(2013-05-20 00:20:16)

Love it

This review is from: Barbie as The Island Princess (DVD) My daughter watched this movie over and over and over. Great movie, came on time and in great condition. I would purchase from this seller again.

(2013-05-19 10:09:03)

adorable

This movie is wonderful, the songs and the music are perfect.I really like how it involved animals and nature.definetly 500 thumbs up.

(2013-05-18 23:02:49)

Island Princess

My three girls loved this! Typical Barbie fun - similar to all others in the series.

(2013-05-18 04:11:17)

Best of all the Barbie movies! The songs make the difference.

I am amazed that this movie doesn't have more 5 star reviews as it is head and shoulders above all of the other Barbie movies. We have several of the Barbie movies (many that are painful to watch as an adult), but this one I actually enjoy watching with my daughter. It is so good that my 8 year old son will also watch it. The story is strong, the characters are believable, the animation is beautiful, and (best of all) the music is outstanding! This movie is a musical, and it is the quality of the musical numbers that sets this movie apart - it is Broadway quality. In fact, the lead singers are indeed Broadway stars. You will be humming the songs long after the movie is over.

(2013-05-17 03:52:22)

Loves it.

This review is from: Barbie as The Island Princess (DVD) My great granddaughter really loves this movie and had watched it severa; times and she doesn't like Barbie's so it must be good.

(2013-05-16 11:03:58)

A Cut Above the Rest

Being a child care employee, I have seen every Barbie movie made, except Fairytopia and Mermaidia. And Barbie as the Island Princess is one I would watch even if I wasn't in child care. The music is memorable and fun to learn. The animation and color is vibrant and inviting. The characters are full-fleshed, not the 2D characters of old. I'm not talking about animation style, I'm talking personality. They have problems BEYOND that of Ariana's scheming. We have culture shock, homesickness, plotting, jealousy, and that's WITHOUT Ariana. Barbie began a tradition of wholesome family entertainment, succeeding where Disney now fails (as much as it hurts me to say it)

melrtim

(2013-05-16 03:06:25)

If you like Barbie, You'll love this movie!

That dang Barbie does it again! So far, this is the best Barbie movieto date. All the bright colors and the story line is amazing! My almost3 and 5 year old love it....and their Mom does too!! The animals arecute. The characters are believable. The story is great! And there arefun lessons to be learned. I'm a sucker for happy endings....and thismovie definitely has one. The songs are pretty and fun to sing alongwith. We just bought this yesterday and have watched it 6 or 7 timesalready! As lame as it sounds, I almost got teary eyed when Ro foundher Mom. The woman who sings as Barbie has such a beautiful voice! Thisis a must own movie! Can't wait for the next one in Spring!

(2013-05-15 15:44:20)

The Island Princess Movie

This movie is very cute. Pure Barbie, Pure Princess. It amazed me how fast my daughter was singing along with the CD.

(2013-05-15 03:23:24)

Our LEAST favorite barbie movie

I was surprised that I actually enjoyed Barbie movies. This one has to be the worst by far. It seemed to be repetitive of the other movies (characters and plot). The animation was very poor. I say pass on this one and get one of the other Barbie movies which are great.

(2013-05-14 10:54:41)

Great for a 4 y.o.

My four year old daughter loved it. She got it for Christmas in CA and I saved it for our drive back to TX. She watched it several times, even when we got back home! My 12 y.o. watched it, too.

(2013-05-14 07:28:39)

"I Need to Know These Answers" is a great song!

This review is from: Barbie as The Island Princess (DVD) Cute songs. Love the theme song. Great for little girls to watch. Interesting (yet unbelievable) storyline. Happy that it deals with belonging and friendship.

(2013-05-13 21:40:18)

My Four-Year-Old Loves It

This review is from: Barbie as The Island Princess (DVD) We've nearly worn it out since Christmas. She's watched it so often, I hope they come out with a new one soon before I lose my mind.

(2013-05-11 15:16:36)

Not For Kids!

WHY do children's movies have to have adult themes? Why do a boy and a girl always have to fall in love? I don't want my 5 year old thinking about this crap yet!! SHE'S FIVE!!! Not fifteen!!!I just wish that Barbie movies were more... innocent. Can't Barbie just play with her friends and do fun things instead of having a "fall in love" theme to almost every movie?The thing that bothered me the most with this particular movie was the mother of the princess who is a disgrace to humanity. She sings about marrying an old guy so he'll die quick and she will inherit his wealth. I just don't understand why they need to put this stuff in a kids movie. Don't they know that 4 and 5 year olds are watching this? It just seems like such a "mature" theme for such a young audience...Can't anyone come up with a good, child-appropriate story line for young children beside Elmo?!!!

(2013-05-11 05:35:21)

Nice Songs

My five year old seems to like this one pretty well, but I've noticed she spends more time just going to the songs, and less time watching the movie. Cute, lively songs, but the story is little lacking.

(2013-05-11 01:46:48)

Daughters love this movie

This review is from: Barbie as The Island Princess (DVD) My daughters like to watch these Barbie movies. I got this one for them for Christmas and they have watched it multiple times. It was a great price and free shipping on Amazon so that made it nice for me.

(2013-05-10 16:09:40)

Barbie Movie

My 4 yr old Grand daughter loves these movies she will sit and watch them and loves the colors and music in them.

(2013-05-10 06:17:18)

Barbie DVD

This review is from: Barbie as The Island Princess (DVD) Bought for my granddaughter as she LOVES the Barbie DVDs. If it is like the others we have purchased, we will love it and the lessons she imparts.

(2013-05-09 18:34:01)

Meh...

Barbie stars this time as the shipwrecked young princess who grows up lost but not alone on a fantastic island where she learns to talk to the animals. After the arrival of an intrepid young prince who is an adventurer, Barbie returns with him to his kingdom only to find herself a bit of an outcast. With the help of her animal friends, Barbie and her kindness win over the prince and defeat an evil woman bent on revenge. I thought this Barbie flick was sub par. The story starts off okay, but I quickly got a bit tired of the campy Peacock character and the sheer sueness of Barbie. No one is more perfect, kinder, or more enlightened than Barbie. Even the rival for the princes' affections isn't much of a contender. This is a kid's film, so I can understand such black and white characterizations, but there really isn't much more to Ro's character than sweetness, and not much to the plot other than predictability.I would've liked to have seen more development of Ro's family. And whoever designed the Queen's monkey? That thing was seriously creepy. It looked like a little person. 2 stars. Not my favorite Barbie Film. I found myself fast-forwarding just to see how it ended.

(2013-05-09 05:07:15)

Great Movie with a Strong Central Character

I was on the fence as far as Barbie is concerned but I found that this movie was entertaining and well done. Barbie plays a smart & strong character. My 3 year old daughter loves this movie.

(2013-05-09 00:32:44)

More Barbie movie fun

I say:Not my favorite of the Barbie movies, but a fun addition to the arsenal of girl movies that are wholesome and fun, with strength instead of 'tude, and romance instead of sex appeal.Pros: Likeable characters (even if a little one-dimensional), positive messages, catchy songs, beautiful animation, cool blue peacock dress (take that, you fluffy pink stereotype!), fun karaoke featureCons: The "impossibilities" of plot, etc. seemed a little more jarring in this real-world/human setting than in the previous movies, perhaps because the others took place in settings of "magic" wherein one is already suspending disbelief. This is a problem for adults (but you didn't buy it for you, though, did you?) and possibly girls over 7. My daughter says:It was great!