I'm not going to pretend I like this show. Honestly, it's one of the worst Christmas specials I've ever watched. That's if you want to call it a Christmas show. As many reviews have said the story is bizarre and does not make sense, and it is way too long. I don't like any of the new characters either. These new character's bring nothing of value to this story and are rather forgettable characters and no redeeming qualities. I'm not going to go into the plot, as anyone reading these comments will see other posts explaining the mashup and craziness of the plot. The music is terrible as well, it's so bad, I fast forward it. And why does creepy genie sound like God in the 10 Commandments??
My question is, did they really make this for children?? It's so hard to follow it as an adult, how is a child going to follow it? Plus the fact that there are some creepy scenes in it. Once you get past these points, take in account that it's 1 hour and 1/2 in length. You can't keep a child interested, especially a younger child for that length of time.
All in all Rankin-Bass missed the mark on this one. Watch the older classic shows from the 60's and early 70's and don't bother with this one.
My question is, did they really make this for children?? It's so hard to follow it as an adult, how is a child going to follow it? Plus the fact that there are some creepy scenes in it. Once you get past these points, take in account that it's 1 hour and 1/2 in length. You can't keep a child interested, especially a younger child for that length of time.
All in all Rankin-Bass missed the mark on this one. Watch the older classic shows from the 60's and early 70's and don't bother with this one.