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After seeing all the reviews on how amazing this movie was I was super excited. Going into it I loved a couple things: the animation was gorgeous, the dance moves were improved, the voice acting was great (except for Barbie), and the songs were beautiful. Now if only that would have made the story better. The concept is overused now and needs to stop. They tried to relate to kids and show things that aren't funny or cool. I wanted to see more of Amelia but they only show her a couple times. And I hated how Barbie and Amelia were the same person. They could've at least made her a brunette. Plus, the whole ending is a disaster. Every second the action was just thrown in random bits and ended in two seconds. Also, the singing was super out of place and didn't need to happen. Overall, don't bother.

This one is kind of like "Princess and the Popstar". I'm not saying it's not good. It's kind of enjoyable for some length. But watching the same plot with some extra things couldn't give me the taste of watching a whole different plot. So, if they have done it with some different plot and not repeating the old ones, it'd be better.

Original scores need to be improved. The songs are not good as those ones in "Princess and the Popstar".

All in all, although it's an old plot, it's not that good but not that bad either. It's like it's in the middle. So, I'd say it's enjoyable for first watch.

I've watched all the Barbie movies as a child and now I've watched all of the newer movies and shows with my daughter. Princess Adventure was still enjoyable to watch, but the whole concept of trading places has been done before (like multiple times).

Honestly, have loved Barbie movies all the way up until their Princess and the Popstar debut, everything after has been deplorable. The worst thing about this movie is there is no plot that makes sense, and when you realize what plot they (kind of?) went for it was extremely shallow. They preach in the movie about being yourself but also choose not to recognize the privileges the princess has of getting everything she wants whenever, which sends kids the wrong message. Basically, be who you are if you have the means to. Characters looked like they were copy pasted and hardly anyone changed outfits throughout the movie so it's obvious production value was low. It's not worth the watch.

While the movie has some issues, it's one I can watch over and over again. To get my negatives out of the way, while the Trey stuff is funny, it could've been cut down, especially his song. I also feel like the stuff with Ken trying to get closer to Barbie could've been better integrated into the plot. The villain is entertaining, though he would've benefited from more buildup. Besides that, I really enjoyed this movie. A "Prince And The Pauper" type plot has been done before, but they make it work. Barbie just wants to make things better for others without feeling like she has to conform to what others want. She's shown being brave, smart, and resourceful. Amelia is someone who could've been written poorly, but she genuinely wants to be a good ruler for her people. For all the issues she had sigh Alfonso, she does appreciate what he does. It has a pretty powerful message about not being trapped in the box of other people's expectations. All the characters are enjoyable in their own way. The music is very strong, with the cast bringing their A Game. The climax is also exciting. So, I enjoyed this. It's not perfect, but its heart is in the right place. I recommend it.

Starting off: Reused storylines. We have seen the "oh somewhat normal person switches lives with a princess and learn to be themselves" literally three times now. The Princess and The Pauper was the first one, which was a PHENOMENAL movie. Then we had The Princess and The Popstar, which to be honest was not that bad. Sure it was just a copy of The Princess and The Pauper, but the animation was okay, the characters were likable, and the music was great. And then... you have THIS. Stale characters, all of them nearly identical, with bad characterization. Barbie and Amelia are the exact same character. Bland, boring, rich girls. Mediocre songs, stale animation, and awful writing.

Next up: The character designs and modeling. The costumes for the characters are ATROCIOUS. T-Shirts with a ball gown skirt, with stars all over it? TACKY. The previous barbie movies, she's worn beautiful dresses, with somewhat accurate designs to the time period. In this one, they tried to fuse modern designs with royal designs. And they failed. The models of the props were AWFUL, looking like cheap plastic with rough edges. Honestly, you can tell they went cheap with this. Now, I don't blame the crew for this, I would never. The real problem is clearly the companies running it.

The sets: Now, I get they were trying to be clever and make it all look like a dollhouse, but honestly, they failed. It just looked bad and tacky.

The biggest issue is that they tried to be clever with this. We don't want Barbie to be the main character, she's much better when she's an actress, playing someone else. When they write Barbie as the main character, she just melds into the background with all the other characters, until they're a blob of fart jokes, fAsHiOn, clumsy, and dumb moments. There is nothing memorable about this movie, and I think the companies behind it need to go back to their roots. Because if they continue down this road, they will have no fans left. You want animation to be enjoyable for both kids, parents and adult fans. And honestly? I don't even think KIDS would enjoy this movie. 1/10, I would give 0/10 if I could.

This movie is Perfect! Im telling it has a very nice soundtrack and everything! I love the princess, she is nice and she wants to find out more about herself. Has great lessons and very inspiring!!

So I'm writing my thesis paper on the downfall of Barbie films, and it's really killing me that none of these IMDb reviews are showing ages. I have to know if these recent films are hitting their target audience (kids 3-6, probably girls) or not. (I'm 21, BTW, and an animation student/writer.)

I believe they are because all the critical reviews sound like they're from older people, and I'm pretty sure kids 3-6 think this is a cool movie and don't care about the narrative deficiencies and lack of emotional storytelling techniques in Barbie Princess Adventure.

Let's be real, people who aren't 3-6, this movie is not for us. Mattel does not care about making their movies palatable for people outside their target demographic. Assuming skilled writers cost more, they're totally cutting costs where it doesn't matter.

But that's not stopping me from watching it, so let's roast the crap out of Barbie Princess Adventure.

This is yet another movie trying to chase after the glory of Princess and the Pauper, but I don't think the writers understand that the popularity of Princess and the Pauper is NOT due to the switching places trope, but because of the masterful storytelling (and Preminger, of course). This movie does NOT have those things.

It preaches the theme of "being yourself" but offers no concrete evidence of the characters experiencing that. Barbie is perfect. She literally performed a complex horse show involving acrobatics with no prior preparation. Amelia is boring. She keeps saying that she needs to "be herself" and that she has opinions and dreams, but NEVER in the entire 1 hour and 12 minute films does she EVER tell us what they are. Ever. All she does is walk around in a park, and she's on screen for maybe 10 minutes in total.

At the end she says she's ready to be queen, but sis--all you did is walk around in a park!!!

The only concrete thing we know about Amelia is that she likes all the ice cream flavors, and that's only because she TOLD us, like she TELLS literally everything else about herself!!! (Okay but I have to give credit where it's due, the beginning where she chooses the plain necklace over the fancy one is decent, but that's the only instance of showing instead of telling that I can think of.)

The message of this film is admirable, but it feels vague and preachy because neither of the main characters actually experience anything concrete relating to the theme. That is why it feels meh, despite it trying so hard to be inspiring. Because there's no heart to this and no emotion. The characters don't struggle, and there is no reason to empathize with them.

And the environments are ugly. What the heck were the concept artists thinking when they designed that castle???? And the outfits are also garbage. Early 2000s Barbie movies had wack animation but at least they made an effort to make their designs appealing.

Ugh, anyway. Sadly the two films after this aren't any better. I don't think Barbie is gonna have any good films for a while.

You're better off watching Barbie movies before 2012 and Princess Charm School. It's been a while since they last made a Barbie movie, so I had hopes that maybe they took time to make something good, but this movie fell flat. It so, so bad. They try to mix fantasy with modern elements and they failed at doing so. I don't mind a reused plot as long as they make changes that separate the two, but this felt like a very poorly done version of Princess and the Pauper. I thought Princess and the Popstar was bad, but this movie proves that they lack creativity and effort.

Yes i've seen the movie, and its amazing! I love the songs and new characters

It's an okay movie. I guess. The whole switching places idea has been done more than once before but this has to be the worst version. The whole movie is just bland. Everything!! The script, animations, storyline etc. it's just not good. A toddler would probably like it but no one else.

I wanted to like it,because the dream house adventures series is really good. But this fell short of what the series offers. The characters are shallow like others have said. All the songs scream me me me! Like at the end when everyone was singing and dancing together all they could sing is this is MY moment,all of them were there,why couldn't it be this is OUR moment. It seems selfish,and when your making your own decisions you should be willing to listen to your parents or a well meaning friend. It could have been a lot better.

My kids love this movie it's so cute! I read some negative reviews and it shocks me this movie is as amazing as any other Barbie movie!

I love this movie so much! If you haven't seen it yet please do. Its a good barbie movie which we haven't had in a while, it gives me old barbie movies vibes and the songs are so inspiring even the characters! Children of all ages and adults will enjoy this!