Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

The film that started Studio Ghibli and a brilliant one at that. Hayao Miyazaki presents a beautiful and thoroughly engaging post apocalyptic fantasy containing strong themes of anti-war and conserving nature. It has a great imaginative story and of course a great score as always by Joe Hisaishi. The first of many great Ghibli films.
*****

The Legend Of Suram Fortress (1984)

So this was a kind of a interesting. Got a slight Jodorowsky vibe from it, but the film does stand on its own two feet. There are points of intrigue throughout, but overall I wasn't all that into it. However, I do appreciate a film that does it's own thing and I commend it for its uniqueness. In the end, it's one of those hit and miss surreal type films that ends up being ok for what it is.
***