Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011)

Wonderful character development!

That was an excellent one.

Perfectly adorable

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Barbie: A fairy secret is perhaps one of the worst Barbie movies ever made. Sure, the animation is alright, I like Barbie's new voice actor, and the story isn't the worst in history. But there are just so many stupid scenes and moments, and even creates plot holes in the process; Such as not giving a set of rules for magic for it to make sense, or letting the audience learn more about the fairy world.I know I just said that the animation is alright, but the animation here does NOT look like it was made in 2011; It still looks like 2008 animation. And this confuses me actually; Why is it that the most popular franchise associated with little girls, have such mediocre budgets, and technology?Besides the passable animation and terrible writing, the movie is presenting little girls with fashion, shopping, and just being terrible role models. Even if little girls like this movie, they can be subconsciously influenced by what they see. If you are creating a message, THINK THROUGH YOUR IMPLICATIONS, or else girls can get the wrong idea of what the movie is trying to convey. I know I'm not in the demographic for this movie, but A: I grew up with this movie, and B: We are living in a decade where plenty of kids movies prove that they can be enjoyable by the whole family, and not just 5 year old's! Even if your kids like terrible movies, that doesn't mean that the adults have to pretend to like it; They can offer their own opinions on the movie. Besides, it is up to parents to decide what movies kids can, and can't see.Those are just my thoughts on the movie.

"Barbie: A Fairy Secret" is the story of how Barbie discovers that fairies really do exist. When a fairy princess captures her boyfriend Ken, Barbie along with her costar, Raquelle, and two of Barbie's stylists, head out to rescue him from Gloss Angeles, a floating town filled with fairies. I really like the animation in this movie, especially how each of the characters are drawn. Barbie's eyes glisten like jewels and get me into the fairy mood. Each scene bursts with color, like their hangout Wally's. I also love how every piece of clothing has a modern twist. I wish I could have two fairies as my personal stylists. The movie also has great music that makes me want to dance. Barbie is already friends with her two fashion stylists at the beginning of the movie, but is uneasy around her rival Raquelle. Raquelle is jealous of Barbie, so what will happen when they get twisted up in this magical world together? When Ken is forced to marry fairy princess Graziella he realizes how much he loves Barbie but lots of trouble stands in their way. Don't worry, because Barbie will do anything to get Ken back. Girls ages two to ten will really enjoy this movie filled with friends, fashion and adventure. Will Raquelle and Barbie ever be friends? How will they get into the magical world? Will they rescue Ken? Find out when you watch "Barbie: a Fairy Secret." Credit: Makai Weber Colvin, Age 9, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic

These movies are getting worse and worse. Bring back the old style and old Barbie. They are also not entirely appropriate for a 3-5 year old. Sad. They have attempted to modernize Barbie and taken away her sweetness and innocence and made her into an annoying teenager with a cell phone. She doesn't even look like Barbie anymore. The fantasy is gone. Barbie is supposed to be hip and modern- it is like the movie producers are ignoring the 3-5 year old genre and targeting 8-10 year olds. But the main audience is 3-5. What 10 year old wants to watch this? That being said my 4 year old enjoyed it, but I am not sure I did and I am not sure I like the new influence. I think we will stick with old Barbie movies on reruns. This pales in comparison to Three Musketeers or Princess and the Pauper. Get those instead.

Critical analysis of any Barbie movie is like attempting to extract blood from a turnip. There is nothing of merit to critically dissect. It's just pure, less than juvenile garbage. They are, to the letter, stilted, terribly scripted, amateurish CG animated, middling voice acting (though hardly the worst I've ever heard), with incredibly stupid, improbable stories and plots and manufactured dialog that would never come from a human's mouth. You feel certain you've dropped 2 or 3 IQ points after watching one of these monstrosities.With these exceptionally low standards for context, the "Fairy Secret" may be the bottom 2 or 3 of these exceptionally terrible cookie-cutter, quasi-formulaic junk piles geared for little girls who think they want to be Barbie and that we parents are in the unfortunate position of occasionally having to watch with our little ones. The dialog and "plot" (for a story that's mind-numbingly idiotic) are both so awful that one will find oneself groaning constantly throughout the time you've wasted watching it.Whereas some minor merit can occasionally be extracted out of some of the Barbie movies - as in maybe there's a slightly funny joke or at least the plot isn't entirely stupid, little can be said that is positive about this one. It's like the writer isn't even trying to create believable characters, dialog, or plot, even at the level of the fantastical. Perhaps the writer is so underpaid that they barely phone it in. Perhaps they are already angry that they have to have this trash on their resume. Maybe they will legally change their name after being associated with a movie like this. Whatever the case, it doesn't make for a good movie.Save your little girls the trouble and rent something vastly better that nearly all kids enjoy - like pretty much any Pixar movie.