Barbie as The Island Princess

Buy This Item Barbie as The Island Princess by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $13.99  on 9-22-2008     Sometimes it's difficult finding one's place in the world and, while a young shipwrecked girl named Ro couldn't ask for better friends than the animals that raised her on a South Seas island, she wonders about her parents and where she came from. When avid explorer Prince Antonio discovers the island, he offers Ro a chance to return to civilization and Ro convinces her friends Tika the elephant, Sagi the red panda, and Azul the peacock to accompany her. Once in the Prince's kingdom, Ro and her friends feel hopelessly out of place and fall prey to the tricks of a scheming traitor. Just when it seems that Ro may never find her parents, feel comfortable in the civilized world, nor realize her love for the Prince, Ro gets a hint of her mother's identity and finds an opportunity to prove her goodness to the royal family. This CGI animated musical stars Barbie and features nine very nice original songs. The animation is adequate, if not particularly realistic, and the story, though it's certainly been told before, holds the interest of children ages 3 to 7 years. - -<i>Tami Horiuchi </i> <p> <span class="h1"><strong>Beyond <i>Barbie as the Island Princess </i> on DVD</strong></span> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4"> <tr align="center" valign="top" class="tiny"> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31NKFO1DCgL._AA115_.jpg" border="0"> More Barbie on DVD</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31HjhnwFrkL._AA115_.jpg" border="0"> Barbie as the Island Princess in Spanish</td> <td width="33%"> <img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/toys-and-games/brands/barbie/Barbie_Princess._V19731997_.jpg" border="0"> The Barbie Store</td></tr> </table> <p> <span class="h1"><strong>Stills from <I>Barbie as the Island Princess</I> (click for larger image)</strong></span> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"><p> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td> <img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/Universal/BarbieIsland/Barbie1_s.jpg"> </td><p> <td><img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/Universal/BarbieIsland/Barbie2_s.jpg"></td><p> </td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"><p> <tr align="center" valign="top"><td> <img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/Universal/BarbieIsland/Barbie3_s.jpg"> </td><p> </td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"><p> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td><img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/Universal/BarbieIsland/Barbie4_s.jpg"> </td><p> <td><img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/Universal/BarbieIsland/Barbie5_s.jpg"> </td><p> </td></tr></table> </tr> </table> </p> Reader Reviews Being a child care employee, I have seen every Barbie movie made, except Fairytopia and Mermaidia. And Barbie as the Island Princess is one I would watch even if I wasn't in child care. The music is memorable and fun to learn. The animation and color is vibrant and inviting. The characters are full-fleshed, not the 2D characters of old. I'm not talking about animation style, I'm talking personality. They have problems BEYOND that of Ariana's scheming. We have culture shock, homesickness, plotting, jealousy, and that's WITHOUT Ariana. Barbie began a tradition of wholesome family entertainment, succeeding where Disney now fails (as much as it hurts me to say it)

Barbie as The Island Princess Available from Amazon Price: $13.99 Updated on 9-22-2008.

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