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6.6/10
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Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which go... Read allBarbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.Barbie stars as Rapunzel, a young girl who is entrapped by a magical barrier by the wicked, Gothel. Rapunzel finds an escape where she finds a Prince and a feud between two kingdoms which goes back to the day she was kidnapped as a child.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
Kelly Sheridan
- Barbie
- (voice)
- …
Anjelica Huston
- Gothel
- (voice)
Cree Summer
- Penelope
- (voice)
Ian James Corlett
- Hobie
- (voice)
- …
Mark Hildreth
- Stefan
- (voice)
David Kaye
- Hugo
- (voice)
- …
Peter Kelamis
- Otto
- (voice)
- …
Christopher Gaze
- King Wilhelm
- (voice)
Terry Klassen
- Fat Swordsman
- (voice)
- …
Chantal Strand
- Kelly
- (voice)
- …
Danny McKinnon
- Tommy
- (voice)
Britt McKillip
- Melody
- (voice)
Jocelyne Loewen
- Lorena
- (voice)
- (as Jocelyn Loewen)
Dale Wilson
- Silversmith
- (voice)
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I am 22, the last time I watched this movie when i was 6-7 years old.. I tried to watch it now and i don't know why this movie never boring me
My 2 year old daughter loves this movie. I find it hard to sit through, with numerous plot holes and terrible dialogue, not to mention annoying animation. However, it's (almost) completely nonviolent and has a pretty good message. My daughter particularly likes the dragon character, Penelope. Overall, a pretty good kids movie, if not cutting edge.
The best Barbie movie, and most underrated, is Barbie in the Nutcracker. I loved the music, the story, the animation, the dialogue and the voice-talents. Barbie as Rapunzel is actually not bad at all, but I much prefer Nutcracker. The animation is very good, and the music by Dvorak (New world symphony) was lovely, but I didn't like the added music as much. The opening credits and the making of the dress were wonderful. The voice talents were excellent, especially from the immensely Angelica Huston as Gothel. Kelly Sheridan is lovely too, but Cree Summer brilliantly voices Penelope, the best character, who is misjudged by her father, who doesn't share her love. I also loved Otto and Hobie. The story was very good too(i loved the painting idea), however I didn't think the Prince was sincere enough, unlike Prince Eric in Nutcracker. In conclusion, a nice movie, but not the best. 8/10 Bethany Cox
I have loved the story of Rapunzel since I was a child and I have to say I find this Barbie version very discouraging. It's not the story at all and that's just wrong. I mean I understand that little girls love stories about princesses an that Barbie is trying to provide that, but I think it's more important that these little girls learn the real stories which as such a beautiful part of history. I know it's cute, but so is the real story - so my question is why? Why ruin such a wonderful story by adding a magic paintbrush and a talking purple dragon? What was so wrong with the original story that they felt like changing it? - it just doesn't make any sense
Unlike the whiners, the irrelevant complaining and just the plain questionable comments I've seen regarding the reviews for this child's movie - I generally liked it.
While Disney's Tangled was a cute adaption (albeit that version of Rapunzel lacked a sense of self-preservation and was much too trusting of strangers). The extra plot twist adds an interesting mystery which intrigues the audience as to WHY Rapunzel was kidnapped to begin with. Also it shows you can be creative to escape the bonds of toxicity and make your dreams come true if your fight honestly for them.
While Disney's Tangled was a cute adaption (albeit that version of Rapunzel lacked a sense of self-preservation and was much too trusting of strangers). The extra plot twist adds an interesting mystery which intrigues the audience as to WHY Rapunzel was kidnapped to begin with. Also it shows you can be creative to escape the bonds of toxicity and make your dreams come true if your fight honestly for them.
Did you know
- TriviaMattel had originally wanted to make a series of Barbie princess animated films where Barbie plays a different princess each movie from a classic fairytale (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, etc.), but out of fear of copyright with Disney, these plans were abandoned. This is where this film materialized, as Disney (at the time of this film's release) had not yet made a Disney Princess movie based on Rapunzel. Ironically enough, Raiponce (2010) from Walt Disney Animation Studios, which is based on Rapunzel, took a lot of inspiration from this film.
- GoofsJust before Gothel cuts Rapunzel's hair, Rapunzel is turning to face her, but when Gothel cuts it in the next shot, Rapunzel has her back to Gothel
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits it says: "Love and imagination can change the world." -Barbie
- Alternate versionsA 60-minute TV version was produced.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #27.9 (2002)
- SoundtracksConstant As the Stars Above
Written by Rob Hudnut and Arnie Roth
Details
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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