Swan Lake (DVD)

Advantages: fun for all the family
Disadvantages: none

...Because my daughter loves barbie so much i decided to buy her this movie. My daughter really enjoyed watching this movie not only because it was a barbie movie but because it is also a ballet movie. Barbie swan lake is the third animated movie that has been made. PLOT ****** Barbie stars as a young bakers daughter Odette. Odette comes across a beautiful unicorn and the unicorn goes into the enchanted forest where she follows it deep into the forest. Odette gets caught by the evil wizard Rothbart who then casts a spell on odette which transforms her into a swan,although the fairy queen counters the spell Odette still ends up being a swan by day and a human by night. The evil wizard is trying to defeat his cousin the fairy queen and take over the enchanted forest and it is the job and destiny of Odette to save the enchanted... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Lovely music and my daughters love it!!!
Disadvantages: weird CGI and swan lake now has a happy ending!!!

...!!!! IT is a great film for little girls. Little bit scary in places (my two don't like the scary birdman at one point) but they soon get over it and they dance around with glee!!! A must for all Barbie loving fans everywhere!! Also check out Barbie Rapunzel and Barbe Nutcracker (my personal favourite!!!!). Who said being a stay at home mum was boring!!!!!!!!!! Special Features of thisDVD:- The Ballet Dances of Swan Lake Explore the stars 'The Music In You' Documentary Interactive Menus with voice-over Barbie in the Nutcracker and Barbie as Rapunzel Trailers Running Time 1hour 23 mins and graded U - Universal for all... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Brilliant acting, great storylines and scripts
Disadvantages: Lack of extras on the DVD lets this set down

...people like Radiohead. This also shows how out of place Danny seems to be in the Lakes; the modern music just shouldn't fit with the traditional, more secluded surroundings. EXTRAS This is the reason why I simply cannot understand why this is a two disk set; there are no significant extras to be seen on this DVD. In spite of this, there are audio commentaries from lead actor John Simm and director David Blair who talk about the experience of filming and - in the case of John - standing in freezing cold water for many scenes. Nice! However, these audio commentaries are separate and I do think that for a double disk set, there should be something more than just a couple of commentaries, especially for people like myself who didn't see the show the first time round and who are interested in the background story and how the programme was... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful