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rudolph the red nosed reindeer the movie | Year: 1998 Classification: Christmas Directed: - William R. Kowalchuk Actors/Actresses: - John Goodman - Debbie Reynolds - Bob Newhart Great voices, but flawed I have very mixed feelings about this movie. My 6-yr old daughter loves it and strongly prefers it to the classic Rudolph with the abominable snowman. The voice acting is first-rate, especially Woopie Goldberg as Stormella. The story line has some improvements over the other Rudolph. In particular, Santa doesn't reject him and his parent's don't force him to cover his nose. I found many of the songs to be fun, too. I also liked the themes of courage and honor. Rudolph has much more character in this version than in the old classic. My biggest complaint is that it lapses back into the sexist roles so common in kids videos. True, there is a feminist moment when Rudolph says to another buck (referring to his doe-friend, Zoe) "she's not a trophy. You shouldn't treat her like one!" But other than that, we're back to the damsel in distress story line. It might be picking nits to note that the reindeer in this movie look more like whitetail deer than true reindeer (this is common in christmas books and videos). Unfortunately, this confusion between deer and reindeer winds up giving us a sleigh that is pulled by an all-male team with antlers while the antler-less females stand by and admire them. Anybody who's actually seen reindeer knows that both the males and females have antlers. I would have prefered it if my little girl were watching a sleigh pulled by a pack of reindeer of both sexes. (Why couldn't Vixen, Dancer, and Dasher be girls?) So, in the world of flawed kids videos, this one's not too bad, but with a little more thought, they could really have done better. P.S. As with most videos, this one's not appropriate for kids under 5 (too much good-evil, scary stuff). I don't reccomend it. Nothing can compare to the original 1964 stop motion animation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Nothing. This movie was just "really bad" to say the least. I've actually never seen this... This looks stupid, as I'm no kid of 3. I gave it a 2nd star only because Eric Idle is one of the voices. I could care less about the other actors. Buy Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer The Movie at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer The Movie Search with the Priority Search Engine on Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer The Movie This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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