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The Snowman & The Snowdog
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*National Parenting Publication Award (NAPPA): Silver Winner 2013* The Snowman and The Snowdog is the brand new charming sequel to the Christmas classic The Snowman, Raymond Briggs' iconic children's book. The Snowman follows the wonderful adventures of a young boy and the remarkable Snowman he creates. When a young boy and his mother move house, the boy discovers a secret box hidden under the floorboards of his bedroom. In the box, he finds a hat, scarf, some lumps of coal and a shriveled tangerine - it's a snowman-making kit! Later that day it starts to snow, and the boy builds a Snowman and with the little spare snow leftover, a Snowdog. That night they come to life and take him on a wonderful adventure. As dawn breaks they fly home, but before the boy returns to bed a magical surprise awaits him...
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This 2012 sequel to the Oscar-nominated 1982 animated adaptation of Raymond Briggs' wordless 1978 picture book follows a mom, her freckle-cheeked son, and their barking pet as they move into a new home. By the time the jack-o-lanterns decay, the family dog is buried in the backyard (an offscreen death, although the sight of its ball and collar on the mound is heartbreaking), and the boy's spirits are still low when he writes a letter for Santa. He also happens to stumble on a loose floorboard,discovering a box with a hat, scarf, and coal...and an aged photo of another youngster standing happily with a snowman friend. Setting out to build his own snowman, the boy gets the bright idea to make a canine companion, and at night is amazed to hear the dog barking and see his icy buddies come to life! The boy, the dog, and the snowman enjoy a fun nighttime escapade featuring flying, sledding, skiing, and a meeting with Santa that may result in the best present of all. A heartwarming, magical companion to the original, boasting gorgeous animation and a delicate score (in addition to Andy Burrows' majestic theme song 'Light the Night'), bonus features include the 'How The Snowman Came Back to Life', narrated by Juliet Stevenson, which features the reclusive Briggs. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice ----J. Williams-Wood, Video Librarian
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
- Item model number : 100306
- Director : Hilary Audus
- Media Format : Color, Multiple Formats, Animated, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 10 minutes
- Release date : October 1, 2013
- Actors : The Snowman
- Dubbed: : Spanish
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : NCircle Entertainment
- ASIN : B00DOZRT0W
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #16,483 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,693 in Kids & Family DVDs
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But after watching it, I can easily say this sequel is just as good as the original, with the same quality animation, and the same level of magic and heart.
Just like the original, the story is told with no dialogue, and centers on a young boy who moves into a new neighborhood, and into the house that the boy from the original lived in. Clearly, many years have passed, and the barren countryside has since been renovated and filled up with many more houses. Come wintertime, the boy discovers an old shoebox under the floorboards in his bedroom. Inside is a time capsule of sorts, filled with some of the boy from the original's old toys, as well as a picture of him with the titular Snowman (and the hat and scarf that was used). The boy (from now) uses the photo as a reference to rebuild the Snowman, and uses any extra snow to build a snow dog as well (in memory of his real dog that passed away early on in the movie). At the stroke of midnight, both the Snowman and the Snowdog come to life, and take the boy on a memorable flight to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus. And come the next morning, although the boy must bid the Snowman a sad goodbye, a little Christmas magic gifts him one last surprise.
Clearly, the team that worked on this movie were big fans of the first "Snowman", and put ALOT of heart, soul, and effort into this production. Just like the original, it's traditionally animated with colored pencil (a process that must've been painstaking to put together), but the work shows, for the animation is utterly beautiful, and I really can't see The Snowman being drawn any other way. And much like the first movie's "Walking in the Air" flying sequence, we get a similar montage set to an equally magical song, "Light the Night". I've come to love both songs equally, as each one is evoking a different sort of mood. "Walking in the Air" was meant to be calm and haunting, while "Light the Night" is much more cheery and upbeat, but comes off just as powerful.
While the DVD special features are pretty sparse, there IS a very long, but very interesting documentary about the making of the movie, that doubles as a biography of "Snowman" creator, Raymond Briggs. I highly recommend watching it, as his story is both sad at times, as well as uplifting, and to hear that the animators went to him first to gain his approval of making the sequel just goes to show how much respect they have for him and the original movie.
So, if you're a fan of the first "Snowman", this sequel is definitely a MUST watch. It remains faithful to the original movie and pays homage to it at times, while also keeping its own originality. Along with a beautiful new song, this is destined to become a new holiday classic.
I was very surprised to learn of a sequel. We watched it, and I was skeptical... But it doesn't take long to see that its made in the same style and spirit as the original. It has just as much heart, sadness, joy, and wonder as the original. And it does well to tie in the events and characters of the first in a worthwhile meaningful way. My kids and I really enjoyed it. I would glady recommend it.
Its been our family tradition to watch the original for the past 15 years, and I know this will become an expansion of that for our kids (and future grandkids)>
Beautiful.
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I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYBODY WHO'S SEEN THIS CAN GIVE IT LESS THAN 5 STARS ?
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