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Digital Cameras - Camcorders - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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List Price: $14.95
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Manufacturer: Classic Media
Starring: Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Alfie Scopp, Paul Soles, Paul Kligman
Directed By: Larry Roemer
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019802994
Format: Animated
Label: Classic Media
Manufacturer: Classic Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Classic Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-09-04
Running Time: 52
Studio: Classic Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1964
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Summary: Fantastic!
Comment: This is the same video that used to be shown on TV around xmas. I watched it over and over when it arrived. A timeless classic!
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Summary: They don't make Christmas films like this anymore
Comment: 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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Summary: Attitudes are the Real Disability
Comment: This stop animation special ultimately is a compelling allegory about the need to deinstutionalize children with disabilities, for the benefit of them--and society.
A reindeer named Rudolph has a physical difference from his peers. Barred from attending reindeer school because of this difference, he ultimately discovers an island where 'misfit toys' with various deformities (a choo-choo with square wheels..etc) have been involuntarily isolated.
Technically they are among their own kind so they should be happy, but they are instead gloomy. Unable to fulfil the role of what a toy SHOULD be doing, they instead feel lonely and punnished--wanting to escape the island and travel with Santa. They know that if they were like 'normal' toys, they would be with children.
Joined by an elf-dentist named Herbie and a prospector named Yukon Cornelius (who does not add much to the story), Rudolph himself saves the day. And he maintains the love of a doe named Clarice who had always loved him for who he was, even when his own family was publically ashamed of his difference.
Finally, it's important to note that Fireball and the other reindeer who teased him as 'children' could not even make Santa's prestigious team. In the end, it was Rudolph's difference which was the only one able to save Christmas. Rudolph himself enabled Santa to continue bringing toys to children around the world.
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Summary: HOLLY JOLLY
Comment: The "mother" of all classic kids Christmas tales, and this series just moves at the brisk pace of Santa's sleigh on Xmas eve. While other similar shows seem to have parts to allow time to run errands in the home between "good scenes", this show snaps it's melodic fingers, and makes you drop the tablecloth. A very warm, engaging, and wonderful cast with songs that actually hit the charts by other famous singers, make this one and only of it's kind. A family adventure for the ages, and then some. Burl Ives makes his grand entrance ala singing snowman, and ties the story of Rudolph's troubles all together. One more thing, for a puppet, that Santa is pretty darn convincing. Rudolph's friend, and fellow misfit elf Herbie, is also a unique character all his own. The sets are nothing short of dazzling, and the effects just add to the atmosphere, without distracting or looking out of context. Excellent all the way-ho, ho, ho!
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Summary: RUDOLPH IS THE BEST
Comment: THERE IS ONLY ONE RUDOLPH AND RANKIN & BASS HAVE DONE A SUPERB JOB CAPTURING THIS GREAT STORY. A MUST SEE YEAR AFTER YEAR
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Who’s got a nose for Christmas? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Just in time for the holidays, here comes Rudolph in the most beloved special of all time! Packed with a sleigh full of memorable songs and unforgettable characters, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer lights up the hearts of young and old alike.
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