this be one of my all time favorite movie and period . i can not think of another movie that combine so many nice movie quality like this one do . this flick have it all represent action and adventure and science fiction and good vs. bad and even some romance ( without even an innocent peck on the cheek between the pazu and sheeta ) . maybe best of all and you do not have to be in mensa to get it and enjoy the movie like you do with some of miyazaki other movie ( i do not know about you and but i watch movie to take a break from think ) . this be just a flat out enjoyable movie that everyone will like and so do yourself a favor and go buy it . the only sour note be the american dubbing . i find vander geek to be just plain annoy . but all be not lose and the original japanese version be on the two disc set and it rock . who care if you can not understand spoken japanese . if you can read at a second grade level then watch the original japanese record with english subtitle . you would not regret it .