Barbie and The Three Musketeers Viveca Doll Review

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My daughter had asked for "the Barbie Sword Movie" for Christmas, and also received this Barbie to go along with it. Within 10 minutes of removing the Barbie from the box, the sword was broken, because while in the Barbie's hand, the sword was made to hit another Barbie. NO MORE SWORD, and TONS of tears! The next day my daughter returned to playing with the Barbie (for that day it was just too devastating to go near) and having lots of fun with it (the clothes offer lots of different arrangements for different outfits) but the whole premise of her wanting this Barbie was The 3 MusketeersI can't believe Mattel would make such a cheap sword if this is the defining factor of this line of Barbies. My child does not play rough. It really is no different than those novelty drink stirrers. Also, I wish Mattel would quit making Barbies where you can't remove their clothesin this one, the mask/crown is not removable, and must always stay on the Barbie's headwhich prevents hairstyling. Overall my daughter loves this Barbie, but I was shocked by the crappy quality of the accessories.

Without the sword incident, I think this would have been her favorite Barbie. But tears at a Christmas celebration is sad for everyone involvedthe child, the giver, the parents. The cheap sword totally put a damper on this toy's image.

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My 3 yr old daughter loves this doll. Unfortunately the sword broke the first day. I agree with the previous poster that it would be nice to have the same weapon that was in the movie. However I love the idea of the crown coming down as a mask and the dress becoming a cape expect the velcro isn't that strong. Fun toy for the price I paid.

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I bought one of these barbies for my 6 yr old niece for Christmas and the sword broke with in the first hours of play. If I'm paying premium money ($25) for a barbie, I expect it not to break in the first hour! She felt "left out" because the other 2 girls who had Three Musketeer Barbies couls still play with their swords. She did have fun making the skirt into a cape and having the mask/crown move up and down. I'm very disappointed that such an important part (the sword) to the character is so cheaply made.

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It's true the sword breaks very easily, but my 6yr niece put some tape on it and she was fine. The dress does turn into a cap and the mask moves up and down on her face. The dolls costume looks nothing like the DVD character and my niece noticed that right away. This dolls' signature weapon are whips not a sword, but in the end all the musketeers have swords. So if you're buying the doll for a child who is alert and pays attention to detail, be prepared for disappointment. However, most kids don't really care about the details they just like the bright colors and mini features.

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Despite being in the more premier line of barbie dolls for little girls (the ones meant for movies), this and the other dolls in this line are surprisingly vanilla. They don't sing or have any other gimmicks. The cape can make a dress and that's about it. The dress itself is rather plain and like the previous movies, the doll looks nothing like the dvd counterpart.

I wish this doll sang like the others that was the real draw for my 6 year old to buy this. Plus, the character in the DVD never even used a sword. It would have been nice if this doll had the same weapon from the movie rather than the generic rapier.

Of note, the sword broke in half on the very first day! Then my daughter didn't want to play with it any more because it was the toy she broke. :(