Barbie em A Princesa e A Plebeia

The thought of watching a Barbie video didn't thrill me but I knew my daughter would be interested so I bought this. To my surprise, it was wonderful! The music is extremely well done, both lyrically and melodically. The lyrics are very clever and poignant. It's also performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Unlike most Disney movies and other children's shows, there is no violence at all. There's also no bad language. That alone is very refreshing.

Martin Short does the voice of Preminger and he's simply fantastic. He also gets to showcase his wonderful singing voice and unique voice talents.

It's hard to imagine anyone not liking this movie.

Cyclone, you are SO WRONG..I am a 35 year old mother of three, and I adore this movie! I bought it for my 3 year old daughter, and both she and my 11 year old daughter watch it every day. Even my 14 year old son got a kick out of it, although he'd NEVER admit as much! I find myself listening to the music CD, and the songs pop in my head at work every day. And you know what? That doesn't mean I have no life..it means I can have FUN! Readers, if you are contemplating renting or buying this movie, I say give it a shot! You'll be pleasantly surprised..it's very cute, entertaining and fun! Might I suggest that readers skip over Cyclone's comment, and let this movie stand for what it is..a fun, DECENT movie the whole family can enjoy!

This movie is close to perfect for a little girl who is the frilly/froo-froo/princess type, as mine is. It has "lovely Barbies in beautiful dresses" (her wording), kitties, and songs with catchy tunes. I'm not kidding... she and I both go around singing "...I'm just like yooooou, you're just like meeeeeeeee..." all day! Now and then you can catch her older brothers doing the same, but they will deny it to the death.

Definitely a quality girl's movie. Excellent song writing and voicework. Plus, the visuals are top notch. Colorful animation with incredible facial expressions make this watchable, even for the adults in the room.

The doggish-cat (another cute line in a song), named "Wolfie" is a cute character. I have given up explaining that it IS a cat and not a weird looking dog. My daughter wants one for Christmas now...

Actually, I thought Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper was surprisingly good. Usually I'd kick up a big fuss before watching Barbie, of all things, in anything at all. But as an avid fan of musicals and music in general, I felt compelled to watch it after one advertisement as I thought the music was indeed refreshingly catchy. The plot line was pretty sweet and... I just enjoyed it tremendously... even though I have to agree that the commercials were irritating. I particularly like the song "I Am A Girl Like You" and would seriously recommend fans of musicals and/or music in general to watch it as a form of relaxing distraction.

PS. I'd also like to comment on cyclone259's comments about adults finding Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper to their tastes. Everyone has his/her own opinions and you would do well not to judge them based on them. In fact, it's actually quite insulting.

I remember when I was 8 years old (and now I am 23) I watched this movie for the first time. Since then it's the best Barbie movie for me. Art, Characters, Story and Music, everything was great. The animation of environment with the osts are beautiful and peaceful. I never loved songs and characters of any Barbie movies more than of this one. One thing unique in Barbie movies which is loved by me is that they convey their messages through their songs, and this movie did that a lot. As princess Anneliese and Erika sings ,"Written in your heart", Barbie as Princess and the Pauper is written in my heart. Literally all the songs of this movie are my favorites, and Melissa Lyons, Julie Stevens, Mark Luna and Alessandro Juliani have done wonderful performances in doing it. Now I want to talk about the antigonist Preminger, except his villain side I love everything about him especially his humor. My laughs on him are same as I was kid. I want give the award of "Best Barbie movie villain" to Preminger. The last thing I want to talk is about moral lessons of this movie. Like typically every Barbie movie has a lesson, this movie also have and focuses on the importance of freedom, responsibilities of each individuals and friendship. The songs "Free!", "I am a girl like you" and "Written in your heart" are based on the lessons.

This movie deserves to be in the favorites of every Barbie movie fans. The amazing fact is, it actually is! Knowing that fact I say this movie is literally one of the best Barbie movie of all time (Perhaps literally the best).