[Lestrade]

I LOVED Arrietty, which I just saw about a month ago. I didn't think it was boring at all, but it was very quiet and introspective, so I can see how others might see it that way.

I also thought Ponyo was creepy as heck and Howl's Moving Castle mutilated the much-superior book by making the last half totally nonsensical and dumbing down the characters, though >.> (I could REALLY get on a rant about Howl but I would rather not, so let's just say the book is way better.) Also, Miyazaki didn't direct Arrietty; he's not the only Studio Ghibli director, but people like to forget that. (I hope he'll make a movie as good as Princess Mononoke again one of these days... I liked Spirited Away a lot but Ponyo and Howl were just disappointing.)