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This would have been better if it was stop motion animated..

posted 3 years ago by andersonb85 (1585)
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I just watched it and it was rather ordinary as a cartoon. Nothing really memorable about it. Kinda disappointing since I thought I'd enjoy it like I did as a kid years ago.

[–] Kowalski (58146) 3 years ago

JIMMY DURANTE DOING THE NARRATION IS WHAT SELLS IT FOR ME.

[–] andersonb85 (1585) 3 years ago

The narration was alright but I didn't care for the frosty song, maybe cause I'm used to Conway Twitty's version over the years.

[–] jdforyou1983 (1469) 3 years ago

I would have liked it ether way but stop motion does have a special charm.

[–] davebuffalo (3014) 2 years ago

You seem overly-critical and negative to me. Lighten up and enjoy it!

I'm in my 50's and I love all the old classics: Rudolph, Charlie Brown and Frosty.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7402) 2 years ago

I don't mind stop motion animation but like the animation style like this which you don't see as often anymore.

[–] strntz (10816) 4 months ago

..the animation style like this which you don't see as often anymore.

If at all. These were done with maybe a half dozen animators hand drawing every frame, by this time frame probably Japanese.

I think it works well and the animation is retro charming.

[–] PaladinNJ (20310) 4 months ago

Been a while but if I remember correctly, they didn't have the money to do this in stop motion.