This movie might have helped me to understand what people mean, when they speak about Deja Vu. The concept is pretty weird to me and I rarely experience it, but rewatching this movie certainly was Deja Vu like.
I must have had it on a VHS as a small kid, probably more than 25 years ago and I don't think I have seen it since. I could not tell you how the plot would unfold, but scenes were familiar and I was reminded of feeling somewhat uneasy watching this movie. This must have been my first exposure to anime and even though It is aimed at kids, it is pretty scarry I guess. I don't even remember being scared by the big bad guy at the end, but rather little things. The trolls that combine into a single being that looks pretty uncanny, the general feeling of mischief that surrounds the clown character, the king being taken away by a black mass.
Seeing the movie as an adult, I can say the animation is excellent. The story is whimsical full of wonder. Overall the movie is very good, though I guess somewhere repressed deep inside I recall being generally scarred by this as a kid, so perhaps watch it with somewhat older kids.
I must have had it on a VHS as a small kid, probably more than 25 years ago and I don't think I have seen it since. I could not tell you how the plot would unfold, but scenes were familiar and I was reminded of feeling somewhat uneasy watching this movie. This must have been my first exposure to anime and even though It is aimed at kids, it is pretty scarry I guess. I don't even remember being scared by the big bad guy at the end, but rather little things. The trolls that combine into a single being that looks pretty uncanny, the general feeling of mischief that surrounds the clown character, the king being taken away by a black mass.
Seeing the movie as an adult, I can say the animation is excellent. The story is whimsical full of wonder. Overall the movie is very good, though I guess somewhere repressed deep inside I recall being generally scarred by this as a kid, so perhaps watch it with somewhat older kids.