Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: February 3, 2009
• Run Time: 44 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001LMAK56
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,205 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Holly Hobbie™ Cover Girl Holly moves to Clover and can't wait to start school with Amy and Carrie! But assigned to a different class than her friends, she befriends a shy, unpopular girl named K.T. McGee. Soon Holly is an outcast too for hanging out with "McGeek." But Holly stands by her new friend. While trying out for the volleyball team, Carrie and Amy find troubles of their own and realize that it's hard to be left out. The Hey Girls band together and learn that you can still be good friends with someone who is different from you, and that friendship can win any game. Holly Hobbie™ Reboot When Clover Elementary School holds its annual Open House, K.T. has a great idea for a project to submit for the Student Award of "Best Contribution." Too self-conscious to go through with her plans, Holly, Amy and Carrie encourage K.T. to create and present her new inspiration. K.T. and the girls work on the project, but not everyone is happy about her goal of winning the prize! When bratty Becca and her friends take part in some sneaky sabotage, the Hey Girls rally and lend a hand in getting K.T. to see "nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Holly Hobbie Movie!, March 12, 2009

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Louise Peddell (Matawan, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Holly Hobbie: Marvelous Makeover (DVD)

Holly Hobbie does it again! I am glad I didn't listen to the negative reviews from some other buyers. Yes some of the voices have changed, but they are not that noticable. My 5 year old didn't really mind. Holly Hobbie is still a GREAT role model. She moves to Clover and attends a new school. She befriends an unpopular girl, despite the riddicule she receives from the other kids. Even her closet friends are concerned a bit, which is great b/c it shows the incredible strength of character Holly Hobbie possesses. Her friends, Carrie and Amy soon realize the error of their ways and all 4 girls become good friends. The music is great, very thoughtful and uplighting, confidence building lyrics. The movie does introduce some "naughty mean girls (with some borderline acceptable attire), but this is real life, unfortunately. Our little girls will encounter such individuals. Let them see how Holly Hobbie stays true to herself, dresses age-appropriately, and is the best friend anyone could have. Great lessons learned in this movie, ones that I certainly want my little one to learn BEFORE she reaches elementary school.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointed in the new Holly Hobbie, February 20, 2009

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joe-sha (Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Holly Hobbie: Marvelous Makeover (DVD)

I am a huge Holly Hobbie fan. I loved the first 4 movies that came out. The characters were sweet and unique. The stories were different then the usual stuff you see out there and the voices were real sounding! Like the people in our own lives. The relationships between the youth and elderly were inspiring and heart warming. They had tradition, country living and old-fashioned charm with a modern twist. My daughter and I loved having girl time watching them together. I really loved them.

However, the two latest movies, Fabulous Fashion Show and Marvelous Makeover are a big disappointment. The voices are dreadful sounding. Making Robbie sound like a smoker, Holly, Carrie and Amy sound annoying and fake and KT sounds like someone trying to sound like they have a really bad cold. The stories are okay but they have lost their tradition and charm. They are now like everything else you see out there. Removing most of the older characters and the charm they brought to the show as well as removing the value of what someone with years behind them would offer. My daughter watched the new movie and asked what happened to Holly? She noticed right away that she sounded and looked different. She is disappointed as well. I'm sorry to see that this has happened to a really great series of movies and that the makers have chosen to go this route. I will not be purchasing these new movies if they continue like this.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Loving the New Holly Hobbie, September 29, 2009

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E. F. Crater (Laramie, WY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holly Hobbie: Marvelous Makeover (DVD)

We love the first four Holly Hobbie DVD's. My kids have worn them out we watch them so much. They are 4 and 5 often dance around singing the music and the acting out the stories. I also enjoy the first installments so watching them for the millionth time is not painful. I was excited when the new Fashion Show came out, but because of the horrible reviews, I skipped it. The reviews for Marvelous Makeover were not as terrible so I thought I would give HH another try.

The cast of voices is noticeably different, just ask my 5 year old. Alyson Stoner, who played Sarah Baker in the Cheaper By The Dozen movies is quite talented. She was Holly's voice and performed the music. The new Holly Hobbie voice by Nicole Bouma is different but tolerable. The tragedy is that Mariella Piluso performs the singing voice, which is so obviously different from the speaking voice it gives the movie a cheesy low budget quality. In fact, it is a completely new cast of actors doing the voices and the genuine quality I loved about the first installments of Holly Hobbie DVD's is gone. Also, the story isn't great. I agree with Joe-Sha the tradition and charm is gone. The story line is common and Brenda Piluso has replaced the pervious writer's this time. Mario Piluso has been the director of all the HH movies, but I am not sure if its nepotism or budget constraints that are ruining a very good children's franchise. I am glad I got a good amazon price on this DVD. I will not be seeking out these movies like I have previously, unless they return to their original quality.