{"id":8326,"date":"2015-01-25T23:31:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T21:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/responsive.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents\/?p=8326"},"modified":"2022-06-22T09:29:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T07:29:08","slug":"barbie-in-princess-power-a-review-by-tiffany-markman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/movie-reviews\/barbie-in-princess-power-a-review-by-tiffany-markman\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbie\u2122 in Princess Power: a review by Tiffany Markman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine this<\/h2>\n

We\u2019re standing in line at the preview of Barbie\u2122 in Princess Power<\/em>. There\u2019s a real, live human being dressed as the main character, Super Sparkle. And my fascinated three-year-old turns to me and says, \u2018Mom, when is that lady going to fly?\u2019 She\u2019s a believer. And she loved every minute of this film.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the story<\/h2>\n

Kara is a smart, ambitious and beautifully dressed princess who wants to do more than attend parades and master the royal wave. She, together with her geeky twin besties, dreams of a community vegetable garden \u2013 and the miracle of human flight.<\/p>\n

(Note: As a non-Barbie-watcher, I was confused by the fact that Barbie \u2018stars\u2019 as Kara who is a princess who becomes Super Sparkle. But I got it. Eventually.)<\/p>\n

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After being kissed by a magic butterfly, Kara discovers that she has super-powers. These transform her into Super Sparkle, a crime-fighter in retro boots, and she flies around the kingdom rescuing stolen handbags, exchanging repartee with petty criminals and being photographed by the public and the nerdy blogger Wes.<\/p>\n

But every story has a villain and this time it\u2019s the creatively bearded Baron von SomethingEvilSounding and his reptilian sidekick, Bruce. Baron wants to eliminate the king and take over the throne, which he refers to as \u2018my precioussssss\u2019.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also Kara\u2019s jealous cousin, Karin (it feels like everyone\u2019s names start with \u2018K\u2019,), who catches the magic butterfly and becomes Dark Sparkle \u2013 Kara\u2019s rival.<\/p>\n

What to expect<\/h2>\n

Expect lots of pink, lots of glitter, a gorgeous castle, nice animation, cute songs, a couple of clever super-hero moments (watch out for Spiderman hands), and two of the most annoying parents since Mary Poppins<\/em>\u2019s Mr and Mrs Banks. Expect your little one, aged between 3 and 8, to absolutely love this movie. And expect multiple requests for capes, wings and \u2018pink and purple\u2019 hair.<\/p>\n

Barbie\u2122 in Princess Power <\/em>releases this Friday 23 Jan 2015 at Nu Metro cinemas.<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>to watch the trailer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This article was originally written for Jozikids by Tiffany Markman in 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

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