Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Friends
by Conrad Helten
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Director: Conrad HeltenBrand: Universal
Composer: Eric Colvin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Friends
DVD Review: excellent service
Summary: 5 Stars
Exactly what I wanted and in great shape. I also received it very quickly. ThanksDVD Review: Why not hire true Hispanic actors?
Summary: 2 Stars
My girls liked this movie, but I couldn't help but notice that all of the Hispanic characters were voiced by non-Hispanic actors. Are there not plenty of Hispanic actors looking for work?DVD Review: Good Movie, Good Message
Summary: 5 Stars
Hey there,
I got this movie several weeks ago due to the fact that I am an avid barbie collector and dealer. I thought it would be a good idea to know the back ground material of the dolls that I'm selling.
So like all of the Fairytopia movies before it, this is a movie about finding and celebrating some quality in your self.
In this case our star is a pretty dark pink butterfly fairy named Mariposa. She's a bit of a bookworm, and is more comfortable with her books than with people. She has a good friend, and works for the
"popular" girls. She however feels that she doesn't really have a place in this world of her own.
She meets the handsome prince, who immdeately deines his royalty wanting her to like him for him self, not his title. Both being bookish they hit it off almost instantly.
Fast forward to the next day when the queen is in danger. The prince tells our lovely heroine that shes the only one with the guts to go out into the rest of the world and do what she needs to in order to put things right.
The in crowd girls that she works for try to take over, but when they loose the directions turn out to be completely helpless. Demonstrating that all the time she spent with her nose in a book was more valuable than any one gave her credit for, Mariposa is able to help the girls and find the way to the cure for the endangered queen.
Over all this story is a bit different from the other Fairytopia tales.
I think its geared toward a slightly older crowd, both the toys and the story. Possibly six to seven year olds instead of four to five.
It's pretty dramatic and there are some slightly scary parts to it. However it does focus on the main point of the story. That the herione is NOT a helpless damsel waiting for her white knight to ride in on a horse and save her.
It is in fact the girls that spring the prince from the pokey so he can help THEM.
It shows that you don't have to be the in crowd, or the popular girls, to make a differnance in your world. Just being your self and giving value to who and what you are is more than enough to make you special, to make a differance.
In the end of the story, Mariposa is rewarded for her faith in her self. Given a gift so that no one will ever again not see what a special person she is.
And tho we all dont get giant sparkly wings to show the rest of the world how special we are in real life, we do get the confidence and pride to know that we don't have to be anything other than who and what we are.
So despite the drama, and the suspsense. I think this is a good movie for young girls. It shows that you dont have to fit in to be something great. Indeed it does convey the message, "The most beautiful thing you can be, Is your self."
DVD Review: Cute Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Have two daughters, ages 2 and 3, and they love Barbie. I thought this movie was really cute. Both girls will sit down and watch the entire movie which is a shock given their ages. DVD Review: There are better Barbie movies
Summary: 3 Stars
While Mariposa is probably the best of the Barbie Fairytopia series, it's certainly not the best of the Barbie films overall, and in fact is one that I love to hate at times. The first thing that threw me off was Kelly Sheridan not being in the lead role, but rather was the "bad" fairy. I only found this annoying, but young children might find this confusing, and it's not the last of things that might be a bit troublesome for kids.
The fear of the dark that so many kids have is exploited in the movie with fairies only being safe in the light from the little bug-like skeezites, which kids may find scary by themselves. I have to wonder if this won't exacerbate the fear of the dark problem with some kids. The characters also seemed to dive right into eating strange plants without a second thought. Little ones who can't keep from putting things in their mouths could be confused the next time you tell them not to eat something bad. It might be a good idea to watch with them the first time around and point out some things to keep them on the right track if they're particularly sensitive.
On a much more serious note, there were only two black characters in this movie; one was a guard, and the other is the butler-- really! I'd rather them not include something like this at all than to portray the only black characters as servants-- and not very bright ones at that. All the other characters seem to be light-skinned. While a lack of diversity in these movies seems to be a common complaint, I found it particularly irksome in a movie that really should have and could have had more of a variety of skintones in it. Because so many of the characters seemed to have Spanish accents, it's really inexcusable, especially considering the wide variety of Spanish-speaking people throughout the world.
That said, *most* kids should not have major problems with anything in the story, and the issue with the dark-skinned characters will probably fly right over their heads-- no pun intended. Mariposa is much more colorful than Barbie movies in the main series (Princess and the Pauper, Rapunzel, etc.) and with all the movement, light and sparkle it will certainly entertain, even though it lacks the music and overall production quality of the main films. Kids will like it, but adults will probably not be as enthralled with it as with Barbie As The Princess and the Pauper, or the other non-fairy Barbie movies. There are better Barbie movies, and I would recommend considering those instead.
Description of Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Friends
Join Barbie in an all-new world of Butterfly Fairies! Mariposa is a beautiful butterfly fairy who loves to read and dream about the world outside her home in the land of Flutterfield.Flutterfield is protected by the Queen's glimmering magical flower lights, but when the Queen is poisoned by the evil fairy Henna, the special lights begin to go out one by one. It's up to the brave Mariposa and her friends to journey beyond the safe borders of the city in search of a hidden antidote that will save the Queen. Join the butterfly fairy friends on an exciting adventure that will transform them forever!
Elina knows that it's difficult feeling like you don't belong, so when Bibble decides not to visit a friend for fear of not fitting in, Elina relates the story of a butterfly fairy named Mariposa who loves to read and dream about the stars and the worlds beyond her land, but never quite feels like she fits in with her fellow fairies. Flutterfield was once a land of frightened fairies forced to hide in darkness from the monster-like Skeezites who devour butterfly fairies, but is now ruled by kind Queen Marabella who protects her land with glowing flowers. When a power-hungry fairy named Henna poisons the Queen in hopes of stealing the throne, it falls to Mariposa to venture outside Flutterfield to find the antidote to the poison and save the Queen. With some unlikely help from her attitude-laden employers Rayna and Rayla as well as her friend Willa and a little bunny fairy named Zinzie, Mariposa must bravely confront her own self-doubt as well as the Skeezites and other dangers in order to save Flutterfield and its Queen. Along the way, Mariposa learns that the best thing a fairy can be is oneself. This fourth Barbie Fairytopia adventure has all the visual appeal and wonder of the previous Fairytopia DVDs with a nice message about liking oneself. (Ages 3 to 9) --Tami Horiuchi
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