The snow monster doesn't have a toothache?
Added 3/11/2009
In this "CBS" version, they pull out all the snow monsters teeth to tame him. Not because he has a tooth ache. Then Yukon makes fun of the fact that the Snow Monster can't do anything mean any more. That is not the way I, or anyone else I have talked to, remember it. Becareful which version you get because there seems to be a bunch of them.
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Hey, gotta own them, we grew up with them !!
Added 12/28/2008
We all grew up watching these wonderful claymations every year. Infact they bring back great childhood memories for most of us. The recordings on DVD are excellent and it is nice to watch these without COMMERCIAL breaks! Now we own them and our future children will watch them if they should disappear from television someday.
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They don't make Christmas films like this anymore
Added 12/25/2008
They don't make Christmas films like this anymore, and there's probably a good reason for that. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was made in 1964 and I'm sure everything in it seemed perfectly acceptable back then, but by current standards, there are so many politically-incorrect aspects to this film that it is laughable. For example, all of the reindeers on Santa's sleigh are male and the sole purpose of the female reindeer is to stand around and look pretty; or my favourite part, at two points in the film, Mrs Claus tells Santa to eat more because children don't want a skinny Santa.
Having said all of that, I do like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" very much. I saw this film many times as a child and loved it then (and no, I didn't end up becoming overweight nor did I end up believing that females are incapable of doing anything useful in life), and as a 27 year old, I still think that "Rudolph" is one of the cutest Christmas films there is. Songs abound throughout this film, and as a result, it may seem a bit slow-moving for this generation's children, but there are many far-worse Christmas shows out there. Overall, if you have kids, you should give this film a chance. "Rudolph" is a Christmas classic and deserves to live-on for generations to come.
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A holiday classic...
Added 12/12/2008
This product was listed as New which it clearly was not. There was no seal and the item was loosely shrink wrapped. The paper dust cover was ripped. However, this was for my family and not a gift so we kept it. The dvd played in fine condition and did arrive in a timely manner. I would caution anyone ordering this item as a gift. Rudolph is still a classic and we all enjoyed it very much
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Simply Remarkable
Added 11/16/2008
It's hard to believe anyone could build a feature-length story on a song and come up with something this good. But writer Romeo Mueller and producers Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. did just that.
This story of misfits finding their rightful place in the world is just the Christmas tale solitary children the world over need to hear. Its beautiful and subversive message feels all the more heartfelt because we receive it through the delicately hand-wrought images of stop-motion animation. There's something especially touching in the craft behind the images: you can feel the resonance from the touch of each person who posed these figure, frame after frame.
A beautiful story, a wonderful early-60s design aesthetic and a talented group of voice actors make this feel as important today as it did when I first saw it in 1964.
This edition features a reconstructed broadcast version, including all the original scenes, plus additional material added a few years later. Most importantly, it restores the original "We're A Couple of Misfits" song to its proper place. It was replaced with a song considered more suitable (about seeking one's fortune rather than embracing one's true self), "Fame and Fortune," after the initial broadcast; that material appears in the DVD's extras.
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The snow monster doesn't have a toothache?
Added 3/11/2009
In this "CBS" version, they pull out all the snow monsters teeth to tame him. Not because he has a tooth ache. Then Yukon makes fun of the fact that the Snow Monster can't do anything mean any more. That is not the way I, or anyone else I have talked to, remember it. Becareful which version you get because there seems to be a bunch of them.
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Hey, gotta own them, we grew up with them !!
Added 12/28/2008
We all grew up watching these wonderful claymations every year. Infact they bring back great childhood memories for most of us. The recordings on DVD are excellent and it is nice to watch these without COMMERCIAL breaks! Now we own them and our future children will watch them if they should disappear from television someday.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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They don't make Christmas films like this anymore
Added 12/25/2008
They don't make Christmas films like this anymore, and there's probably a good reason for that. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was made in 1964 and I'm sure everything in it seemed perfectly acceptable back then, but by current standards, there are so many politically-incorrect aspects to this film that it is laughable. For example, all of the reindeers on Santa's sleigh are male and the sole purpose of the female reindeer is to stand around and look pretty; or my favourite part, at two points in the film, Mrs Claus tells Santa to eat more because children don't want a skinny Santa.
Having said all of that, I do like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" very much. I saw this film many times as a child and loved it then (and no, I didn't end up becoming overweight nor did I end up believing that females are incapable of doing anything useful in life), and as a 27 year old, I still think that "Rudolph" is one of the cutest Christmas films there is. Songs abound throughout this film, and as a result, it may seem a bit slow-moving for this generation's children, but there are many far-worse Christmas shows out there. Overall, if you have kids, you should give this film a chance. "Rudolph" is a Christmas classic and deserves to live-on for generations to come.
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