#Barbie as rapunzel 2002 movie#

You can tell it's got its heart in the right place, when at the very beginning in an introductory sequence Barbie, at an easel, encourages her little sister to paint what she wants and express herself rather than telling her what to do. What's inside, however, is a very well done original take on a little-dramatized but familiar fairy tale that entertains without overdoing or offending and has an extremely positive subtext.

The worst thing about this video is its cover, which looks stiff, commercial and artificial.

#Barbie as rapunzel 2002 movie#

I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end, which I believe even those who don't carry the dolls around with us will enjoy this right alongside those younger-folk who do still meddle with them. The bottom line here is that this was a very big surprise to me. There are two very good songs that accompany the movie(although it doesn't try to be a musical), and the usual fairy-tale ending that will please young and those who are young at heart. There is a formidable enemy(voice played by Anjelica Huston), and endearing characters who are Rapunzel's friends(a talking rabbit and a young dragon), as well as a few others who all are done well. They basically took the Rapunzel character and crafted an entirely different movie than what's in the original book. The animation isn't intended to make you forget that it's animation because we're watching a `doll' in action, not a person(and this is okay). What impressed me the most about this made-for-video computer animated movie was the obvious time and attention that was put into the story, animation, and character development despite the usual bland Barbie stuff created by Mattel. The movie features a song by Samantha Mumba and music by the London Symphony Orchestra.1st watched - 6 out of 10(Dir-Owen Hurley): Surprisingly well-done Barbie fluff. Stunningly produced in computer animation, the movie stars Academy Award(R) - Anjelica Huston* as Gothel and Cree Summer as Penelope(TM). However, in a twist of fate, Rapunzel's discovery of a magic paintbrush leads her on a journey that will unravel a web of deception, bring peace to two feuding kingdoms, and ultimately lead her to love with the help of Penelope(TM), the least intimidating of dragons! She lived as a servant to Gothel, a jealous, scheming witch who kept her hidden deep in a forbidding forest, guarded by the enormous dragon Hugo and surrounded by an enchanted glass wall. But Rapunzel's life was far from wonderful. Long, long ago, in a time of magic and dragons, there lived a girl named Rapunzel who had the most beautiful radiant hair the world had ever seen. I bought it as a Christmas gift for them because they like Barbie. I enjoyed the plot and was even able to sit and watch it with my daughters. The movie was shockingly good, despite the fact it was a straight-to-video movie.