"Ponyo is adorable!"

Well, what do I know? Apparently, Ponyo is a chick flick. I can sorta see it, maybe, but Fujimoto is still a creep with all the wrong vibes. He shouldn't be allowed near schools, but the rest of it is — yes, I swallow my cynicism — a half-decent fairy tale for persons with two X chromosomes. My 16-year-old loves it.