We wanted to watch "The Secret World of Arietty" (2010). Somehow this was included in a "Studio Ghibli" set. This is NOT! This is a 2001 movie called "Princess Arete". As previous reviews have stated, the animation is very basic (not at all like the Miyazaki films like Ponyo, Kiki's Delivery Service, etc...) and the story, if you can call it that, drags on and doesn't really do anything to draw the viewer in and make them care about the characters. We started fast forwarding through it after 40 minutes, hoping to see some action and something to engage us. We were severely disappointed. I finally looked it up and discovered we were not watching the movie we had intended to watch. I think some of the reviews who brag about how amazing it is are really reviews for Arietty, not this movie.
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Love, Mary
(1985 TV Movie)
She was a real-life person....
9 April 2008
..... she was my doctor for years! I never saw this, but was just informed of this fact (by an MA who worked with her- I am now in the process of hunting this movie down!). She was (is) an amazing person who never used any problem or diagnosis for an excuse- this doctor would be triple-booked and sill manage to see all her patients in the time her counterparts took to see patients in a "normal" schedule! She retired and moved back 'home' this past summer (2007) and I can tell you, from myself and my husband, she is one of a kind and sorely missed! Dr. Mary, if you read this- Chris and Crystal send their love and miss you lots! :)
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