Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)

You won't be disappointed!

Simply Perfect

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I have to say, this was good. Not great or excellent, but average-good. Nothing will ever beat the original 1964 Rudolph, but this remake almost did. This remake took everything from the original, and tried to twist into the 90's version of Rudolph. The plot was great, the whole story had a goal to achieve, you knew what the characters were trying to accomplish, everything just had a good purpose that gave this remake a solid flow to it. The songs were amazing. You won't remember them like the one's from the 1964 Rudolph, but the songs used in this remake are just as unforgettable in my opinion. Every other scene has you wondering were the story will take you next, and the climax toward the end will actually give you that feeling whether it's gonna be a happy or bad ending. Overall, this is absolutely worth seeing, and a great remake to the classic 1964 Rudolph.

I knew what the video cover looked like, I may have seen a tiny segment of the film in school, and it is an easy to remember title, so wondering if was terrible like I thought it would be, I watched. Basically Mitzi the reindeer (Singin' in the Rain's Debbie Reynolds) has given birth to her new baby male reindeer, she and father, the well-known Blitzen (Gary Chalk) name him Rudolph. Their son however is different to all reindeer because after a little tumble learning to walk, he sneezes, and his bright red nose glows, but they ignore this. Growing up, Young Rudolph (Eric Pospisil) is taunted by all the other reindeer in school, including Cupid's son Arrow (Christopher Gray), only Young Zoey (Vanessa Morley) doesn't laugh. He also gets an assurance from Santa Claus (John Goodman), who when Rudolph was born had to deal with two of his elves causing trouble and making Stormella, The Evil Ice Queen (Whoopi Goldberg) mad, threatening to send a storm if anyone crosses her bridge. Older Rudolph (Kathleen Barr) has grown up with antlers, Zoey (Myriam Sirois) pretty much his girlfriend, and he is competing in the sleigh race, and even though he wins he is disqualified for his red nose, he overhears his father Blitzen saying his nose was an "accident", and he runs away angry and upset. Not caring about anything he enters the Arctic, and Zoey also runs away to search for him, and she unintentionally walks across Stormella's bridge, making the witch send her nasty storm. Unaware of what his girlfriend has done, Rudolph has made friends with Slyly the albino arctic fox (Eric Idle), and after trespassing in his cave and being forgiven, Leonard the Polar Bear (Bob Newhart). When Rudolph finds out from the Sprites what is going on at the North Pole, he and his new friends go to the rescue, and our hero's red nose glows so bright that it causes Stormella to topple over a cliff. Luckilly she grabs onto an edge and is rescued by the reindeer, and in gratitude grants him a wish, and he decides to wish that Stormella will be nice, so it is so. The only bad news is that the storm she created cannot be stopped, so it looks like Santa and the eight reindeer are going to be unable to deliver this Christmas Eve. But Santa catches a glimpse of Rudolph's bright red nose, and asks if he can guide the sleigh (tonight), so it comes to pass that he becomes the most famous reindeer and everyone has a Merry Christmas. Also starring Richard Simmons as Boone, Alec Willows as Prancer and Lee Tockar as Vixen. Everyone knows the catchy song, and the cast list is reasonable, Goodman being a nice Santa, I admittedly found the songs "Show Me The Light (Love Theme)" (performed in the end credits by "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" singers Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes") and Idle's "It Could Be Worse" a little catchy. But the animation is lame, the story is predictable and pretty lacklustre, and as a Christmas film, there are way better ones for the family, an unsuccessful animated seasonal fantasy. Adequate!

When I was 5, I was 'cleaning' out the videos and trying to put them in order. Though I was failing miserably. My mum came into the room and I expected her to be mad. So I waited to see what she was going to say. But she wasn't mad. Instead, she said 'I have a surprise for you.' I was excited. A surprise? What had I done? She then showed me a video of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I was so happy and excited. I watched it immediately. And to my surprise I loved it more than I thought I was going to. Ever since, I have loved this film and it has been my favourite to watch at Christmas. Please do not think this is a remake of the 1964 version. It's actually better, with it's own plot! The songs Show me the Light and We can make it were superb and not to mention the fantastic Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney and Wings. While there are a few errors, factual and animation, that still won't change how awesome this film is. Also, with the voices of Eric Idle from the famous Life of Brian and other Monty Python series, and Debbie Reynolds also from one of my favourite Studio Ghibli films, it just makes the film a whole lot better. The only down-side to it I'd have to say is the Sprites of the Northen Lights. While their lights make the scenes of the night very pretty, they are slightly annoying and if that was fixed than it would be even better. But anyway, this is most definitely a Christmas classic and I recommend it to anyone who loves Christmas.

i love love LOVE this movie! I have loved all Rudolph stories, always. But, this one has to be one of my very favorites. It has adorable songs, great animation, and the voices fit great for every part. It is a great Christmas movie, that can be enjoyed all year!! One of the things that I've always liked about this one, is that Rudolph's dad isn't quite as mean as he was in the other ones. You can really see how much he loves him, and I love that. It's how it should be. And it shows that good beats evil =] . The only..off thing for kids in my opinion is the "I Hate Santa Clause" song the witch sings. But other than that..This is definitely a movie to buy and watch. Have fun!!