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The Princess Store - Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $8.82
Your Save: $ 6.16 ( 41% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Starring: Jessica Amlee, Kathleen Barr, John DeSantis, Brian Drummond, Mark Hildreth
Directed By: Greg Richardson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0031398179788
Format: Animated
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-09-20
Running Time: 83
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Editorial Reviews:
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Barbie takes flight in her first original fairy tale movie: Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus! Princess Annika (Barbie) escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse – who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta – to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family. Spectacular 3-D scenes add even more magic to this extraordinary adventure!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Don't forget the MESSAGE!
Comment: First of all, if you're excited about the 3D effects, don't be. They're few and far between, and frankly, they're downright irritating. Put the 3D glasses back in the box, and put on a helmet, because the moral of the story will be pummeled into your head with Aidan's blacksmith hammer over the next hour or so.
Barbie as Princess Annika, voiced by Kelly Sheridan (as she should be!), seems to be an unlikely disciple of the "YES WE CAN NO MATTER WHAT!"philosophy. She sneaks out of the palace and gives her parents an attitude about being kept there all the time. She says it's not fair, they're ruining her life, et cetera... to be honest this is probably the most realistic Barbie character in any of the movies I've seen. When the quest gets going, she abruptly stops being a spoiled brat and becomes the Tony Robbins of children's video with a relentless touch of the Borg from Star Trek to give it that added annoyance factor. I think I preferred the brat to the unflinching, never ending MESSAGE.
Brietta, Barbie's sister turned into a flying horse, is the complete opposite and just as irritating. She wallows in self pity and even when she's been shown that things are not hopeless, she just mopes and whines. All the Barbie movies seem to be this way-- Polly Perfect must teach Negative Nancy some valuable life lessons. I'm sure it's done to make the movie easier for the kids to understand, but when the characters are so extreme, even the kids get tired of it. It would be nice to see two average characters with different strengths teaching each other for once.
Ken as Aidan is a bit of a darker character than the men in other Barbie movies, and I kind of like him. He gambled away his parents' money and now he's trying to set things right. If you have a problem with Ken playing poker, I think the important thing to remember is that he regrets what he did, and there were no positive consequences to it. It's also nice that they don't beat you over the head with it, but of course they were too busy doing that with the "CAN DO YAHOO!!!" stuff. If there had been text flashing on the screen that said "Here's the MESSAGE! Don't forget the MESSAGE!" it would have been less subtle.
Wenlock can be downright scary for kids at times, and the polygamy issue could have been avoided without hurting the story at all. I have to wonder if anyone making these movies stops to think about these things first. Even if a kid is familiar with Bible stories where polygamy plays an integral part, it's usually glossed over in children's versions. I don't want to be ambushed with something like this and have to explain it to a young child. These women could have been presented as badly treated servants without affecting the plot or bringing in the multiple marriage issue. Even more disturbing, after they're free, the wives are shown floating off into the sunset with Wenlock, implying that they are staying with an abuser, and that their forced marriages were permanent.
With no songs to temper the mood, and the only bright light at the cloud castle, the look and feel of the movie is very dark. The real comic relief comes at the end of the movie with the "outtakes" that play during the credits. Mattel (or whoever they pay to make these things) missed the mark on this one by going to too many extremes in too many areas. It's not a horrible movie, but it's made worse by the fact that it could have been really good had the various elements been handled properly. The producers would benefit from someone hammering "NO YOU CAN'T!" into THEIR heads a little and learning a lesson of their own.
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Summary: My Daughter's Current "Favorite Movie"
Comment: This is by far the movie my daughter asks to watch the most. She loves unicorns/pegasi/horses in general and this movie just delivered everything she loved. Princesses, an exciting storyline that is not too complicated to follow, a gorgeous friendly pegasus and Shiver the polar bear who I have heard much about since she has seen this movie. The colors are nice, the story is well thought out and original as well.
Girls in the age range of 3 to 8 should really enjoy this movie and maybe some even older.
Customer Rating:
Summary: impressed
Comment: The seller was prompt as the product arrived on time. It was in very good condition just as advertised. My daughter is very happy especially with the bonus DVD which came with the product.
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Summary: Watch it in a complete dark room and get better glasses.
Comment: I bought this DVD, because I love 3D shows. But you know it won't be same as the ones I have seen in the theaters. It is far from them. Maybe you have to watch in a dark room. The glasses don't stay right because they are paper and uncomfortable. Maybe you can find better glasses from stores or some where. They are even big for my 5 years old girl. Not all the scens are 3D. So you get to take your glasses off most of the times which gives you break. You have the option to watch it without 3D effects.
The movie itself is really nice and appropriate for any age. Actually adults will like it too.
But it was worth buying it.
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Summary: Nice Story
Comment: My little girl love this movie. Nice story of love and adventure, not as complicated as Mermaidia and Fairytopiah. I tried using the 3-D glasses but of course it will only work on a real dark room.
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