is very well-developed ands to the plot nicely. From Jiji, Kiki's long-suffering talking cat, to Tombo, a boy who immediately falls for Kiki, to Kiki herself a young girl who just happens to have some magical powers. The animation is astounding and ranks with Disney as some of the best 2D cel animation ever to be produced. Everything is fluid and natrual looking and the backgrounds are like paintings by the great masters. The English dub may have some good actors in it, but they are not of the same caliber as the origanl Japanese voice cast. Also, this movie was orginally made in Japanese, so the English cast was only a copy of the original performace. I would recommend this to anyone who likes animation.