8 reviews

Format: Ac-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, 3d, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 33 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: MCAD23945D
UPC: 025192394522
EAN: 0025192394522

Theatrical Release Date: November 1, 2002
Release Date: October 12, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: SHIPS BY AIR MAIL FROM NYC - ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIME IS 7-14 DAYS

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
The kid-friendly Santa vs. the Snowman began as a 1997 animated television special, then made a leap to the biggest movie screens--IMAX--in the world (in 3-D, no less), and now has come full circle to DVD with its extra, simulated perspective and deep focus intact. (3-D glasses, which come with the disc, are required.) An animator's lark, Santa concerns a battle between Mr. Claus and a scheming snowman who tries to overtake Santa's toy-making and Christmas Eve delivery operation. A full-scale war erupts (there are some scary images here, particularly of a snowman writhing to his fiery death), though the violence is mitigated by clever quotes from movie and animation classics, including Toy Story and the stop-motion television perennial Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. The original 2-D geometric planes are artfully reinvented to achieve an exciting depth. --Tom Keogh

Product Description
From the team behind jimmy neutron - this is the 1st ever imax holiday film available in 3d. This hilarious story tells the tale of what happens when a snowman squares off against santa & his elf army for the rights to the worldwide gift delivery franchise of the jolly man in red. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/12/2004 Starring: Jonathan Winters Ben Stein Run time: 32 minutes Rating: Nr Director: John A. Davis

Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

3D fun with a campy twist July 23, 2008
Sandy (Kenosha, WI United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This movie seems to be even more fun for the adults than the kids at christmas time, packed with references from popular science fiction movies (SW) and action films. The snowman has a depth of character you wouldn't expect from his simple look and makes a great arch-nemesis for Santa. And it actually got the kids thinking because the snowman has an understandable motive for taking on Santa.
The 3D effects were good through most of it, even better with a bigger screen TV.

1 out of 5 stars

not a pleasant christmas story December 4, 2004
SillySuki (North Carolina)
8 out of 16 found this review helpful

Someone bought this 3D DVD for my almost 5 year old daughter. We thought the special effects would be fascinating and they were. However, within minutes of the movie's beginning my daughter was in tears. I won't say why but she found the plot frightening. Several times during the movie I tried to talk her out of watching but she wanted to see what happened in the end. Fortunately the movie is relatively short. Overall, I found the story to be a cynical look at Christmas. As an adult, I think it might be humourous to watch after a hard day of Christmas shopping but I urge caution before showing it to young children. There was way too much animated violence to match the spirit of Christmas.

4 out of 5 stars

5 stars great movie, buy the Sensio or FQHS & see in IMAX 3D November 21, 2004
Rod Ross ((DSM) Des Moines, IA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful

It really is an enjoyable film, Awsome in Imax 3D and at home if you have the Sensio, or field sequential version. The dvd that comes with the Red/Blue "3D" glasses inside doesn't work and is only good for 2D viewing. The 3D effects on the Sensio and field sequential versions work as they should! The field sequential version IS availible on Amazon so get it instead of the Red/Blue Analglyphic.

-I originaly gave 4 stars on the Red/ Blue version only for the fact that I really enjoyed the film in IMAX the Sensio DVD that just came out should recieve 5, however you can't change that in a review edit.

2 out of 5 stars

Hard to review this DVD October 21, 2004
Jim Jr (Buffalo, NY United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

It is very difficult to review this DVD and give it correct stars. If you consider the 2D version, it would get 4 or 5 stars as the animation and colors are wonderful with a very humorous story. BUT the 3D version is terrible. The 3D is about the worst ever, it never really produces a 3D effect and the red/blue glasses dull and changes to colors making it almost a black and white film. None of the 3D effects really work. The best of them is the falling snow. Often the viewer sees the two images ruining the whole effect and making it impossible to concentrate on the story.

A recommendation is to forget the 3D version and just play the 2D version. Both are on the disk.

When 3D was first introduced, people complained that they got headaches from the 3D. This DVD definitely falls into that catagory. Perhaps in Imax with the gray poloroid glasses, the effects work. NOT on this disk.

4 out of 5 stars

A wonderful movie! But the DVD could've had more. October 17, 2004
Mike (San Diego, CA USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I saw this flick the first time in 3D in the IMAX theater. Let me tell you, the graphics were no less than stunning. The movie starts out very sweet and cute... but soon shifts-gears to reveal a hysterical story with some great satire... some laugh-out-loud one-liners and clever references to other movies! With voices by Jonathan Winters, Victoria Jackson and Ben Stein, this is a fun movie for all ages. At the end of the movie, the "outtakes" are very fun too.

I was so excited to hear that this was coming out on DVD, I had to purchase it immediately. Though the movie was still just as fun, I must admit I was a bit disappointed with the 3D effects on a television. Part of the problem is they use the old-fashioned red-blue 3D glasses, which really detract from the rich colors of the film... making it seem almost black & white. (In the IMAX theater, they used the gray 3D glasses which allowed much better effect and kept the colors more vivid.)

I was also disappointed to see no real Extra features... no director's commentary or behind-the-scenes or anything. All they had were a couple of simple interactive games, which became tiresome after about 20 seconds.

In summary... a great flick... much better if you can see it in 3D Imax splendor... but still a fun movie!