Bardlerx
Strictly average movie
Manthast
Absolutely amazing
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Marva-nova
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
kirsty prue
Great little movie for any Barbie Lover!!! My four and two year old absolutely adore this movie! It has songs and dances that they love to copy. As a parent, i think this movie is quite cool because she seems like a smart character, who reads a lot of books and doesn't need a guy to save her. The little bratty princess character does my head in and is VERY annoying. Luckily my kids haven't imitated her! We went from this to Barbie and the rock star and then the mermaid tale's. All very cool in my opinion. I like that they haven't made Barbie a tragic mess, ha ha. Would Definitely recommend this movie. I'm very surprised they have such low rating on here!
medusapain69
I have watched all the Barbie movies with my girls, and i love how un-Disney they all are! No Prince to save the day, just Barbie! (though they do have great humour, one liners and music!) Unfortunately, not so in this film. The main character is weak and quite pathetic. The secondary characters are very one dimensional, her friends and family (except for her grandmother), don't seem to know, or understand her very well... The antagonist is extremely irritating! The colour was just too much, i found myself longing for something white! Waiting for a bit of tension or for one of the characters to do something clever. The plot so thin, i wouldn't walk on it if it were ice. The music was terrible, and the CG seems to have taken a step back... Checking the credits, i notice the main writer is someone who usually writes for Winnie the Pooh, and has never done a Barbie movie before... and i do hope he doesn't do one again. Because if this is the new direction they are going, i wont be introducing my girls to any more Barbie films.Unlike some, i love the newer Barbie Films, Charm school, Princess andthe Pop star, Pony tale, fabulous! This one... not so much, most definitely the worst Barbie film ever made...
saraheknuckles
I personally love Barbie movies; I grew up with them and still like to watch my favorites today as well as see the newer ones. So many modern Barbie movies have been so disappointing, but the concept of this movie seemed really interesting. Within the first 3 minutes (at the start of the first song) I knew it would be off-putting. The concept and idea was there, the characters were good and I loved the twist with the villain being a spoiled little girl. What truly destroyed it though was the modernization. Maybe it's just because I'm used to the older movies having song lyrics containing "LOL," but if they could have stuck to the original style of Barbie fantasy movies, it could have been great! The songs were too "pop-y" which completely distracted from the fantasy atmosphere. I adore the concept, the characters are good, and the animation looks beautiful... but as they tried to cater too much to the typical modern stereotype, they took away from the overall enjoyment of the movie.
darren7734
Just finished watching this movie with my 11 year old daughter. She commented that this is the worst Barbie movie she has ever watched and we have watched them all. This movie seems to cater to 5 year old's with it's excessive color schemes and tired plot formula. How many times can Barbie movies center around fairies, mermaids and princesses? How many times do we have to watch Barbie (or her character) have a problem, visit a magic world and then have everything turn out fine in the end? How about dealing with some reality? There are so many real life scenarios that kids could learn from, instead of always relying on make believe, magic and fantasy lands. But then again what do I know? Maybe my daughter is just growing up. After all, she loved the 'Book Thief' movie.