Barbie In A Mermaid Tale [DVD]

Such a great movie! So fun and different for a Barbie movie. I haven’t seen one like this yet, I feel like a lot of the plots are the same but this one was very unique and fun!

Loveeeee

One of my favorite movies ever. Can watch this in million time even though I bought this for my daughter.

Our three and a half year old daughter wanted to see this movie after seeing a preview on the Nick Jr website. The only other Barbie movie we have watched was the Nutcracker, and while it was a cute movie with beautiful ballet sequences, it had too many scary parts for her. We watched A Mermaid's Tale tonight as a special treat after a particularly traumatic day involving blood testing for allergies. I was pleasantly surprised in this movie. The animation is fantastic, beautiful and lifelike. The characters are sweet. And the story line (you must realize we are talking it's for small children who love Barbie and fantasy) is easy to follow and fun. My daughter loved it. The "scary" parts weren't too scary, some sharks, a few jelly fish, and the mean Queen. And while she is mean, it's nothing like the Queen in Sleeping Beauty that can give very young children nightmares for weeks. The movie's message is that it is okay to be different. We are very particular about what we let our daughter watch. She watches Max and Ruby, the Wonder Pets, The Berenstain Bears, Little Bear, Olivia and occasionally Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. She has seen the Tinkerbell movies, but didn't enjoy the other Disney movies, as the bad guys are always too scary. She doesn't see any network TV or commercials in general. She saw the commercial for this on the Nick Jr website, and only after we had watched it first. My husband and I especially appreciated the fact that there weren't references to things she wouldn't understand, there weren't jokes thrown in for the adults only, and that is was sweet and simple with no violence, no name calling and nothing offensive. I would gladly watch it again with her, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to a parent who was looking for a sweet, fun movie for little girls who love pretend and make-believe and believe it's possible Mermaids are really out there in the ocean somewhere.

The Barbie movies are surprisingly good for what you'd expect. The graphics are simple, but there are actual stories that make it worth buying. The songs tend to be excellent. My daughters insisted I buy the sequel.This story is about a girl (Merliah) raised by her grandfather who discovers she's half-mermaid on her sixteenth birthday. It turns out that her mermaid aunt has been keeping her mother prisoner, and Merliah has to rescue her and come to terms with her mermaid heritage. It's kitsch, but it's decent kitsch and my daughters adore it.I have way more of these Barbie movies than I ever wanted, but it's worth the inexpensive price.

This was my favorite movie as a kid, now watching it back some parts are silly. But it’s so good, for all ages I’d recommend this movie.

My daughter loved it

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