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We've
enjoyed the computer-animated Barbie direct-to-video movies to date,
and Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus didn't disappoint. In
fact, it kept our (rapt) attention from the moment it started
until the final scene. Set for release on September 20th, Barbie
and the Magic of Pegasus stars Barbie as Princess Annika. This
title is the latest installment of the popular Princess line of
Barbie videos released every fall. (The newest Fairy line launched
in the spring, and a new title in that series (Mermaidia) is set
for release in Spring 2006).
Barbie, in her incarnation as Annika, is a sheltered princess
whose royal parents are the biggest worrywarts of all. They panic
when she is "missing" (which generally translates to her gone
skating), and finally forbid her from skating at all. Annika feels
shortchanged, especially since it is her birthday. She talks to
her polar bear cub, Shiver, and makes a decision to sneak out to
the skating rink in the village. Shiver is a
sweet little polar bear cub who mostly gets Annika into trouble,
but always innocently.
A winged horse named Brietta swoops in and scoops up Annika,
taking her to the Cloud Kingdom. Annika learns that Whenlock is in
possession of a powerful (and stolen) wand, and that there is only
wand more powerful than it--the Wand of Light, which doesn't even
exist. The Cloud Queen tells her how the Wand of Light can be
built--it requires three things: a ring of love, a measure of
courage, and a gem of ice lit by hope's eternal flame. 
The
movie is tasteful--it's intriguing and suspenseful without too
much focus on evil. Kid testers were riveted.
(DVD)
