Barbie of Swan Lake
by Owen Hurley
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Actor: Kelly Sheridan, Kelsey Grammer, Maggie Wheeler, Mark Hildreth, Venus TerzoDirector: Owen Hurley
Brand: Barbie
Editor: Greg Richardson
Producer: Jennifer Twiner McCarron
Producer: Jesyca C. Durchin
Producer: Shelley Tabbut
Writer: Cliff Ruby
Writer: Elana Lesser
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 81 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lions Gate
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Movie Reviews of Barbie of Swan Lake
Movie Review: Um.. it's a LITTLE GIRL's movie, not an epic
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll admit it. I was skeptical. I rolled my eyes and wondered how a Barbie movie could possibly be entertaining in any way.
But I was wrong. Sure, they're not epic, moving tales of love and excitement, meant to blow away your mind and change your views on life itself. They're little girl movies meant to entertain little girls. In fact, they entertained me, at 18, my mother and to some extent my brothers, as well as my 8-year-old sister. The animation is pure eye-candy; colorful, bright and lush. The acting isn't top notch, but it's pleasant and enjoyable. The characters are mostly adorable. They weren't meant to be anything more than cutesie girl movies. And as a cutesie girl movie, it more than suceeds.
This take of the Swan Lake introduces Odette as, not a princess, but a baker's daughter for which I give them points. Instead of the typical tomboy character who rebels against her parents, Odette is a quiet, shy girl, who loves her father and enjoys working (and dancing) in the bakery. More points for overcoming the new stereotype. She is a reluctant heroine, who thinks herself not up to the task of saving the world, but who prooves herself to have grace under fire. Finally, a girly girl is presented as something ok and not as undesirable. More points awarded.
The villian, wonderfully voiced by Kelsey Gramner, was amusing in his being completely and totally wrapped around his whiny daughter, Odile's finger. The irony was not lost on me; Rothbart perfectly in control of himself and everything at his command.. except his young girl.
The dancing scenes won me over. I was shocked when I heard actual Swan Lake music and actual ballet being performed in front of me. It was beautifully done and fit seemlessly into the movie. A wonderfu way to expose little girls to classical music and dance as an artform. In a world where this sort of thing is considered 'uncool' this was a wonderful surprise.
The hate reviews for this movie are pretty interesting. Apparantly a bunch of young teens didn't like the movie and decided to do a group bashfest. About five hate reviews are nearly identical; they love Bratz, hate this movie, and thought Bratz was 1673819x better than Barbie. Furthermore, the music was called 'not classical' and 'not beautiful', and while they are entitled to their opinion about how good the music was, the movie contained THE Swan Lake score as originally composed.
Barbie of Swan Lake was a wonderful princess tale, pretty and girlish in every way, but by no means soppy or insipid. In a way it shows how you can be a shy girl and yet still be strong and attractive. Like most Barbies the prince is more of a love-interest than a real character, but is well done nonetheless. It is a wonderful movie that girls will love, watch over and over and has only good messages to it. I was stunned by how good these movies were.
Summary of Barbie of Swan Lake
Barbie magically comes to life in her third animated movie Barbie: Of Swan Lake. Barbie stars as Odette the baker's daughter who follows a unicorn into an enchanted forest. While there she is transformed into a swan by an evil wizard. Through courage honesty and intelligence she will save herself as well as the Enchanted Forest.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: NR UPC: 012236144762 Manufacturer No: 14476Similar DVD Movies
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