Last night I finally go to see Miyazaki's Spirited Away. I'd gotten tickets for an advance screening from Tokyo Kid a week or so ago and had been looking forward to it. I was also happy to have the company of my friend Emily who was able to come along on late notice.
Having seen the movie before, I just really wanted to see it on a big screen. Secondarily I wanted to see how the dub of it was. I have to say that John Lassiter did a wonderful job with this movie. I'll be happy if he can handle every Miyazaki movie they bring out over here from this point on. Daveigh Chase did a wonderful job voicing Sen, folks may recognize her voice as Lilo from Lilo and Stitch (she's also going to be in the US version of The Ring (aka Ringu).
If you live in one of the cities it is opening in this weekend I can't urge you enough to go see this movie. A short list of the cities where it is opening includes: LA, San Diego, San Francisco, Boston, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Washington D.C., Austin, Philadelphia, and Denver. There are other cities, and it is due to open in more cities in the coming weeks. For a list of theatres, one can visit nausicaa.net.
