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Barney's Great Adventure - The Movie
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Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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Directed By: Steve Gomer
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Theatrical Release: March 30, 1998
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: George Hearn, Shirley Douglas, Trevor Morgan, Diana Rice, Kyla Pratt
Mom and dad dump son cody daughter abby her best friend marcella and a baby on the farm with grandpa and grandma. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/28/2006 Starring: David Joyner Run time: 76 minutes Rating: G Director: Steve Gomer
User Submitted Barney's Great Adventure - The Movie Reviews
October 1, 2008
bad
This movie is a real movie. Not at all like the Barney on TV. It cannot hold my twins attention like the show. They are only 10 months old so they may like it when they are older, but it is not at all like I expected.
January 23, 2008
Favorite through 3 kids in 10 years!!
This Barney movie is a favorite of my toddler now and was a favorite of my other 2. As a family we still cant help but watch and sing along!!!
December 29, 2007
Not bad, not bad at all
My daughter was given the tape (yes tape not dvd) of Barney and I had no intention of showing it to my little one. However one day my kid was tired and wanted to watch tv so I popped this in. I was ready for the torture but was surprised at how good this movie was. I mean, no its not a masterpiece but the kids werent as corney as I remember them being on the show. I actually sat through the whole thing with my kid. This is the ONLY movie my daughter likes.
November 8, 2007
Surprisingly Good
We got this DVD as a hand-me-down from my child's older cousin. I really didn't expect a Barney movie to be at all watchable, but it is. My 2 year old absolutely loves this, so I've seen it repeatedly and don't suffer. It is a cute story with a decent children's plotline and is visually appealing. The young actors are good and quite likeable. It's not as enjoyable as any of the recent Disney or Pixar productions (which have a lot of comic turns for adults as well), but for small children it has everything; a touch of magic, adventure, comedy, warmth, and lively musical numbers. Adults won't love it, but your little ones will! Another asset that's important to me is that there are no real scary moments. My 2 year old is not ready for scares, and that's why he doesn't watch *my* favorite kid's movies yet (toy story, monsters inc, etc.), and he won't be able to enjoy those for a couple of years at least. This movie is exactly what I look for for him right now.
June 30, 2007
Barney movie is ok
Well I like the show better then the movie. Though if you are really a fan of Barney then you should watch his original such as this one.....Good Day Good Night W/ Pals
January 3, 2007
Barney is a blast
Great movie and it came in from Amazon early with no damage. I highly recommend this movie to those young Barney fans.
July 18, 2006
Alright for Barney, A kiddie movie worth watching
Barney the Dinosaur. I grew up watching this purple pal and lately as I grow much older than I was, I tend to get relatively disinterested in much of the other PBS broadcasting. But I picked up Barney's Great Adventure on DVD at the Wal-Mart I work in, and discovered that you can still be a big kid, and enjoy the movie with the littler ones you love.
The story follows three children. Abby and Marcella, two girls rich in imagination and dreams, who love Barney and play with the doll constantly, and Cody, a cynical young boy who is trying to be cool and doesnt automatically believe in Barney.
During a game of keep away started by Cody, Barney comes to large life thereby starting a chain of events that sends Cody reeling for the adventure he always dreamed of. Cody of course is stalwart in his disbelief of Barney, warning this may upset younger viewers because of the rude things said to Barney.
A night time conversation between Cody and Barney reveal Cody's need for adventure and the "cool" things. Trying to sway Cody to the perks of imagination, Barney encourages Cody to wish on a star. Well that star turns out to be a Dream Maker egg and it sends Barney and Friends on a wild egg hunt trying to find out what's inside it, as well as rescue it before too late.
With appearances by BJ and Baby Bop, the movie goes into more of it's more hilarious antics. Finally, when Twinken the Dream Maker hatches from his egg, Abby gets to see her dream more clearly, and Cody apologizes to Barney with an admission that the Purple Dinosaur is cool after all.
My opinion? Well, the movie is not entirely big budget, and nothing that could contend with Superman Returns or Ice Age 2, or Pixar's Cars. But kids of ALL ages, should appreciate the heart, and the intent of what the movie tries to say to us all. Will I ever continue to watch the show? Maybe, maybe not. But I will watch the movie over and over again.
And maybe, just maybe, through our own imaginations and determination, we all might make our own dreams come true. That message is what Barney and Friends put forth in the movie. Goes the same for kids and adults. I cant say for sure that every kid will like this movie. I did. And I recommend it for anybody who still believes that they can sing and dance and for one day if nothing else, hang with Barney. I think he's cool.
As an afterthought. Keep an eye out for performances by two of todays young actors. You might recognize Kyla Pratt from Dr. Dolittle and The Proud Family. And Trevor Morgan can be seen in the Spielberg dino movie(coming full circle are we?) Jurassic Park 3. George Hearn, of Annie fame, is the kids' grandpa.
July 8, 2006
Barney is my pal
Barney the purple dinosaur wants you to go placidly amid the noise and waste, And remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof. Avoid quiet and passive persons unless you are in need of sleep. Rotate your tires. Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself, And heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys. Know what to kiss and when. Consider that two wrongs never make a right, But that three lefts do. Wherever possible put people on "HOLD". Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment, And despite the changing fortunes of time, There is always a big future in computer maintenance. Remember the Pueblo. Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mutilate. Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI. Exercise caution in your daily affairs, Especially with those persons closest to you; That lemon on your left for instance. Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls, Would scarcely get your feet wet. Fall not in love therefore; it will stick to your face. Carefully surrender the things of youth: birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan, And let not the sands of time get in your lunch. For a good time, call 606-4311. Take heart amid the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese; And reflect that whatever fortunes may be your lot, It could only be worse in Sioux City. You are a fluke of the Universe. You have no right to be here, and whether you can hear it or not, The Universe is laughing behind your back. Therefore make peace with your God whatever you conceive him to be, Hairy Thunderer or Cosmic Muffin. With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal, The world continues to deteriorate. Give up... but before you do, buy the Barney dvd!
April 19, 2006
Good, for Barney!
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.
March 10, 2006
Annie loves it!
No, this movie is not interesting to adults, but my two year old granddaughter loves it. It is the only full length movie that she will watch until the end. Since she usually only watches TV right before bedtime, it takes her at least a week to watch the whole movie, but she will always insist on continuing to watch the movie right where she left off the night before. She responds to the movie with laughter and giving the actors advice on where to find the egg. The farm and the grandparents remind me of when I was little and spent my summers at my grandparents' farm in east Texas. Since my husband and I don't live on a farm, this is probably the closest that Annie will ever come to enjoying the summer farm experience.
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