Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)

The Age of Commercialism

Overrated

Best movie ever!

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

I do think the Barbie movies deserve more respect than they do. None are among my favourite movies of all time and none are the best movies I've seen, but I find them cute, entertaining and charming with good morals, nice characters and the animation and music are also not bad at all and generally get better. The Island Princess is in my top 5 favourites of the movies, alongside Nutcracker, Diamond Castle, Prince and the Pauper and 12 Dancing Princesses(I also have a soft spot for Rapunzel and Swan Lake as well as they were along with Nutcracker the first ones I watched). In fact all of them are worth watching, even my least favourite Mariposa(and that is still quite good). Here the dialogue is occasionally corny, but on the most part sweet and heart-warming. The vocal performances are spirited, and the story is simple but cute and charming with lots of heart and positive messaging. The characters are not complex, and they don't need to be, instead they get through by their likability, Rosella is an identifiable lead and her animal friends are adorable. The music is catchy and well-sung, and the animation makes Island Princess one of the best-looking Barbie movies to date(the best looking ones are Nutcracker and Diamond Castle in my opinion) with its bright colours and beautiful backgrounds. Overall, a very nice movie that should be given a chance without any prejudice. I do got toddler friends who adore these films, but I have seen numerous examples of adults who have been satisfied with their child's enjoyment and have liked some of them too. Just for the record I happen to be somebody from outside the target audience(20 as of now) and while I can think of better movies I enjoy them too and I am not afraid to admit it. 9/10 Bethany Cox

I find it hard to believe that these Barbie movies don't get more exposure or recognition, because I think the are all so amazing. I didn't even know that these movies existed until I let my 2 year old daughter pick out a movie at the video store. She picked Barbie & The 12 Dancing Princesses (which is also a favorite). I expected them to be silly and not to have much depth (like my son's Land Before Time movies). Boy, was I wrong! They are so good, we've bought almost all of them now.The reason I love this movie so much is that it's the ultimate love story (and not just love of a "boy & girl", but the love of family, too). It reminds me a little of the movie "Ever After" with Drew Barrymore. Sure, it's the standard 'formula' movie, but it's very satisfying and quite touching in the end (I even cried! A 40 year old woman crying watching a BARBIE movie! I can't believe I am even admitting that!). Not to mention, the songs are excellent. I am not much for musicals, but the songs in this movie really fit in. They don't just break out in song for no reason - it really meshes into the storyline (like most Disney movies I love like Beauty & The Beast and The Little Mermaid, but perhaps even more effectively than those). The woman that sings the songs also sang in the other Barbie musical movies and her voice is phenomenal.The best part about this movie is that it's not scary in any way for the small kids. My son likes Barbie in the Magic of Pegasus better (because of the scary Wenlock), but watches this one along with his sister just as intently.Keep the WONDERFUL Barbie movies coming. We are HUGE fans!

this was such a great movie, I'm 17 and i still like watching Barbie movies they put such a good message across for children, this time the prince chooses the girl with personality not just looks, the songs are gorgeous the voices all go well with the movie, the women who sing all the songs in this movie have beautiful voices especially when Ro and her mother sing the lullaby,the people who voice all these characters suit there characters perfectly. i love the end song the best just before the credits, especially the lines "there may be miracles awaiting, they may be closer than we know, when we have love to guide us as we go" "you never know when you'll find,what your heart is yearning for, all you seek could be there, just a breath away" " now that i've seen the world around me, now that the answers all are clear, old concerns behind me,new adventures near, i know a chance can be worth taking, and that a family can grow,when we have love to guide us as we go"

That dang Barbie does it again! So far, this is the best Barbie movie to date. All the bright colors and the story line is amazing! My almost 3 and 5 year old love it....and their Mom does too!! The animals are cute. The characters are believable. The story is great! And there are fun lessons to be learned. I'm a sucker for happy endings....and this movie definitely has one. The songs are pretty and fun to sing along with. We just bought this yesterday and have watched it 6 or 7 times already! As lame as it sounds, I almost got teary eyed when Ro found her Mom. The woman who sings as Barbie has such a beautiful voice! This is a must own movie! Can't wait for the next one in Spring!