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Playmobil: The Movie movie review: a cheap ad disguised as a movie (barely)

Tue, Dec 03, 2019
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This plastic horror — horrifically, it’s a musical — is a head-smackingly dumb exercise in corporate filmmaking and mercenary marketing. So crass it makes me rethink my love of the toys themselves.

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from Facebook: the best Playmobil video ever

Sun, Nov 15, 2015
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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of May 18-24 2013

Sun, May 26, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Feb 16-22 2013

Sat, Feb 23, 2013
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Playmobil Apple Store playset: April Fool’s joke?

Fri, Apr 01, 2011
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I’m about 95 percent sure this is a joke… but I wouldn’t be surprised if it weren’t, either…

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the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island’

Tue, Oct 13, 2009
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It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure-type thing, according to the Sony press release about the DVD: Would-be buccaneers can even participate in the action, as PLAYMOBIL: THE SECRET OF PIRATE ISLAND features an exciting interactive storyline. At certain points throughout the story, the lead characters, Jack and Amelia, will turn to the viewers and ask, … more…

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