Santa vs. The Snowman 3D

Starring:Steve Oedekerk Jonathan Winters; Ben Stein
Director: John A. David
Studio: O Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

not a pleasant christmas story
5 stars great movie, buy the Sensio or FQHS & see in IMAX 3D
Hard to review this DVD
A wonderful movie! But the DVD could've had more.
SANTA VS. THE SNOW MAN 3D IS AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!

Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
Starring: Jonathan Winters , Ben Stein , Victoria Jackson , Don LaFontaine , and Mark DeCarlo
Director: John A. Davis
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0002IQFFE
Release Date: 2004-10-12

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The kid-friendly Santa vs. the Snowman began as a 1997 animated television special, then made a leap to the biggest movie screens--IMAX--in the world (in 3-D, no less), and now has come full circle to DVD with its extra, simulated perspective and deep focus intact. (3-D glasses, which come with the disc, are required.) An animator's lark, Santa concerns a battle between Mr. Claus and a scheming snowman who tries to overtake Santa's toy-making and Christmas Eve delivery operation. A full-scale war erupts (there are some scary images here, particularly of a snowman writhing to his fiery death), though the violence is mitigated by clever quotes from movie and animation classics, including Toy Story and the stop-motion television perennial Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. The original 2-D geometric planes are artfully reinvented to achieve an exciting depth. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

not a pleasant christmas story.......2004-12-04

Someone bought this 3D DVD for my almost 5 year old daughter. We thought the special effects would be fascinating and they were. However, within minutes of the movie's beginning my daughter was in tears. I won't say why but she found the plot frightening. Several times during the movie I tried to talk her out of watching but she wanted to see what happened in the end. Fortunately the movie is relatively short. Overall, I found the story to be a cynical look at Christmas. As an adult, I think it might be humourous to watch after a hard day of Christmas shopping but I urge caution before showing it to young children. There was way too much animated violence to match the spirit of Christmas.

5 stars great movie, buy the Sensio or FQHS & see in IMAX 3D.......2004-11-21

It really is an enjoyable film, Awsome in Imax 3D and at home if you have the Sensio, or field sequential version. The dvd that comes with the Red/Blue "3D" glasses inside doesn't work and is only good for 2D viewing. The 3D effects on the Sensio and field sequential versions work as they should! The field sequential version IS availible on Amazon so get it instead of the Red/Blue Analglyphic.

-I originaly gave 4 stars on the Red/ Blue version only for the fact that I really enjoyed the film in IMAX the Sensio DVD that just came out should recieve 5, however you can't change that in a review edit.

Hard to review this DVD.......2004-10-22

It is very difficult to review this DVD and give it correct stars. If you consider the 2D version, it would get 4 or 5 stars as the animation and colors are wonderful with a very humorous story. BUT the 3D version is terrible. The 3D is about the worst ever, it never really produces a 3D effect and the red/blue glasses dull and changes to colors making it almost a black and white film. None of the 3D effects really work. The best of them is the falling snow. Often the viewer sees the two images ruining the whole effect and making it impossible to concentrate on the story.

A recommendation is to forget the 3D version and just play the 2D version. Both are on the disk.

When 3D was first introduced, people complained that they got headaches from the 3D. This DVD definitely falls into that catagory. Perhaps in Imax with the gray poloroid glasses, the effects work. NOT on this disk.

A wonderful movie! But the DVD could've had more........2004-10-17

I saw this flick the first time in 3D in the IMAX theater. Let me tell you, the graphics were no less than stunning. The movie starts out very sweet and cute... but soon shifts-gears to reveal a hysterical story with some great satire... some laugh-out-loud one-liners and clever references to other movies! With voices by Jonathan Winters, Victoria Jackson and Ben Stein, this is a fun movie for all ages. At the end of the movie, the "outtakes" are very fun too.

I was so excited to hear that this was coming out on DVD, I had to purchase it immediately. Though the movie was still just as fun, I must admit I was a bit disappointed with the 3D effects on a television. Part of the problem is they use the old-fashioned red-blue 3D glasses, which really detract from the rich colors of the film... making it seem almost black & white. (In the IMAX theater, they used the gray 3D glasses which allowed much better effect and kept the colors more vivid.)

I was also disappointed to see no real Extra features... no director's commentary or behind-the-scenes or anything. All they had were a couple of simple interactive games, which became tiresome after about 20 seconds.

In summary... a great flick... much better if you can see it in 3D Imax splendor... but still a fun movie!

SANTA VS. THE SNOW MAN 3D IS AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-10-15

I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE DVD(IN 3D) NOT THE VHS(2D).THIS FILM AIRED ON TV AS A CHRISTMAS 30 MINUTE SPECIAL IN 1997(IN 2D).THEN IN 2002 IMAX DECIDED TO RELEASE THE FILM AS A 3D IMAX FEATURE.KIDS AND ADULTS FLOCKED THE IMAX 3D SHOWINGS.THEY WERE IN SHOCK AS SNOWFLAKES AND REINDEER CAME OFF THE SCREEN RIGHT AT THEM.THE FILM IS NOW ON DVD (IN GLORIOUS 3D).I GOT THIS FILM AND I PUT ON THE 3D GLASSES.AND I HAVE A 28 INCH TV AND THW 3D ACTUALLY IS AWESOME.THE SNOWFLAKS ACTAULLY LOOK LIKE THERE FALLING IN YOUR LIVING ROOM.AND OTHER THINGS COMES OFF THE SCREEN REALLY FAR,EVEN ON MY 13 INCH TV !!!!!

Average customer rating:

Nice little tale for Christmas
Almost Just Right
Odd item - the alternative Christmas movie, in 3-D
REAL Working 3D! This is the version to buy!!

Santa vs. The Snowman 3D
Starring: Steve Oedekerk Jonathan Winters; Ben Stein
Director: John A. David
Manufacturer: O Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Release Date: 2005-03-21

Customer Reviews:

Nice little tale for Christmas.......2006-12-30

Always ready to welcome new Christmas Material anytime, and when i saw
this in 3d, i knew a new addition has been added to my Holiday Collection.
Eye candy for Adults, and good story for the kids.

Almost Just Right.......2006-01-15

This was a very unique movie...it was a whole lot different than what i thought! it was cool! The only thing is they needed to have more stuff "pop" out of the screen...i kept saying come on come out further, but it didn't....

*recommended*

Odd item - the alternative Christmas movie, in 3-D.......2005-09-14

I must say that this item is oddly appealing. While it seems like a nice children's Christmas story in the ads, it isn't. The jokes and the general tone of this little film are not really kiddy fare. Santa and the Snowman have a war, which it's exactly in the Christmas Spirit. No blood or swearing, it's just over the heads of kiddies. This film started as an IMAX 3-D movie, and is probably most appealing to very young teenagers. When I first saw the relatively simple designs and CGI, I was slightly disappointed. But, to be honest, I've re-watched this DVD at least 5 times (unusual for me), and I'll probably watch it twice every Christmas. The 3-D effects are what makes this DVD captivating. There are many cheesey, disappointing 3-D DVDs out there -- but this one was done right. It's in HQFS (High Quality Field Sequential 3-D, the best kind), so you'll need the shutter glasses (like the ones found in ASIN: B00005QW5S). It's a quirky little Christmas movie, but it's 3-D has a bit of "wow" appeal, without being "in your face".

REAL Working 3D! This is the version to buy!!.......2005-05-17

The movie is fun to watch but there are multiple versions, this one works and suits most people, a Sensio version is availible as well but it is for high end home theaters and you need the Sensio Processor to view. If you don't have a 3D sync box then I recommend getting the The Ultimate 3-D Collection which contains 3 3D Imax movies! If you have a Sensio Processor than you know the differance and this one is not for you. Definatly STAY AWAY from the Red/Blue Analglyphic version (comes with red/blue glasses) it is a waste of money and doesn't work!

Average customer rating:

Santa vs. the Snowman 3D/Peter Pan
Starring: Jonathan Winters , Ben Stein , Victoria Jackson , Don LaFontaine , and Mark DeCarlo
Director: John A. Davis , and P.J. Hogan
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002IQFIG
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Average customer rating:

not a pleasant christmas story
5 stars great movie, buy the Sensio or FQHS & see in IMAX 3D
Hard to review this DVD
A wonderful movie! But the DVD could've had more.
SANTA VS. THE SNOW MAN 3D IS AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!

Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
Starring: Jonathan Winters , Ben Stein , Victoria Jackson , Don LaFontaine , and Mark DeCarlo
Director: John A. Davis
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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