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Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus

Animation · Family · Romance · 2005

Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family.

Movie details

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus

2005 Animation · Family · Romance 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

3.3K votes

TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

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Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Greg Richardson

Written by

Elana Lesser · Cliff Ruby

Kelly Sheridan

Kelly Sheridan

Princess Annika / Troll / Wife #3 (voice)

Kathleen Barr

Kathleen Barr

Shiver / Queen / Rayla The Cloud Queen / Troll / Wife #1 / Eric (voice)

Lalainia Lindbjerg

Lalainia Lindbjerg

Brietta / Troll / Wife #2 (voice)

Colin Murdock

Colin Murdock

Wenlock (voice)

Mark Hildreth

Mark Hildreth

Aidan (voice)

Brian Drummond

Brian Drummond

Ferris / Aidan's Father (voice)

Russell Roberts

Russell Roberts

King (voice)

Court is in session

Put Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.