Princess and the Pauper, one of the most well-known Barbie movies. A retelling of the classic novel the Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, but with girls and singing, and cats and shit. I've never read Mark Twain's book, so I have no idea how close the movie holds to the original. Probably more of a loose inspiration.
This is the first movie with a brunette Barbie, who gets to be the pauper. The pauper looks pretty good for someone struggling with debt. She has a pretty ballgown, and nice makeup. She doesn't look poor.
Martin Short is the celebrity voice actor for the villain, Mr. Preminger. He's worth his weight in gold in this film. The villain doesn't have magic powers in this movie, but he's got tons of character. And henchmen.
I think possibly the best part is the cat that acts like a dog. Erica's love song to the cat dog is cute too. Wow, King Dominic's singing voice sucks ass. Julian's is much better.
Okies, this movie is hella long, but the matching wedding dresses are cute. The bloopers with the credits really made it worth it to stay one extra minute. Ooh, there's a sing along with the DVD, but I don't have the words memorized after one viewing. Okay! Final thoughts, worth the hype it gets. Possibly my favorite so far.
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