In my eyes, this movie is nothing but a way to scam parents out of their money. I saw little effort put into this film. Now, before I get into the negatives, let me point out the few positives.
I wasn't too fond of most of the cast choices, except for two. One was John Goodman as Santa Claus. His voice suited the role perfectly. It sounded so friendly, yet had that powerful, booming tone. The other is Kathleen Barr as Rudolph. Her sort of nasally voice suits Rudolph.
I like the idea of the sprites. It adds a little originality to the story. Unfortunately, not much was really done with them, and they came off as annoying.
Now to the negatives. First, the animation. The colors and designs were nice, but the animation itself was very awkward. Everything moved in such a weird, clunky way. I was uncomfortable watching it.
The songs were dreadful. Some were obviously just filler so the movie would last longer. What was funny was that some of the singing voices didn't even sound close to the speaking voices of some characters. The songs also just came up out of nowhere.
The characters were very mean spirited. I mean, I understand that Rudolph is supposed to be made fun of, but the way the others mock him for his nose just doesn't seem natural, and they're a little too cruel. Not only are some of them very mean, but some are also very stupid. And by some, I mean Zoey. First of all, why is she dating Arrow? They made it clear that she liked Rudolph more, so what did she see in Arrow? Second, Stormella made it clear that she would cause a huge storm if anyone crossed her bridge. Who crossed? Zoey. Also, some characters are just plain useless, like the sprites, Slyly, and Leonard.
If people shut off their brains during this movie, I think they'd enjoy it. But as a student majoring in animation, I try to pay attention to the details. I don't really like this movie, and feel like it's pretty pointless. This was just a way to grab cash from parents, and that's it. I saw little effort put into this, and I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
I wasn't too fond of most of the cast choices, except for two. One was John Goodman as Santa Claus. His voice suited the role perfectly. It sounded so friendly, yet had that powerful, booming tone. The other is Kathleen Barr as Rudolph. Her sort of nasally voice suits Rudolph.
I like the idea of the sprites. It adds a little originality to the story. Unfortunately, not much was really done with them, and they came off as annoying.
Now to the negatives. First, the animation. The colors and designs were nice, but the animation itself was very awkward. Everything moved in such a weird, clunky way. I was uncomfortable watching it.
The songs were dreadful. Some were obviously just filler so the movie would last longer. What was funny was that some of the singing voices didn't even sound close to the speaking voices of some characters. The songs also just came up out of nowhere.
The characters were very mean spirited. I mean, I understand that Rudolph is supposed to be made fun of, but the way the others mock him for his nose just doesn't seem natural, and they're a little too cruel. Not only are some of them very mean, but some are also very stupid. And by some, I mean Zoey. First of all, why is she dating Arrow? They made it clear that she liked Rudolph more, so what did she see in Arrow? Second, Stormella made it clear that she would cause a huge storm if anyone crossed her bridge. Who crossed? Zoey. Also, some characters are just plain useless, like the sprites, Slyly, and Leonard.
If people shut off their brains during this movie, I think they'd enjoy it. But as a student majoring in animation, I try to pay attention to the details. I don't really like this movie, and feel like it's pretty pointless. This was just a way to grab cash from parents, and that's it. I saw little effort put into this, and I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.