The Raymond Briggs' The Snowman | 
| Director: Dianne Jackson
Actors: Peter Auty, Raymond Briggs
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  185 reviews
Sales Rank: 549
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 27 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD16436D
UPC: 043396164369
EAN: 0043396164369
ASIN: B000HIVIOW
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
Release Date: October 24, 2006
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Product Description
Delightful animation weaves a spell of magical enchantment as a young boys snowman comes to life and escorts him on a visit to the north pole. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/24/2006 Run time: 26 minutes
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This charming British animated short film (it's just 23 minutes long) is a 1982 production of London's Channel 4, based on the classic children's book by Raymond Briggs and crafted with a colored-pencils-on-paper look, like fluffy, hand-drawn illustrations. Small children should be entranced by the story of a small boy in rural England whose lovingly constructed snowman comes to life and takes him flying over the white-blanketed landscapes, in a beautiful rotoscoped (traced) sequence based on live-action flying footage. Part of the charm of the film is the gentle, everyday quality of its fantasy adventures: the snowman is invited in to try on clothes and play with the Christmas decorations, then plays host to the boy at a party in the woods, at which his snowy relatives do English country dances. This is one of the very few Christmas tapes on the market that really deserves to be a holiday perennial, a gentle fable of friendship and the power of imagination. --David Chute
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Family Classic January 6, 2009
J. Raines (Seattle, WA)
This movie has become a family Christmas classic, starting with my children and now my grandchildren. It is short enough to keep their attention (no words, only music) and has a very calming effect on all of us who watch it. As far as delivery of the product, it came in the amount of time specified. No complaints.
WHAT MORE TO BE SAID!!! January 1, 2009
Richard J. Oravitz
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Charming fairy-tale story of boy-builds-snowman comes-to-life enchantment for total family enjoyment!!!
All previous reviews are RIGHT-ON! The animation is whimisical, the content heart-felt! Fly away to the North Pole with the best Snowman ever!!! A must-have for any dvd Holiday library!
Buy and share with others!!!
 Sweet and Tranquilizing December 24, 2008
Alric Knebel (Biloxi, MS)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first saw this on PBS, back when it was new, and I recorded it and watched it many, many times with my son. It's very soft and tranquilizing, as the landscapes are hushed by snow, and no words are ever spoken. The rest is all lulling symphony music, with a lovely vocal interlude during the sweeping flying sequence. It's a gorgeous little piece of work.
Now, the version I saw so long ago did in fact have David Bowie as the man introducing it. But this was an edit for American television. I bought a different copy of this a few years back (a DVD which included another Christmas cartoon), and it had the original introduction restored to it. And I know that this is the original opening because it begins with the narrator walking along the edge of an open field in front of the woods, the same woods that in the next instant become the animated landscape, where the story begins. That's the version that's on this DVD, the original version, and I know this because it arrived today. But who narrates the introduction doesn't matter. This is an artfully crafted work to be treasured in any library, and I wouldn't let the fact that Bowie isn't introducing it from a cozy attic discourage my owning it. Yes, for the sake of nostalgia, I wouldn't mind seeing that one again, but for the sake of collecting, I'll settle for this original edit.
Only a grownup can really appreciate the level of artistry that went into this 27-minute confection, but children, too, are enthralled by it for other reasons. Watch it with them, and have a real moment you'll keep for a lifetime. I did.
Simple. Magical. Unforgettable. December 8, 2008
cordell jeffries (webster groves, mo)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This one belongs right up there with It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story. It is so well done that some of its charm is actually lost on children, in my opinion.
But...by no means am i saying that you shouldn't watch this with kids of any age. This film relies on zero 'Pixar' wizardry and 'celebrity' power (Bowie fans should look elsewhere for their Ziggy fix...geez). With an outstanding score and virtually no spoken words, viewers are transported into a fantastic holiday story -- one that ends delightfully too soon.
It is a quiet classic that wasn't created by Hollywood because it simply couldn't have been.
 Where's David Bowie? December 6, 2008
T. Truppa
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This DVD of The Snowman was advertised as David Bowie, narrator. He does not appear on this DVD. I was very disappointed! This is an example of false advertising. I have been a loyal customer at Amazon for many years, I ordered this version especially because it claimed to have David Bowie as narrator.
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