Barbie as Rapunzel (2002) (V)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Owen Hurley

Writers:

Elana Lesser (writer)
Cliff Ruby (writer)

Release Date:

October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot:

Barbie is an artist who paints her way out of a castle to save her prince. |

Plot Keywords:

Barbie | Rapunzel | Computer Animation | Based On Toy | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Kelly Sheridan	...	Barbie / Rapunzel (voice)
Anjelica Huston	...	Gothel (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Penelope (voice)
Ian James Corlett	...	Hobie / Palace Guard (voice)
Mark Hildreth	...	Stefan (voice)
David Kaye	...	Hugo / General (voice)
Peter Kelamis	...	Otto / Skinny Swordsman (voice)
Russell Roberts	...	King Frederick (voice)
Christopher Gaze	...	King Wilhelm (voice)
Terry Klassen	...	Fat Swordsman / Baker (voice)
Chantal Strand	...	Shelly / Katrina (voice)
Danny McKinnon	...	Tommy (voice)
Britt McKillip	...	Melody (voice) (as Britt McKillop)
Jocelyne Loewen	...	Lorena (voice) (as Jocelyn Leowen)
Dale Wilson	...	Silversmith (voice)

Runtime:

Brazil:84 min | Argentina:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U | USA:Unrated

Company:

Mainframe Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie when Rapunzel and Prince Stefan have just been married, Rapunzel has all her glorious long hair back. Just a little while before this, the evil Gothal chopped Rapunzel's hair off just to below the shoulders.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.9)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Rapunzel Theme

Not as good as Nutcracker!

The best Barbie movie, and most underrated, is Barbie in the Nutcracker. I loved the music, the story, the animation, the dialogue and the voice-talents. Barbie as Rapunzel is actually not bad at all, but I much prefer Nutcracker. The animation is very good, and the music by Dvorak (New world symphony) was lovely, but I didn't like the added music as much. The voice talents were excellent, especially from the immensely Angelica Huston as Gothel. Kelly Sheridan is lovely too, but Cree Summer brilliantly voices Penelope, the best character, who is misjudged by her father, who doesn't share her love. I also loved Otto and Hobie. The story was very good too(i loved the painting idea), however I didn't think the Prince was sincere enough, unlike Prince Eric in Nutcracker. In conclusion, a nice movie, but not the best. 8/10 Bethany Cox