14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good, for Barney!, April 19, 2006
A Kid's Review
I am twelve, so it is rather weird for me to say that I really enjoyed this movie! Last autumn my parents got it from the library for my little brother, who is two. I was sure it would be a normal boring Barney movie, so I didn't watch it. Then I took a peek at the movie in the middle, just after they lost the egg, and wathced until the end. The next day I watched from the beginning until where I left off. It is better than anything Barney has done so far! I especially liked it because I was rather depressed at the time, and the themes of the movie were to use your imagination and never give up.
The movie starts when Abagail, a girl of about eight, her older brother Cody, and Abagail's best friend Marcella, all take a trip to Grandma and Grandpa's farm. Cody is a pessimist and is not looking forward to the trip, so when the two girls try to get him to play pretend with them, he steals their Barney doll and hides it in the shower. Then Barney comes to life! Cody keeps trying to get rid of him or at least show him to their grandparents to prove that he is not real, but nithing works. That night Cody is encouraged by Barney to wish upon a star, so Cody bursts out, "I wish we could have a real adventure this summer! Do things no one else has done before. That would be cool."
Cody's wish came true in an unexpected way when the star he wishes upon falls from the sky and turns into an egg that Cody finds in his barn the next day. The three kids and Barney take the egg to Mrs. Goldfinch, an eccentric lady who loves birds. After a lot of research, she tells them that it is a Dream Maker and that when all five rings change color they must take it back to the place where Cody first found it, the barn. Just then the egg falls out the window, and the adventure that follows includes a parade, a fancy French restaraunt, a circus, and a balloon launching. In the end Cody learns that imagination is a great thing to have.
The movie has some wonderful songs, including "Barney's world of imagination," "Imagine," "What's inside it?," "We're gonna find a way," and "You can do anything (from the credits)." For once, the Barney kids were not goody-goody, and did not seem to be reciting their lines in the boring monotone that is on the TV show, but with real expression. Probably the dumbest scene was when the man was driving and cooking at the same time. It is a great movie that people of all ages will enjoy, and it also teaches the lessons of perseverance and imagination without rubbing in morals. Everyone in my family, my little brother, me, even my parents, thought it was really good.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Barney's Great Adventure is SUPER-DE-DOOPER!, January 22, 2000
When we took our daughter to see this movie in the theater, I was prepared to be, in a word, bored! However,it turns out I was pleasantly surprised! This movie is a pure delight! Our daughter, (who, at the time, had the attention span of a gnat), was rivetted to the non-stop action on screen, and my husband and I found ourselves enjoying it as well. (As a matter of fact, I never got bored; not once)! In the movie, Barney, along with some kids visiting a farm, discover a mysterious egg. In order for the egg to hatch, they must keep it safe, (and trust me, this egg gets into a lot of hot water)! The movie is jam-packed with bright colorful action shots, suspense, and a story line that's easy enough for a three year old to follow, (and I know this for a fact, because that was my daughter's age when we first saw it)! Now we own the DVD, and my daughter can embark on this excellent great adventure, any time she wants!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
My son loved it !, June 25, 1999
By A Customer
I read where one person wrote the movie wasn't for children under four...I totally disagree. My 20 month old son loved it. He watched the entire movie ( more than once) and laughed and danced along with it. I know he can't fully understand everything that went on, but it certainly got his attention. He does watch Barney, Sesame Street and other TV shows, but this is the first MOVIE he sat through and watched till the end. So do not deprive your child, regardless of age, of watching the movie. Afterall every child is different and you won't know if yours will like it until you let them watch it !
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