The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
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Actor: Burt ReynoldsBrand: Classic Media
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Classic Media
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- Actor Burt Reynolds narrates this musical sequel to theic Christmas cartoon FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. This time around, Frosty springs to animated life in the gloomy town of Evergreen, where the authoritarian mayor, Mr. Tinkerton, has outlawed all forms of magic. With the help of Tinkerton's sons, Charlie and Tommy, as well as friends Sarah and Walter, Frosty sets out to reawaken the town's beli
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DVD Review: Another Modern Frosty Flop
Summary: 2 Stars
Frosty the Snowman returns again, this time actually looking somewhat like his classic Rankin/Bass self (unlike in '95's Frosty Returns), to reform a town that has lost its spirit of fun and is run by adults obsessed with following rules of sensible behavior. Particular interest is taken in one little boy who seems to need Frosty the most, this having something to do with Frosty's own origin story, which is completely reinvented here, even though it includes one character modeled to look just like the magician Professor Hinkle of the original classic Christmas special.
Sweetly narrated by one Mister Burt Reynolds and drawing the attention of Frosty fans with its loose return to Frosty's classic character design, 2004's "The Legend of Frosty the Snowman" nevertheless manages to disappoint just as much as its more recent predecessor. While the visuals are more appealing than "Frosty Returns" (that style works for Schoolhouse Rock and Peanuts, but that's about it), the story itself is even worse. For one thing, parents are just going to love the way it encourages kids to disobey their elders in an even more obnoxious way than Pippi Longstocking ever dreamed. Now, I know the adults in this special are awful (everyone's pretty annoying, really), but sometimes the rebelling is just too poorly played out, like here. The story is too complicated and drawn out as well. It's length is for an hour of television time, around 44 minutes here since there are no commercials, but this story (for lack of a better one) could have been told much better with less complication in half the time. Would people rather have a 44 minute holiday special than a 22 minute one? Sure, if it's good! This is NOT good. It's tolerable only for the holiday special obsessed. It doesn't really have anything to do with Christmas, and it is in no way a canonical sequel to the original. If you want true sequels to the 1969 classic "Frosty the Snowman" from Rankin/Bass, stick with the only two true sequels thus far, "Frosty's Winter Wonderland" from 1976 and "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July" from 1979. As for "The Legend of Frosty", practically the only positive things I can say about it are that it has a couple of character design tributes (as best I can put it) to the original, and it is hand-drawn animation. Not that CGI holiday specials are a bad thing, but CGI is overused these days. Still, if only filmmakers would realize the things that made the classic holiday specials so great. They weren't loud and obnoxious, they were charming and simple, and full of real magic and holiday warmth and song. Why, the original Frosty was about little more than building a snowman that came to life, and then getting him to the North Pole before he melted! Even the villain didn't do much. Yet, it's a story many of us love to revisit year after year!
Anyway, if you want to give it a shot, the DVD comes with fully finished deleted scenes, plus three Frosty-related games. One is a spin on Simon Says, another is a Build Your Own Snowman game, and the third is a snowball throwing game. I'm not one for DVD games myself, for the most part, as they are usually only good for one or two plays if anything. I am more appreciative of behind the scenes material and bonus programs/cartoons when it comes to DVD extras.
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Frosty the Snowman goes where he is needed most, and the town of Evergreen sure needed a visit. Mr. Tinkerton, the mayor, runs a tight ship and there?s no room for talk of magic or any other such nonsense. But, when Frosty the Snowman blows through town, he shows the town?s children that magic is real. Tinkerton?s sons, Charlie and Tommy, along with their friends Sarah and Walter, want to spread the word about Frosty?s fun-loving, magical antics, but meet resistance from Evergreen Elementary?s dastardly principal Hank Pankley. In the end, good wins out and all the citizens of Evergreen happily learn that magic is real and fun is for everyone!Bestsellers in DVD
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