Kiki: The Little Witch (The Private Reviewer)

The Private Reviewer: Hello, I'm the Private Reviewer. I remember it because Nostalgia Critic doesn't. I’ll try to contain my enjoyment. Well, perhaps some of you remember my first crossover review of Kiki's Delivery Service.

(Footage from the “Kiki's Delivery Service” review starts to play)

PR (v/o): It was one of the first crossover reviews I ever did, and needless to say, the film was less than breathtaking. It required some help, so the Batman humbly volunteered herself to review the film with me, like as abandoned HBO Max crap stuff in 2023.

PR: And seeing how the Batman helped me last time, I figure it’s only fitting to make the offer again. So, what do you say? You ready to go into the adulthood one more time?

Batman: No.

PR: OK. This is the prequel adaptation, “Kiki: The Little Witch.”

(A movie title is shown, followed by the clips)

PR (v/o): Followed by the best defining Miyazaki's film with a weak-less box office success, 800 million yen before 35th anniversary will always celebrate; the prequel was related to the original as well as a live-action version... (a poster of live-action Kiki's Delivery Service is shown, whispers) half-related, with a strong less box office success, 1.5 billion yen. Even this movie was decent, the animation is nice, the acting is decent, the script is decent, not-so-boring, and all those Miyazaki designs was peculiar decent. With that said, a Ghibli/Ankama version is the second one, and compared to the first one as the Miyazaki's film, it is definitely better. Is it great? Well, let's not say things we can't take back, but...it definitely entertained me more than the first one. So, I didn't recommended this original Miyazaki's film because those guys have to be choosing his favorite movie like...

(a briefly clip of Knock of the Cabin is shown.)

Leonard: What’s your favorite movie?

Wen: Kiki’s Delivery Service.

Leonard: I haven’t seen that.

PR: Not all of humanity has been judged yet. Let's take a flight over The Hobbit childhood days, Kiki: The Little Witch. (A yellow caption saying Kiki: la petite sorcière appears in front of him which he quickly pushes away.) Forget about it in France, it's just a prequel, Kiki: Witch in Training*, and not an original! No other film is called a title. (a poster of Kiki's Delivery Service in the 1989 original film in France appears next to him.) Doesn't count, it's an original.


 * Note: The title is translated in France, Kiki : Sorcière en formation.

(shows a Studio Ghibli logo with Jiji & Totoro in a green background)

PR (v/o): This prequel starts off with Studio Ghibli logo. Instead of a blue background a cat (Jiji) replaced a white Totoro instead, on his head of a giant one on a green background, but that's cool. Before the movie begins, this has to be produced at Studio Ghibli and Ankama Animations along with-- (Walt Disney Japan is credited appeared on a copyright holder with a Japanese text) Wha...?

PR: Now it makes sense.

PR (v/o): Disney; the company who made those animated classics and the others...that produced a whole slew of what I like to call "brilliant animation", the cartoons that were good, but you were just so fascinated by how strangely they moved that you have no choice but to keep watching.

PR: First off, it might be showing a history of Disney/Studio Ghibli deal, but it makes no sense.

PR (v/o): In summer of 1996, Tokuma Shoten at the time announced that Disney would distribute the Studio Ghibli library, and it would go on to dub and distribute most Studio Ghibli films as well as re-dub the films that were dubbed prior to the Disney/Tokuma deal.

(cut to the original Ghibli's preview is shown by BVHV/Disney on VHS in 1998 or 2003)

PR (v/o): This original had a preview didn't even have to be shown where the Studio Ghibli will hold much. He doesn't like any Disney works.

PR: Even it's not bad. This prequel was good enough to make a swap from...

(a posters of Dumbo (2019), Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland trilogy (2010/2016), Pete's Dragon (2016), Pocahontas, The Brave Little Toaster: To the Rescue, The Jungle Book (1967/1994/2016), Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Tarzan II/Tarzan & Jane, Toy Story 2/Toy Story 3/Toy Story 4, Savage Sam as PR speaks)

PR (v/o): ...the Disney great successfully originals or sequels and remakes feeling good, decent, bad and the ugly...

(showing a VHS/DVD/Blu-ray covers of Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood, Pete's Dragon, Pocahontas II, The Brave Little Toaster/The Brave Little Toaster: Goes to Mars, The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story, Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World, and The Princess and the Frog (2009) as PR speaks)

PR (v/o): ...which Disney didn't like to be showing a worst English-dubbed preview to be appeared on VHS tapes in 1998 or 2003 or 2010 where the kids are freak out.

(showing a 1998 VHS cover of The Black Cauldron as PR speaks)

PR (v/o): Except one for feeling darkest Disney classic with a Studio Ghibli type handle this one.

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