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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Ben » April 27th, 2022, 4:15 am

Not that James is stalking Margot Robbie… ;)

Actually, I hope that’s her real hair…because otherwise it looks like a pretty awful wig!

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by EricJ » April 27th, 2022, 4:19 am

droosan wrote:
April 27th, 2022, 3:46 am
For the rest of the movie, her hair should look like this:
...But then she STILL wouldn't be perfect enough!

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Ben » April 27th, 2022, 4:23 am

Who for..? ;)

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Daniel » April 29th, 2022, 1:19 pm

It would be a such a wasted opportunity if "Barbie Girl" is not included in some fashion. For fun, here's a lush orchestral version:



It's fantastic!

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Dacey » April 29th, 2022, 2:16 pm

Sadly it looks like that will be the case…

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/barb ... 235254222/

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Daniel » April 29th, 2022, 2:31 pm

Bummer. :(

Maybe they could do a slowed down orchestral version for the trailer. I would even settle for a line from Barbie saying "I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world" with a wink. This is just criminal!

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by EricJ » April 29th, 2022, 4:15 pm

Judging from most of what we've heard so far, thought the song was all the director KNEW about the character.

(And besides, "Around the World" was the better earworm Aqua song--Don't call them a "One-hit wonder" if they had two!)

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by droosan » April 29th, 2022, 5:04 pm

yeh, Mattel has always hated "Barbie Girl" .. the chances of it being used in this movie are nil.

If I had to choose a favorite Aqua song, it'd be "Cartoon Heroes". :mrgreen:

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Daniel » April 29th, 2022, 5:39 pm

Mattel has mellowed with time and even used the song for promotional materials.

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Post by Dacey » April 29th, 2022, 5:52 pm

Yeah. That’s why this is surprising. I tried to find examples on YouTube but couldn’t, but they have used the song in some official commercials.
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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Daniel » April 29th, 2022, 6:08 pm

Amateur! ;)



And music video!


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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Dacey » April 29th, 2022, 6:11 pm

You’re an ace!
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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Ben » April 29th, 2022, 7:27 pm

I once had to co-write and perform a Barbie Girl-era styled Europop track…for a cartoon walrus called, imaginatively, Wally.

After many years in therapy, I’m all right now, but I’m hoping the brought back memory doesn’t cause a relapse…

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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Dacey » April 29th, 2022, 10:56 pm

I have many questions now....
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Re: Barbie live action film

Post by Ben » April 30th, 2022, 3:53 am

No…you only have one…! ;)

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