Frosty Returns (1992)

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Don't Believe the Hype

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Back in the early 90s, Frosty returned for another short film and I have to say this one did not really impress me. Then again, this also goes for all the Frosty films except the very first in my opinion. Rankin and Bass did not direct this one, but instead Evert Broan and Bill Melendez were in charge and you could easily see that they have worked on Charlie Brown for a very long time. It looks a lot like a Charlie Brown movie actually and it maybe also was no coincidence that the human male lead character's name was Charles. In any case, this is an interesting watch in terms of voice acting, because it has John Goodman as Frosty and I am a fan of him. And apart from that, Mad Men fans will be curious about the 10-year-old Elizabeth Moss in this one. Their farewell scene at the end was actually pretty nice, but apart from that there aren't really many memorable aspects to remember from this 1992 short film. Not recommended.

I should have known better. I had gotten a box set called "The Original Christmas Classics". It's the 1 with Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, The Little Drummer Boy, Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Original Frosty The Snowman, The Cricket On The Hearth....and THIS mess. I thought it was the 1 with Crystal. How I regret that it isn't. Did someone @ CBS owe a loan shark with an artist wanna-be for a grand child? To say that this is the worse sequel since Halloween 3 can't even cover it. The only thing it has in common with the original is that there are humans in it, it's the Christmas season and a snowman comes to life...oh, and it names the snowman as "Frosty", and he is white in color. While characters in this "presentation", may make references to elements reminiscent of the original, that's stretching it a bit...so is having to give this a rating of 1 (awful). I didn't see any ratings in the negative like -9 terrible, -7 horrible, -5 sucks...-3 blows chunks...-.9 animators need to be drawn & quartered, hung, shot AND disemboweled. While I have seen different actors who regret doing certain projects, I gotta wonder just how far they'll pimp their talent? John Goodman is a fine actor, but...why this one? This monstrosity makes King Ralph look like Masterpiece Theatre.

Had a double take on the release date of this one. The animation is so poor it seems like a cheap 70's cartoon. Goodman does what he can with what's given to him, but every line is some schmaltzy nonsense about love in your heart, making friends and so on. It ignores the premise of the magic hat, now Frosty can take it off whenever. We also have a villain that wants to melt snow with his environmentally unsafe spray. The whole dynamic between this villain and the town he wishes to bow before him is always kind of off. He seems like a Bond super villain that wants world domination, but he's also a bit of a fool.The songs are forgettable and with no mention of Christmas, it just doesn't have enough charm to capture the imagination. Just listen to the song or watch the original.

Jonathan Winters arrives riding a snowflake and eating chocolate macaroons to tell the story of how Frosty the Snowman and his friend Holly DeCarlo stopped the richest man in Beansboro, Pennsylvania from ridding the town of all its snow with a new synthetic aerosol he created.Frosty and Holly finally have their big showdown with Mr. Twitchell and his cool pet cat 'Bones' in Gooseberry Park during the city's annual winter carnival.Slight superficial 'sequel' pales to the original, but can be enjoyed on its own terms.