We had this movie back when my boys were little - lost track of it - had let others borrow it for their kids - and havn't seen it since. When watching 'Toy Story 3' and Totoro makes an appearance my 18-year old son was hitting me up for a copy. My 13-year old daughter had never seen it (gasp!) so we had to get a copy. Its such a different-kind of movie. The characters are amazing - the imagination is astounding and yet, with the family with a sick mom in a far-away hospital, new house, new neighbors kids can relate. Very fun.