My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Whilst this was an initially difficult sell for the little one, Totoro eventually won her over. It's a delightful, charming and harmless film with beautifully conceived characters. Totoro is fiendishly unexplained, as is the Cheshire Cat Bus Service which charges across the countryside on its many legs, and despite the occasional darkness with the Soot balls and an ill mother, the joyful, imaginative tone remains throughout.

It does seem as though the film engaged the adult more than the child, and on further probing the scenes of mild peril caused concern, but there's little to dislike about this film.

In a rare twist, this one was favoured by the adult over the child.

Totoro is a character to remember.

Adult score: 4/5
Child score: 3/5
First thing the child said when the film finished: It was okay but didn't like the scary bits