19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Leaving Barbie, the new brat on the block, for the new, still-a-good-influence Strawberry Shortcake, April 14 2011
By Brandy S. Brow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Barbie: A Fairy Secret (DVD)
We own most of the Barbie movies and have watched them numerous times, but after this last movie, we won't buy anymore. Something's changed in management: animation is cheap with choppy movement, the character faces are different with wider eyes and rounder faces, not at all like Barbie doll faces, and worst, the characters act like brats. Barbie isn't Barbie at all. Neither is Ken. They act childish.
Barbie starts a fight with a co-star after the co-star rips her dress, and Ken runs in anticipation to watch--disgusting. The Barbie girls have grown to know and love would never have picked a fight. She's wiser than that. And Ken would never have delighted in it. I hate that the storyline all revolves around guys, which is completely inappropriate for this target audience, and that the source of all the movie's problems is jealousy. Even in the end, the fairy princess, who by title should be a role model and therefore wise, acts like a brat, wanting to keep her former friends imprisoned for abandoning her friendship.
Come on! This whole movie is shallow and a bad influence on young girls. It isn't even beneficial for teens, if they were to watch it. I had worried about a downward trend after A Fashion Fairytale's huge focus on glamour. Now I see I had good reason to worry. I wish I hadn't bought this worthless movie.
From now on we're switching to the new Strawberry Shortcake. She's still nice, sweet, wise, and the stories have great problem-solving that has nothing to do with boy-girl relationships. At least one movie-doll star is still a good influence.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as previous movies..., Mar 17 2011
By Just my opinion - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Barbie: A Fairy Secret (DVD)
We have and love all the Barbie Movies, but this one was not as good as the others. Not as "magical". Ken is funny with some good lines. My daughter didn't like the ending. Overall it teaches good things about friendship and misunderstanding etc...but, well, these "modern" one's just don't capture my daughter like the old world or fairy world movies did. I recommend seeing it, but just don't expect it to be as good as what we're used to with Barbie.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Barbie A fairy secret movie - really good! (^_^), Mar 18 2011
By Pebbles "Pebbles" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Barbie: A Fairy Secret (DVD)
Hello I'm an autistic adult & also a big barbie fan.
This is my review on barbie a fairy secret movie.
Well to say the most normally I rent the barbie movies from my local library but I decided to buy this movie instead only because I know there'd be a 50 to 60 waiting list to see this movie & I'm honestly not kidding. Anyway's I really enjoyed this movie but did feel as though it was somewhat rushed & a combination of the some the other barbie movie's mixed all in one.
But overall very entertaining & enjoyable. I thought the movie was pretty cool the music video was pretty decent too. The movie had alot to do with fairies & secrets besides from that I'm not saying anymore you'll have to watch the movie to see everything but defently worth watching.
Overall I'd recommend this barbie movie to anyone know matter what age there are. You can be a barbie fan at any age whether your a kid or an adult.
Happy Movie Hunting! (^_^)