The Snow Queen (2005)

You won't be disappointed!

Dreadfully Boring

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Waste of time, boring. I could have told a story that would of been more entertaining than this.-The coloring was hard on the eyes. -The special effects had promise, however they missed the mark at making it look good. -The packaging and write up on the DVD were very deceptive (in the write up it says she pierced his heart in the movie it was his eye) - it appears as if the movie starts in the middle, giving us no clue as to the beginning - he is pierced by a splinter of mirror, in the write up it says a splinter of ice -movie made us not want to read any of the authors writings in conclusion I would rate the movie with negative stars the 6.5 rating on your site was very deceiving

Starting from the beginning I wasn't sure if I could actually sit through the entire film. The special effects were bad, the dialogue was worse. The film failed to capture my attention. The plot, while probably better in other versions, did not come through properly. The acting needs works. The scenes looked like something I would see in a high school play and the green screen wasn't any better. The songs were, for the most part, unnecessary and didn't add anything to the film.I would advise people, of all ages, to avoid this film. There are so many more things you can do with an hour.

Every generation of directors and children's TV programmers seems destined to try their hand at Hans Christian Anderson's Snow Queen, this version is one of the best.Filmed with a mixture of animation and live acting, it manages to capture the spirit of early eastern-European animations and graphic novels, the unreal backdrops suggest a stage performance, and the jerky motion, marionettes. Combined with a wonderful score written by Paul K. Joyce (and performed by the Royal Philharmonic), this is certainly an adaptation children will love, and continue to be entertained by for years to come.Although some parts of the story which are skimmed over could have had more time spent on them (and it's possible some adults will be expecting Disney and fail to see past the computer imagery), it's good to remember that this is a story to be enjoyed, not studied, and its for kids who probably wouldn't want it to drag on.All in all this is a very worthy production, there are far worse ways to spend an hour of the holiday period.

The Snow Queen is one of Hans Christian Andersen's best fairy tales. However, there has only been a few adaptations of it, and most are mediocre and childish. This is no exception.The best thing about this TV special is the musical score; which is so beautiful and mystical it could have come from a classical music piece. I can't say the same for the rest.This made-for-TV special looks like it was made by a group of college film students. I'm not too sure how much of this is 'real', because it looks like every shot has been superimposed over an Adobe photo edit. Even worse, the motion capture has a weird, jerky style of action that really detracts from any 'magic'. This is proof that CGI can give authentic looking dinosaurs, and encourage some of the shoddiest special effects ever shot.The character development is so weak that neither sympathy, nor an understanding of personalities is felt. The story mainly skims and summarizes the plot of Andersen's fairy tale, giving the feel of headline news when compared to the original book.I would normally give an adaptation like this a three, but considering that this is a one hour TV special, a 'major motion picture' style cannot be expected. This gets a four.