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Barbie magically comes to life in her third animated movie, Barbie of Swan Lake. Based on the brilliant music of Tchaikovsky and the beloved fairy tale, the movie stars Barbie as Odette, the young baker’s daughter who follows a unicorn into the Enchanted Forest. The evil wizard, Rothbart – intent on defeating his cousin, the Fairy Queen and taking over the Forest, transforms Odette into a swan. The Fairy Queen counters the spell, leaving Odette human by night but a swan by day. Odette learns that even though she fells she is the wrong person for the task, it is her destiny to save the Enchanted Forest from Rothbart. But how can a young girl – armed with only her courage, honesty and intelligence – accomplish this, all while the handsome Prince Daniel is falling in love with her?
Barbie of Swan Lake combines fantasy, ballet and Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable music as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Peter Martins, Ballet Master in Chief of the New York City Ballet, choreographs the wondrous dance scenes of this spectacular ballet in a way never experienced before.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Let's get the perspective clear from the start: I grew up despising Barbie in all her guises - her only discernable use was as legitimate target practice for my action man. I resisted all things Barbie until my daughter was introduced to her via this exposition at a friend's house and Santa caved in on her fourth Christmas. Seen through the eyes of a parent, this film does terrible things to Tchaikovsky's masterpiece - cutsie animals, lavender unicorns and a changed ending but my daughter was captivated by this, the best of the series. By that magic ability that six-year-old girls possess that enables them to wrap fathers round their little fingers, she has since added most of the others, though this remains the favourite.
If you can bear to be in the room whilst it's on, there are positives - the animation is remarkably good, particularly in the dance scenes and, of course, the music remains as one of the best ballet scores ever. Another plus is that she couldn't wait to see the real thing on stage and had a much better understanding of the plot and music than she might otherwise have had. Much as it sticks in the craw to recommend anything Barbie, if you have pink-flavoured offspring aged four to eight with any interest in ballet this is an investment that will give you hours of peace and will probably exceed your expectations in all respects.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A mix of ballet dancing, pink unicorns, Barbie, a naughty wizard, and a handsome prince is bound to be a winner as any parent of a little girl knows.
I would highly recommend it - especially the fact that buried away in the "more fun" menu is a section where you can play all the dances by themselves. My three year old loves it.
Only minor quibble is that the story is a bit disjointed in places.
I would highly recommend it - especially the fact that buried away in the "more fun" menu is a section where you can play all the dances by themselves. My three year old loves it.
Only minor quibble is that the story is a bit disjointed in places.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
My daughter is 4 1/2 and a big barbie fan.She has watched Barbie Swan Lake and thinks it is wonderful.She loves copying the ballet dance moves.I would highly recomend this video to anyone who loves Barbie especially if they enjoyed Nutcracker and Rapunzel.This video is deffinatly one to watch many times!
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fantastic
my daughter loved this film. she is 4 and watches it over and over. I will be buying her more barbie dvds.
Published 3 months ago by sh3lly_82
Barbie of Swan Lake
Daughters comment:
Another beautiful performance from the London Orchestra. This film is fabulous. A work of CGI art. Read more
Another beautiful performance from the London Orchestra. This film is fabulous. A work of CGI art. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr A P HILL
A must for any Barbie fan.
A sure sign of how good a film is, is if the children want to watch it again immediately after the first viewing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Book Bug
Entertaining the Grandaughters with Barbie
Bought Barbie of Swan Lake DVD for my grandaughter as a Christmas present so haven't yet watched it with her but I am sure it will be appreciated and will be as good as the other... Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. J. Fox
Can't imagine anyone not enjoying them
I saw a trailer for Barbie Nutcracker years back at the cinema and thought it looked good and I would like to see it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. Saunders
Barbie of Swan Lake
Good Story - I bought this for my Gradaughter who loves all the Barbie DVD's
Published on 24 April 2010 by Hunter
Great for any Barbie Fan
My daughter just loves collecting the Barbie DVD and I have to say the story lines are good
Published on 10 Mar 2010 by Ahmad
Barbie Swan Lake
Bought all three of this films for me young daughter, the latest installation being Barbie Swan Lake. She loves it, so will your kids. Would Higgly recommend it.
Published on 7 Mar 2004
Lost the plot?
This version of Swan Lake bears very little resemblance to the original story.
The storyline has been heavily tweaked, with new characters, name changes and an alternate... Read more
The storyline has been heavily tweaked, with new characters, name changes and an alternate... Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2003 by Mrs Wibble
Rapunzel was better
What I like about these productions is that they are very good quality in the overall production, story and acting. Barbie in Swan lake was lacking in story and acting. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2003 by Ms. T. CHOUDHURY
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