After all these years, the original secret garden still holds up both in quality and to its source material. Unlike the remake with the cgi garden, this one seems a little duller at first until it becomes fully bloomed and looks like a little slice of paradise. Kate maberly as the young mary does such a great job and her performance is believable the same being with maggie smith as.mrs medlock. Its a film that makes you emotional at certain parts but its charming in many ways and makes you want to be there, well the garden that is. Overall a great family family that is very true to the material it is from and with a great cast all around.