I really liked "Pom Poko". But then, I agree with it and this is a movie with a very distinct message, a very distinct agenda, and a very purposeful goal. Like all of Studio Ghibli's films and Hayao Miyazaki's ideas. It's the same one as usual, so beware of it's political slant. But please consider the message and stop having kids.
I do like "Pom Poko" more than other Ghibli films and I attribute this, partially, to it's having a different writer. There is a different style in the way the story was told which I enjoyed. It was a little funnier and a little fresher. But just as unsatisfyingly realistic in the end. I felt really sorry for the tanuki (raccoons) the whole way though, despite how much fun they had. They have such powers, but no idea how to use them effectively. Mostly because they remain the betters of the humans in the movie.
The animation is more fun than one would expect. It is an anime and that usually means a certain characteristic and recognizable style which has become rather popular in the last decade. It doesn't stray too far from this look, but it uses four of them at the same time, each for a different purpose.
"Pom Poko" is not what is called 'brilliant', though the tanuki society is well thought out and consistent. Like a good sci-fi, their society is well developed and makes sense for who and what they are. Other than that, there isn't much to say about it: it purposes it's agenda, it entertains, it ends. It doesn't challenge, it preaches to the choir, it doesn't stand out from the crowd (much), but it is pretty happily what it is. Which is good.
It is very "enjoyable".
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