This spin-off from the TV series featuring the large purple felt dinosaur of awesome good nature is emetically wholesome.
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06/24/06
Barney - Barney's Great Adventure: The Movie (1998)
24 %
Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 5 Rotten:16 Average Rating: 4.3/10
Runtime: 78 mins
Synopsis: When city kid Cody's trip to his grandfather's farm turns out to be a big bummer, who's to save the day but Barney? Cody's imagination brings the dino to full musical life, and a wish upon a star sends down a magical, mysterious egg--but what's inside? The Big Purple Guy's first silver screen... [More]
Genre: Childrens
Starring: Barney, George Hearn, Shirley Douglas, Trevor Morgan, Kyla Pratt
Director: Steve Gomer
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With very little modification, this archly innocuous children's musical could have been marketed as a sequel to Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
05/16/08
Although technically superior to the low-rent Barney videos, pic, which was shot in the country near Montreal, still has a bargain-budget look.
05/16/08
Top Critic
To those of us on the greying side of five years old, Barney looks like an eggplant and has a rigor-mortis smile, no shoulders, a huge rear end and the sort of nervous giggle that makes you think he has something to hide.
07/12/02
Barney looks both more real and more magical on video; on film, he's clearly a doofus in a felt outfit.
02/21/01
Top Critic
That he has become a lightning rod for adult anger is, however, something of a curiosity. Until you spend some time in his world, that is.
01/01/00
A movie this cheerful is destined to be awful to audiences over ten years of age...
01/01/00
Pre-schoolers, however, will find enough to keep them occupied, and won't mind the cheesy effects.
01/01/00
Although its entertainment value to adults is negligible, it is a safe, harmless bet for families, one parents will neither regret nor fondly remember after it's over.
01/01/00
Although the film is longer than the television and video segments children this age are accustomed to, the pacing is brisk enough to hold them.
01/01/00
Top Critic
The movie has a flimsy plot, but who cares? Barney, one of the most popular television characters in history, is what viewers want to see, and there's plenty of him.
01/01/00
Top Critic
Those hoping for more than just a long, outdoor version of Barney's TV show, they will likely be disappointed.
01/01/00
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