Rotten
With very little modification, this archly innocuous children's musical could have been marketed as a sequel to Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Overview
Mom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma. Purple dinosaur Barney soon appears to entertain kids, and when a large colorful egg deposited on a farm by a shooting star is accidentally carted off, Barney and kids start their chase for it
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Rotten
Although technically superior to the low-rent Barney videos, pic, which was shot in the country near Montreal, still has a bargain-budget look.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
This spin-off from the TV series featuring the large purple felt dinosaur of awesome good nature is emetically wholesome.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Rotten
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.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Barney looks both more real and more magical on video; on film, he's clearly a doofus in a felt outfit.
David Kronke, Los Angeles Times
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