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Excellent but underrated film

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Yes, it's a cute holiday themed show and, I will admit, I watched it for many years when I was growing up. However, there is something very very wrong with the entire story and the way it is presented. This is a story of a reindeer (his Dad is one of Santa's reindeer) who is born with an abnormality-- he has a 'red shiny nose'. As a result, the other reindeer won't go near him and won't play with him, his father dislikes him, Santa Claus dismisses him. Instead of trying to help him feel accepted, almost everyone (except his mother and a few other 'misfit' friends) are cold and nasty to him. At one point, we visit the 'Island of Misfit Toys' which is a place where toys with slight defects have to go because no body wants them! So, these toys are on this island all by themselves because they (like Rudolph) are "different". Then, on Christmas eve we have a big, horrible blizzard. It's so bad that Santa starts to announce (after getting annoyed with Rudolph and his red nose) that Christmas needs to be canceled because he can't see through the snow to drive his Reindeer. Before he finishes his Christmas cancellation announcement, Santa gets a 'bright' idea. He asks Rudolph (the Reindeer that everyone including himself makes fun of and ignore because he's different), to turn on his red nose and fly with him and the other reindeer all night and all over the world so Christmas won't have to be canceled, and thus all the nasty, rude, rotten other Reindeer can have Christmas; they'll all get their gifts (they won't have to do any work!), and the toy stores won't go out of business. Rudolph agrees to do it without any type of compensation; he's a real sap.What happens after Christmas eve? Do you think all the nasty rude comments about his 'red, shiny nose' come to an end? No. I would guess that by New Year's Day, Rudolph was back at square one listening to verbal abuse all over again.I, for one, would have told Santa On Christmas Eve to get lost; packed my bags and head to New York City to open my own toy factory. Of course, that ending wouldn't sell a television show.

Every kid who celebrates Christmas looks forward to seeing their favorite animation short, and one of the most popular is 1964's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". I know, because I used to look watch this every year it came on as a kid, even with the trillion commercials the networks now put into it! We all know the story, Rudolph has a nose that's red and glows so bright, none of the other reindeer let Rudolph play reindeer games, "than one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say, Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" And on and on it goes. Except for this animation classic, the producers add in a few new characters, such as the dreadful abominable snowman of the north pole, gold prospector Yukon Cornelius, Hermey the elf who doesn't like to make toys and who wants to be a dentist, not to the mention the most joyous of all, the island of misfit toys. Oh, just describing this brings back the memories of being a kid on Christmas! Chances are you've already seen this a million times, now just make sure your kids do too. Merry Christmas!

And, what would this much-celebrated time of the year be without at least one viewing of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (whose story I'm sure we all know)? In a nutshell - This 1964, stop-motion production certainly had its good points, as well as its not-so-good points.But, if you can forgive this kiddies' film for things like its dated, non-CGI effects and some truly strange aspects of its story-line, then you're sure to be entertained by the overall cuteness that prevails.Containing nine songs (written by Johnny Marks), this 55-minute TV Special is notable for being the longest running Christmas Special in the entire history of television. It also features the recognizable voice-talents of Burl Ives (as Sam, the Snowman).

After reading some of the reviews, I think most of the people who see this wonderful Christmas classic in a negative light, are not grasping the true meaning of the story. Many of them mention that it makes Santa and the other characters who work at the north pole seem cruel and mean because of how they treat Rudolph until they need him. That is not what happens in the movie because 1. Rudolph's dad is sorry for how he treated him when Rudolph goes missing, and 2. Santa tells Rudolph, he is sorry when he and his friends get back from their adventure, not when he suddenly he needs Rudolph after learning about the storm. The meaning of the story is the importance of accepting who you are and working through life's adversities instead of trying to fit in to accepted norms. It also shows that even though those we hold in highest esteem can sometimes be wrong, it is just as important to be able to forgive them as it is to do so for those we see as our equals. Other complaints focus on the misfit toys saying they are mistreated by being dumped out of Santa's sleigh and by being brought to a snowy island in the first place. Maybe they are being dropped, with the help of umbrellas I might add, to homeless children somewhere in the world where there are no homes with chimneys. Children who will love them no matter what their shortcomings are, unlike spoiled well off kids. And the bird suddenly being able to fly, well it is the season for miracles and Santa is suppose to be magical. Finally people point to the dolly not having any obvious problems. My answer to them is that there are plenty of perfectly normal or even beautiful beings out there who have to go through life being unloved because of their beliefs or actions. King Moonracer doesn't go out each night looking for toys that are odd or ugly, he looks for toys who are unloved and feel unwanted. He rescues them and gives them a home, the only home he has to offer and it may not be the best but it shows that at least he cares.