9 reviews
I do get some pleasure out of the Barbie movies, and while not one of my favourites like Nutcracker, Diamond Castle and The Prince and the Pauper it is an enjoyable movie. The dialogue is on the corny and saccharine side(though there are some nice sophisticated jokes) and while sweet and well meaning the characters are not really all that plausible and are little different than they are in other entries. However, it is beautifully animated, has music that is whimsical and memorable, a slightly thin but very cute and charming story complete with some appreciative messaging and the voice acting is never too cutesy or shrill. In a nutshell, Magic of the Rainbow was an enjoyable movie, but not quite what I call a great movie. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- May 26, 2012
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I usually love watching these barbie movies with my nieces (and sometimes with my curious little nephew) but I will be honest, I watched this out of curiosity and of my own free will (it wasn't easy renting it! I was so embarrassed to have to walk up to the counter, it was like taking a walk of shame) Anyway, I've seen every single other barbie movie, and this one was the worst. Worst characters, plot was stupid and filled with so many holes, the animation was flatter than usual, and it was just so stupid that I had to turn it off. I don't even think kids would be interested in it. To begin with, I was never too thrilled with the Fairytopia series in general, it was always sort of boring. But I guess the kids buy into it (I much prefer the princess stories.) Just don't rent this movie. I certainly didn't like it. Your kids might, but there's a larger percent that they'll find it stupid and unbelievable like I did.
- awsum_ginger
- Apr 18, 2007
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I was very skeptical about letting my four-year-old daughter watch this movie as I generally don't like the messages taught by "girls'" movies. However, I was very pleasantly surprised at how positive this movie is. Unlike the Disney princess movies, it focuses on personal achievement rather than on romance. The heroine's goal isn't to fall in love and get married, but rather, to learn and grow and save the world. She doesn't wait around to be rescued. Instead, Barbie/Elina is pro-active in solving her crisis. I also like that the villainess is not fat. She is curvy but it serves more to show that she is older and more experienced than Barbie/Elina, making her a more formidable opponent. Finally, this movie also shares an often hard-to-learn lesson: not everyone is going to like you or want to be your friend but that doesn't make them evil. Sometimes we have to work with people with whom we don't agree in order to accomplish the task at hand.
- crucio_for_coffee
- Oct 18, 2007
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The familiar is ugly and doesn't help the plot at all. The arc of Barbie's character helps all the girls get along by choosing her as the chosen one isn't a great message but is also just as boring to watch as general fantasy chosen one stories. Here, the adults choose not to act, putting it all on the inexperienced young fairies. Strong "Dumbledore is the problem" vibes from Azura and Enchantress. To top it off, there isn't any good songs and the magic system is never explained (suddenly Barbie can do magic even though she's been previously a squib). I'm surprised this was a series (this is the third installment) but I guess those fairies wings must have been a huge seller for Mattel. In general it's one of the least aesthetically pleasing barbie movies which is why the doll outfits are slightly different and there are fewer cosplayers from this.
Strong hit and a miss.
Strong hit and a miss.
- kmontgomery-98515
- Aug 1, 2022
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My daughter got this movie as a birthday gift. I was initially concerned, as I always am, about how the "evil" character is depicted, both in his actions and visually, as I have 3 small girls...all under 6. I still went ahead and allowed them to see it. All three love it...they watch it at least twice a week. I should say that the youngest was initially a little afraid of the ugly fairy and the toad, as was my initial concern, but she clearly overcame it and loves it...! My second daughter is obsessed, she comes home from school and the first thing she does is put on her fairy costume... They also got away with making me redo the theme in their room...and yes...the new theme is rainbows. It is not the greatest kid movie ever but I find it appropriate and my girls love the beautiful fantasy world in it.....It is not however, by any means, a movie for adults, so I do not recommend any adult go out and rent it for their own viewing pleasure.
- dianamarinelli
- Nov 21, 2020
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Omg back than we buy these barbie movies in CD's its was A good time and i love this one specially cuase it was like the first movies i ever saw and it impacted my imagination it was very insprational for a boy with big hopes and dreams i love elina so much cuase she is truley amazing and went through a great character development in this film she become mature and very much strong after the 2 past movies of this triology and she truley comepleted her journy its animation is not living up to peresent time we are in but the story is sooo good its not like the mermadia that movie was better but its still a solid movie i might be biast but im sure it will live up if mattel start to give it another chance in 2023.
- rahlhjawanbkht
- Nov 22, 2023
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Elina goes to a fairy school in the Crystal Palace, where she needs to learn to use her enchanted powers to perform the Flight of Spring. Unfortunately, the evil Laverna is back and intends to freeze spring! Will Elina and her new fairy friends be able to defeat Laverna or will it be winter forever in Fairytopia? After twice saving Fairytopia, Elina has become a celebrity and feels safe with her abilities. Until Azura visits the Magical Meadow with a new challenge: go to the Crystal Palace and train to be Azura's apprentice, and learn the Flight of Spring, the annual ritual that brings life to the First Rainbow of Spring. There, Elina meets the other apprentices from different places, including the fiery-tempered Sparkling Fairy named Sunburst, and the Nymph of the Woods, Glee. Things don't go as well as Elina had hoped, when she accidentally walks into a trap while putting a spell on a seemingly innocent toad. The frog is actually Laverna, the spell frees her from her prison and transforms her back into her old form. Lavender
Watching Barbie movies, I don't love it, but I like it a lot, judge me, it takes me back to the time I worked at the day care center with my little students, I have the impression of having already watched them all at the time, at least until the 2013 productions/ 14... The graphics are not those things, but the explosion of colors, sparkles, magically enchant... Just like the enchanted Barbie world... I love...
Watching Barbie movies, I don't love it, but I like it a lot, judge me, it takes me back to the time I worked at the day care center with my little students, I have the impression of having already watched them all at the time, at least until the 2013 productions/ 14... The graphics are not those things, but the explosion of colors, sparkles, magically enchant... Just like the enchanted Barbie world... I love...
- RosanaBotafogo
- Feb 18, 2023
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This movie has a great storyline. Also, the plot twists help build up the excitement. Although I really loved Mermaidia, this film was a great third installment on the trilogy!
- AnnaPagrati
- Aug 21, 2021
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