What makes it different from others?

Such a frustrating disappointment

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It seems that this movie is made for little children, the story is much simpler than other Miyazaki films and is really easy going, however the thing that I really enjoyed about this movie was powerful role of women, alongside with natural considers.

Really not a great movie, nor is it in most people's top 5 Ghibli films, but this is the first one I ever saw and is a huge part of my childhood.

I really liked the film to a great extent. It was so good. I am a 17 year old but would have enjoyed it even more if I was a young girl as it was so adorable and cute and made so effortlessly. I could make this review alot more elaborate and mature but would like to keep it quite simple with lucid vocabulary and writing since the film reflects so much innocenes and purity and playful childish delight. So ponyo is a fish with a face ..unusual right. .who starts fancying this young 5 year old boy Soshuke and thus begins her quest to become a human..a great adaptation of little mermaid. I especially loved Soshuke's mom and their relationship since she was such cool mom and an awesome example of a mom and a good human being even if she is flawed like everyone At first I was quite skeptical going into the film as I thought it won't be that good my I was wrong. The animation is immensely beautiful and each frame is art so thats all I can say ..the story and direction are amazing since the characters stay with you and the film just draws you in and you feel the simplicity yet the great depth of the messages and profoundness. Definitely enjoyable and one common thing with spirited away that is very entertaining and emotionally layered so yes 10 stars:).The character development is also really good as soshuke is just a hero.

It's been way too long since I've seen a Miyazaki film. It's a shame that his films don't do near the box office reception of something like that awful Yu-Gi-Oh movie. Of course, this is still the highest grossing of his films. I truly believe this is close to "Spirited Away" as one of his best works. I guess it's because the animation is just so wonderful. I mean, it really seems like every moment of this film there is movement involved. There's a slight change in the outlines of all the characters.I had no idea this was inspired by "The Little Mermaid". It certainly seems nothing like the Disney movie. I personally don't find that one of my favorite Disney films and I find this much better. The voice work is fantastic. I'm generally not into celebrity voice actors but they make it work so well here. This film might be his most adorable. I guess it's just great to see Ponyo's miniature sisters swimming around everywhere.The plot is that there's this fish that escapes from her underwater home and meets a boy named Sosuke (yep, that reminds me of Sasuke from Naruto), making her want to become human. Every character is just teeming with cuteness. I especially love how realistic all the underwater creatures are. I think my favorite part might just be the first six minutes without dialogue as we see how well detailed they are. This really is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Not only is the pacing wonderful, but it's great to see a lot of the more mundane scenes like Sosuke's mother getting through her day. It shows that as strange as any animated film may be, it does in fact work hard to be realistic.This is only my third Miyazaki film, but already you can call me a fan. It even seemed like he was trying to imitate western animation more here. Ponyo as a fish and her sisters look a lot less like his normal style. It's always great to experiment with something new, especially for someone as great as him. Even every bit of the credits is adorable.I wish this guy would work for Pokemon! Hey, it's my first IMDb review! This is easily a 10/10!