My Neighbor Totoro (Streamline Pictures Dub)

mh:greatestmovies:My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli.

The Streamline Pictures dub originated as an early English dub of My Neighbor Totoro for use as an in-flight movie on Japan Airlines flights in 1988 and produced by 20th Century Fox in 1993. This dub, which was licensed by Fox Video, was also released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1994.

Why This Dub Sucks

 * 1) It is an expurgation of one of the greatest anime franchises of all time, as anything offensive that the anime is known for is censored out in order to make it family-friendly.
 * 2) There were unnecessary and annoying sound effects put into scenes.
 * 3) Very cheesy voice acting for example, Lisa Michelson makes Satsuki sound way older than a 10-year-old (just like a teenage woman), and Cheryl Chase gives Mei a very similar sounding "bratty" voice that she would later use for Angelica Pickles from Rugrats.
 * 4) The music is also sometimes drowned out by the dialogue.
 * 5) Many of the emotional moments were edited, which went from sad to humorous.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) It launched the careers of the voice actors who were working on the movie.
 * 2) The kept the soundtrack from the original.
 * 3) Excluding the bad cover of Stroll, the singing is surprisingly good.
 * 4) It later spawned the much more well-received Disney dub, which was way better than this dub.