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(More customer reviews)If you are interested in purchasing a reproduction Malibu Barbie doll, the 2002 release would be your better bet. I know that this is the opposite opinion of the previous reviewer, but there are some faults I have found with the 2009 repro of Malibu Barbie. First of all, the body is not tight. The arms, the twist 'n' turn waist, and the head are very loose. When moving the arms up, they don't stay in position, they fall down. However, the legs are very tight. This is more of a quality control issue from Mattel. The 2002 version was made in Indonesia, or Malaysia-I can't remember. Mattel manufactured this one in China. Secondly, the body is not an exact repro of the original, or the 2002 version. The arms span out, with the original, and 2002 version, the arms go straight down, and close to the body. A third point, the sunglasses are purple, which were the colour of Malibu P.J.'s sunglasses-Barbie's were pink. On the fourth point, the aqua blue bathing suit does not fit well on this doll. It looks like she is wearing a blue potato sack. The 2002 version had an accurate repro of the bathing suit, and it fit better. The 2009 one looks like how the bathing suit fit on Malibu Barbie when Mattel was on the final run of the 1971 version in 1974, and switching over to the red bathing suit version for 1975. Finally, the face sculpt looks weird. On this version, her face looks compressed in on the side, making her head longer, and narrower in width. It seems like the 1970 "Lemon Kick" fashion, and the included memorabilia like the "Barbie's World" pamphlet, and the trivia cards were the main focus, and the doll was reproduced by memory, and altered a little. I gave this doll 3 stars because the outfit, and the memorabilia. The repro of the actual doll is not accurate. For the $45 (Cdn) price, Mattel should be making sure that they follow the original Malibu Barbie design without any updated modifications. In conclusion, if any of the dolls are being reproduced, the important details should be matched with the original doll. It's along the lines of being a knock-off if the features of the original are not followed.
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