Product Details

• Actors: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Paul Soles, Larry D. Mann, Stan Francis
• Directors: Kizo Nagashima, Larry Roemer
• Writers: Robert May, Romeo Muller
• Producers: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
• Format: Animated, Full Screen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Classic Media
• DVD Release Date: October 12, 2010
• Run Time: 47 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003P3PQOE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,174 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Blu-ray]" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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•MPAA Rating: UNRATED
•Format: Blu-Ray

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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BELONGS ON THE ISLAND OF MISFIT BLU-RAYS, December 15, 2010

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charlesn (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

How you feel about the blu-ray release of this deservedly beloved Christmas classic will depend a lot on how you've been viewing Rudolph up 'til now. If you've been watching the DVD on a standard def TV--or watching it on broadcast television--then the blu-ray may strike you as a revelation, perhaps like seeing it for the first time, because there's no question that it trounces an all standard def set-up.

But if you, like me, have been watching a DVD (I have the excellent 2002 version on Sony Wonder), then uprez'd to high def via one of the better blu-ray players and/or high def television, then this blu-ray will come as a disappointment in more ways than one. It's not that it's bad, per se, but you will see virtually no difference from what you've been watching. That's a real shame, too, because you can't help but wonder what might have been had they given Rudolph the loving care remastering job he so deserved for his first appearance on blu-ray. Instead, they simply used the existing master with its scratches, dust and occasionally wavering colors.

I'll never understand this Scrooge-like approach to blu-ray for a beloved, popular title like Rudolph which will unquestionably sell very well. The investment to do a top-notch remastering job is minimal on a cost-per-disc basis when averaged out over a high volume of sales.

That brings us to the second disappointment: the extras. Simply put, there aren't any. My old DVD copy from '02 runs 135 minutes with extras. This new blu-ray is 52 minutes.

How unfortunate that Rudolph's debut on high-def was handled by stingy bean counters who said "Bah, humbug!" to giving this title the same level of devotion shown to it by fans for almost 50 years.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Lot To Like But Not Perfect, October 11, 2010

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ELC "brett friend" (Grand Rapids, Mi.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

There is a lot to like with this blu-ray which I just viewed today. The details are awesome and the colors are vivid and bright. I noticed materials in Santa's clothes when he visits the Donners cave in the beginning, details I had not noticed before. And the sound is great as it is in dolby digital. Now, the negative. When Sam the Snowman sings "Silver and Gold" which is my absolute favorite song in this classic TV special, one word is lost as apparently there was a skip in the old film elements when this was transferred. Instead of singing,"Everyone wishes FOR silver and gold..." it says, "Everyone wishes...silver and gold." That is really the only defect I found but it was a bummer. Was there no way to simply take the song from a CD (it has been released on CD) or somehow restore it a bit better? Also, there are no extras whatsoever. I found that to be a bit cheap, a bare bones release. But for the picture quality, if you love this classic Christmas special as I do, it is still very nice to own in High Definition. Four out of five stars from me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Classic!, January 31, 2011

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W. Hawkins "short3shots" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

They've done a great job restoring this little movie. We were happy with the DVD - the colors were more vibrant and the picture was crisper. This is such a cute movie with wonderful characters, and I look forward to watching it around Christmas.