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| Raymond Briggs The Snowman : 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition |
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Snowman revisited
Well I was a bit sceptical of buying a new improved version of The Snowman as the original is such a classic. However I found a lot of the extras interesting, it gave me a good insight of how animation used to be created. I also found that because it was in widescreen I didnt have the annoying black bars either side of my TV screen. Some of the storyboard sequences are also really charming to see.I didnt really bother with the narration option, I think it was aimed at small children, however I thought the voice of Father Christmas who is narrating sounded close to how Id imagine it. The added bonus of the documentary was lovely. Although it wasnt made at the time that the film was made, so its more of a retrospective, but there were quite a few of the animators and people who worked on the film as well as Raymond Briggs. The beat box version of Walking in the Air is very funny! Overall a good family purchase, the film for the children and the documentary for the adults who remember it the first time around.
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Why did they do it? - Be warned
I agree fully with the previous reviewers. Having thoroughly enjoyed the original "The Snowman", I bought the Anniversary Edition for my two nephews last Christmas. Fortunately I decided to take a sneak preview myself and was horrified to discover that a horrible voiceover had been added which completely destroyed the magic of this wonderful film. I immediately returned the videos and got a refund. The aspect that adds insult to injury is that there is no mention anywhere on the video box or any online summaries that a voiceover has been added. In fact, the staff in the shop were unaware of it until I returned the videos. Thank you, Amazon, for providing a review section which gives visitors to your website an opportunity to be forewarned.
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The Snowman, 20th Anniversary edition
This new 20th anniversary edition is appalling. The wonderful and magical chidrens animation has been completely ruined by the addition of a farcical narration by a cockney father christmas. Why???? It has needed no narration for 20 years, the music and pictures say it all. Why ruin it? Im sure Raymond Briggs must be horrified.
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