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VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

MilkywayCannonball Barney was a dearly beloved part of my childhood, and not something I regret loving. It burdens me greatly that this harmless and lovable show is so widely despised, and often due to untrue rumors. First of all, the 'strangers are a friend you haven't met' thing. It simply never happened. Not a real episode or something Barney ever said. Second, the condoning cheating claim. There was an episode where the kids balance peanuts on spoons in a race. One boy puts peanut butter on his spoon and is told he is creative. This is just played off as a silly joke. Kids are smarter than they get credit for. I've heard there is some episode where they supposedly say it's okay to steal if the person you steal from doesn't mind it. Not only does that not really make sense, but I cannot find evidence of it. It's possible this one really happened, but I have a strong feeling it was also played as a joke or something, and not really saying this. Barney is often accused of teaching kids that magic solves all their problems. I say this simply isn't the case. Remember that Barney only exists in the kids' imaginations. Therefor, the kids are solving problems with their imaginations. In fact, this show encourages a lot of imagination.Something else people don't like is the fact that most of the kids are so much older than the target audience, and act like younger kids. I like to think this is just another example of what TV Tropes calls Dawson Casting. I also feel that the kids are probably playing kids in like first grade. I also have found they usually act like they are sharing conversation with each other, not just learning preschool stuff they didn't already know. People also don't like the positive attitudes and happiness this show encourages. I say it has great messages that are sadly underrated. While this might not be a great show for most older than it's target audience, I feel it is a cute and harmless show with great messages young kids need. I also don't find it to talk down to kids like most claim.

zsofikam For a bit of background, I really enjoyed this show a lot when I was younger. My possessions included a Barney doll and some DVDs and I even saw Barney at Universal Studios. However, once I got to grade school I began to jump on the anti-Barney bandwagon with my classmates. It was when I began my babysitting job that I noticed how much many of my charges loved Barney that I remembered how much I myself used to like it. I've heard some people complain about how Barney only teaches about happiness. What's wrong with happiness? Do you think young kids need to be shown sadness, anger, and fear? Kids aren't immune to life an their lives are more than what they see on a TV show. Plus, it doesn't teach exclusively happiness. There are times when it talks about sadness, anger, fear, embarrassment, etc. It is true that they are happy most of the time but what else would you expect from a preschool show. While that is the main complaint I see, apparently people actually insult kid's shows for being too imaginative. Apparently there's a surprising amount of people who think imagination must be drug-fueled and I'm not sure if they're serious or joking but if your serious, hear me out. Imagination is a wonderful thing and was how you came up with what to write in your reviews. If you don't like it then fine, you're allowed to have your opinion but please don't hold a show's penchant for joy and imagination against it.

benz1707 My girlfriend has a younger sister who is disabled and who is almost 12 years old. For 12 hours a day barney is playing. Can you imagine how ridiculous that is? Barney honestly is a waste of time. It has no teaching methods.It really has the magical solution. If a problem needs to be solved it will immediately. In an episode a boy loses a girls music box during a yard sale. So he offers to use his money to get a new one... AN HONEST AND TRUE WAY OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. The girl replies that it was a music box she got Switzerland. Barney immediately says that he can take the kid to Switzerland. < So if I break something that was purchased elsewhere in the world, I can go get it? No I would probably take responsibility.If you think this is appropriate for children, it is to an extent. If you think this is healthy for children 4+ I would move to something more intelligent. The show has constantly been going downhill.So if someone on here says this is a wrong idea for kids, they are probably right. 12 hours of barney, and you will experience hell.

badstrong31 When I have kids, and when they're very little, I will let them watch stuff like SpongeBob, Mickey Mouse, Elmo, and other shows like that. I will never let them watch this vomit inducing piece of crap. Here are the reasons Why:1. The way the kids and Barney interact with each other. I don't want my son/daughter/both to learn the wrong definition of love. This show teaches false love 2. One episode "A Stranger is a Friend You Haven't Made Yet" caused millions of children to fall victim to infanticide, kidnappers, and pedophiles. 3. The message that cheating is good. In one episode, one boy bent the rules and was awarded for his creative thinking.4. His shows do not assist children in learning to deal with negative feelings and emotions. As one commentator puts it, the real danger from Barney is denial: the refusal to recognize the existence of unpleasant realities. For along with his steady diet of giggles and unconditional love, Barney offers our children a one-dimensional world where everyone must be happy and everything must be resolved right away.5. I was watching something on the history channel about the Nostradamus effect and the first two false prophets being Napoleon and Hitler, but that the third and most dangerous may be among us today. Here's something that relates this to Barney:a. Barney is well-described with the following phrase:CUTE PURPLE DINOSAUR b. The old Latin alphabet used the letter 'V' in place of 'U', therefore the above phrase is modified to: CVTE PVRPLE DINOSAVR c. Letters that do not represent Roman numerals are removed:CV-- -V--L- DI----V- d. Add up the Roman numerals of the remaining letters:C + V + V + L + D + I + V = 100 + 5 + 5 + 50 + 500 + 1 + 5 = 666 Yes, that purple bastard may be the third false prophet. And before anyone accuses me of devil worship, I want everybody to know that I am a Christian. If I ever saw Barney in person, I would do what Jesus would do. I would say "Begone Satan! I condemn thee back to Hell!" and then I would kick him in the balls so hard that his scream would be heard by astronauts on the moon.6. The creator was probably a schizophrenic. Why do I say this, because in an interview with the creator, she says "All I can remember is him teaching me.7. Hippie parents think this is a good and educational show and that by letting their kids watch real movies like Star Wars, the parents will think "Oh no, this movie has guns in it. If I let my kid watch this, they'll think that it's okay to go shoot people." Let me ask you something. Where the hell is a kid going to find a gun. I saw Star Wars, Terminator, Alien, The Temple of Doom, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Terminator 2, and Silence of the Lambs before I turned 10, and I turned out fine. I'm an Eagle Scout, I was on Honor Roll from 6th to 12th grade, I was the star of my High School football team, I was class president, I'm going to college to be a graphic designer, I'm engaged to a beautiful girl that I love dearly, and I have two nephews who's pictures are on my desk in my house. How did I turn out like that? With good parenting. Those movies didn't make me think it was okay to shoot people. What the hell are you stupid hippies thinking?!Also, this show gives the wrong definition of imagination. you don't need magic to use your imagination. Like in that one SpongeBob episode where SpongeBob and Patrick were goofing around and pretending to race cars in that box. I mean, they were having fun with a cardboard box. They didn't need magic to use their imagination. And I'm 20 and I watch SpongeBob with my 5 year old nephew, Connor, whenever he visits, and SpongeBob is actually a good show. It's actually pretty funny and the only good show still on Nickolodeon.I would have rated this movie half a star, but I'm saving that rating for "Catwoman". This one has earned negative ten stars. My nephew, made it up when he saw Aliens in the Attic, and he said to me, "Uncle Jamie, this movie deserved negative ten stars. That's the worst rating you can give." Yeah, he's a pretty awesome kid. He's really smart and creative for a five year old. In fact, he was reading the abridged version of "Moby Dick." No bull! This show has earned negative ten stars.