The Snowman And The Snowdog (2012) -
What a fitting and lovely sequel that truly honoured the original.
The storyline varied very little from its predecessor, but I personally don't think that it really needed to do anything else. I'm not sure that I could find a story that would have been more appropriate and still managed to keep the joy and fun that was gifted to us 30 years earlier.
It was an enchanting tale of fantasy that incorporated the magic of the season via a reincarnated snowman and the addition of a lil' puppy dog too. They take a little boy on a wonderful journey that had all the charm and appeal of the first Snowman film and also still evoked the same nostalgia to bring a Christmas classic to a new generation.
Combined with Raymond Briggs 'The Snowman' (1982) and 'Father Christmas' (1991) it has become part of a must see trio for every Christmas and is usually watched on Christmas Eve in my house, although sometimes these three favourites actually get many outings over the festive season or the occasional viewing in the middle of the summer too, just because I can.
The world needs more innocent and inoffensive cartoon shorts like these, as an escape from all of the horrible things that are going on in it. There are too many guns and explosions in TV and film for me nowadays. Let the kids keep their innocence for longer with a beauty like this.
933.22/1000.
What a fitting and lovely sequel that truly honoured the original.
The storyline varied very little from its predecessor, but I personally don't think that it really needed to do anything else. I'm not sure that I could find a story that would have been more appropriate and still managed to keep the joy and fun that was gifted to us 30 years earlier.
It was an enchanting tale of fantasy that incorporated the magic of the season via a reincarnated snowman and the addition of a lil' puppy dog too. They take a little boy on a wonderful journey that had all the charm and appeal of the first Snowman film and also still evoked the same nostalgia to bring a Christmas classic to a new generation.
Combined with Raymond Briggs 'The Snowman' (1982) and 'Father Christmas' (1991) it has become part of a must see trio for every Christmas and is usually watched on Christmas Eve in my house, although sometimes these three favourites actually get many outings over the festive season or the occasional viewing in the middle of the summer too, just because I can.
The world needs more innocent and inoffensive cartoon shorts like these, as an escape from all of the horrible things that are going on in it. There are too many guns and explosions in TV and film for me nowadays. Let the kids keep their innocence for longer with a beauty like this.
933.22/1000.