Alright, i'm pissed. I just typed a lot of crap, and suddenly the window reloaded (fu**ing Opera short-cut keys).
Anyways, i'll be short.
I think (so don't flame) Miyazaki's film's are the most publicized of all anime at least in the west, but are SOOOO goddamn sh*t compared to a lot of other anime.
His films are pretty good if you're a child or an adult, because they raise social issues and didact moralistic messages... and such. But if you don't take to heart those things, then you will suffer watching his films. The storylines are quite boring and the characters, annoying and unrealistic. It's just like western animation.
A small exception, for me at least, was Spirited Away. But only because i enjoyed the very creative animation sequences.
Generally, all anime movies are crap. From Cowboy Bebop (And the series as well, crap crap crap), to Akira, and Appleseed, and the Narutos. They have a significantly inferior storyline, and weak character development, when compared to their series counterpart, or other anime series.
I think the best anime often are series like Elfen Lied, Bleach, KgNE, School Rumble, Speed Grapher etc. OVAs are slightly less interesting as they function simply as extras (with extreme exceptions though, eg. Rorouni Kenshin OVA owned ass)
Hentai also has graced us with some good series (Can Can Bunny, Futari Ecchi). None of that hardcore tentacle / gore / homo / urine / diarrhea stuff though.