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The Barbie Diaries (2006)

After watching and mostly enjoying the recent rash of Barbie movies based on different legends and fairy tales, I was curious to see “The Barbie Diaries.” I’m sorry to say that I was disappointed. To begin with, the animation was odd. Barbie looked nothing like the Barbie we’ve come to expect in the other films, and all the characters looked too real, as though we were trying to break through that Barbie mentality and see them as being real people. But that didn’t work either, because the details were missing. It was more realistic, and yet it wasn’t. The storyline … Continue reading →

Barbie in The Magic of Pegasus (2005)

At last, we see Barbie show some temper! Starring as Princess Annika in “The Magic of Pegasus,” she chafes at her parents’ instruction that she is to stay inside the castle. She even throws a tantrum, telling her parents that they are ruining her life. Just an hour or so later, after sneaking out of the castle to go ice skating down in the village, she begins to understand why her parents were keeping such a close eye on her – a wizard named Wenlock swoops down and tries to carry her off. She is saved just in time by … Continue reading →

Barbie in Fairytopia (2005)

In this installment of the Barbie movie series, Elena is a flower fairy who lives deep inside a peony. She drinks nectar, plays with Bibble, her puffball friend, and shares secrets with her friend Dandelion. Only one thing mars this perfect existence: she has no wings. All the other fairies have wings, and some of them even tease her about it. She tries not to mind, but deep inside, she wonders why she’s different. Laverna has a deep and sinister plot to take over Fairyland. Always jealous of her sister, the Enchantress, she has found a way to usurp her … Continue reading →

Barbie in The Princess and the Pauper (2004)

Next in the Barbie movie series is “The Princess and the Pauper.” Anneliese is a princess, used to being pampered and dressed in the finest clothes. Her day is scheduled, she must be perfect at all times, and she is engaged to be married to the king of a nearby kingdom. She longs for her freedom. Every night she dreams about what it would be like to do whatever she wanted to do for just one day, but that chance is never given to her. In the meantime, she has fallen in love with Julian, her tutor, but she knows … Continue reading →

Barbie in Swan Lake (2003)

What little girl doesn’t love Barbie, and what little girl has never dreamed of being a ballerina? Barbie stars in “Swan Lake,” bringing to life the classic tale accompanied by the music of famed Russian composer Tchaikovsky as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Odette is the young daughter of a baker. Shy and reserved, she is content to help her father in the bakery while her sister, Marie, gallivants around on her horse, having one grand adventure after another. Odette wishes she was braver, but every time she thinks about stepping outside her comfort zone, she freezes. It’s just … Continue reading →