Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Steineded How sad is this?

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

bgparker-86611 If you haven't seen any of studio ghibil film this is the one I recommend it.it's different then other kids moive but this isn't only for kids people say that kids moive should only be for kids.buts that's not The truth kid moive is for adults to and this movie proves it.

avi-greene2 I love all the Studio Ghibli masterpieces that have been directed by Hayao Miyazaki, and feature an original score and original songs composed by Joe Hisaishi. This is a movie released in Japan that contains beautiful artwork, and a story to it where there is a thirteen-year old girl named Kiki. She is intending to be a witch-in-training, because it is a tradition that when a girl turns thirteen they go away for two years on broomsticks. That's what Kiki does with her beautiful black cat named Jiji. Together, they use Kiki's mother's broom, and go to a French town where Kiki stays with a baker named Osono. During her stay with Osono, Kiki loses her witch's powers, so she flies down a local hill where the broom breaks in half. A woman named Ursula then takes Kiki to her cabin/art studio, where Kiki learns that when she flies, she has to rely on what's inside of her. She then takes the broomstick of a man who lives in the same town as Osono, to save a local teenage boy who is learning all about aviation from Kiki. His name is Tombo, and he is seen taking Kiki on a tour of town on his bicycle that comes with a propeller so he can actually bike on air. It breaks, and they land on a beach shore, but this happens before Kiki loses her witch's powers later in the film. So, getting back to the part with Tombo when Kiki has a brand new broomstick, Tombo is seen riding on the bottom of a huge dirigible that flies into the town. What happens in that scene is that the dirigible is flying towards the top of a clock tower, and when it gets to that point there is a huge crash. Kiki has to save Tombo from falling down when the bottom of the dirigible breaks, and she has to rely on her spirit to save Tombo. She catches him, and they float down to a mat. Kiki writes to her parents at the end of the movie, to tell them her delivery service is going well, and that she misses home, and is getting comfortable where she is living now.About what my opinion is about this classic from Studio Ghibli in Tokyo, I love the songs at the beginning and end of the original Japanese release, and they are called "Rouge no Dengon" in the start of the movie, and "Yasashisa ni tsutsumareta nara" in the end. They respectively translate in English to "Message in Rouge", and "If I've been enveloped in tenderness". However, I have different opinions about the English dub. I am very entertained by the comedic acting of the late actor Phil Hartman, who voiced Jiji in the English release of this Miyazaki/Hisaishi project. The English dub also includes Kirsten Dunst as Kiki, Matthew Lawrence as Tombo, Debbie Reynolds as Osono, and Janeane Garofalo as Ursula. They are very good, too. What I probably have as the only complaint I have against the English dub is that the songs that were included in the Japanese release were replaced by two songs that I don't think were as good. They are "Soarin'" in the opening credits and "I'm Gonna Fly" in the end credits.All in all, though, I think this is a must check-out for everyone who is fond of anime.

Ramneek Suri May contain spoilersBravo!!! This gentle deceptively mild film left me stunned. A superb character study as well as a detailed examination of depression hidden inside a charming children's animation about a 13 year old witch! Yes its hard to believe...There are so many great scenes here and the animation is just perfect. Some may carp about the slight story or the action climax but for me this is studio Ghibli's best. Easily one of the all time great movies.10/10

Brian Davids (rustgold) There's only a couple of tiny things I thought could have been better. Kiki comes off as rude to the boy, and you can't understand why the boy would like her. However, if you understand old cultural morals, that a girl isn't supposed to talk to strange boys, and not being rude would have been a blight on her character, the perspective of her interactions changes. The original Japanese version also showed an additional reason for her reaction, and when the English version toned down his original comment about her clothes, the English dubbers didn't quite convey it as well.Overall, it's a beautiful rendition of an alternative Europe. When you want to relax and do nothing one evening, get a cup of cocoa, tuck yourself under a warm blanket, and watch this.Btw: Don't listen to those disparaging the English version. Having now watched both versions, the English dubbed version is better in at least 90% of incidences where there's differences. So unless you have an incurable dislike to the westernised version of anything, watch the English dubbed version with Japanese music, it's the best.