La Légende de Frosty le bonhomme de neige

I don't know why this was made but it was a mistake. The first Frosty the Snowman is amazing but this one was just boring.

Frosty's magical hat escapes from a series of locked boxes. Tommy Tinkerton in a town called Evergreen needs Frosty more than anyone. There is no magic in this pristine town. Walter has overprotective parents. Frosty befriends Walter who breaks curfew. Tommy discovers a hidden basement in the library. News of Frosty starts to spread and the parents fear the kiddie rebellion.

The Tinkerton dad is obsessed with rules. That is presented as wrong and opposite to magic. First off, the rules need to be more draconian so that opposing them would make sense. Magic is mostly reckless. It's not until that town hall meeting when the evil of oppressive rules is shown. The principal should have a bigger role earlier in the movie. The theme, the structure, the characters, and the animation are all a bit wonky. This does not have the magic of the classic Frosty.

Though technically a sequel to the classic 1969 Rankin/Bass Frosty the Snowman, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman holds only loose continuity with it. The characters in flashbacks resemble those of the original film but have different names and roles. The young Mayor Tinkerton strongly resembles one of the unnamed children from the first film, and his father also shares the design of Professor Hinkle. Hocus Pocus has a cameo during the bob-sled scene. On the cover of the comic used in the film are two other children that also resemble the original film's cast. Frosty's back story is strongly altered, but still features him coming to life due to the hat's magic.

If you love the original classic then you will hate this. The charm and innocence of that feature is lost here. There isn't any likable or Relatable children in this.

The animation also comes across as cheap and tacky.

Ok, first off casting the voice of Patrick was wrong. Ww hated that frosty sounded so dumb. The story seemd to be making fun of parents and rules . It glorified children disobeying their parents. It also glorified sneaking out at night with a stranger which was really creepy. Things happening in daylight was ignored by the parents. They never explained why the principal was the way he was. They also never really explained a few other things. Frosty, was sweet and innocent and suddenly he became a hoodlum. That's not frosty.

However, I did lile the animation when everyone else didn't and that was enough.

Frosty the Snowman goes where he is needed most, and the town of Evergreen sure needs a visit. Mr. Tinkerton, the mayor (Tim Kenny), runs a tight ship, and there is no room for talk of magic or any other such nonsense.

What brought my attention to this film was the casting of Burt Reynolds. Now, I figure if the film has a big enough budget to have a known entity narrate (and sing), it can't be too bad. But I would be wrong. Reynolds was alright, but his presence did not make up for this disgrace.

Most of the characters are annoying, the special runs too long, the plot seems to flatly contradict earlier Frosty stories (all of which are better). Even the jokes, which could be funny, are delivered in such a way they just fall flat. How did this happen? Something went horribly wrong and this never should have made it to completion.