The Snowman *RE-RELEASE*

The Snowman · 01:18 PM

The Snowman
by Redwampa

Deleted Scenes:

Fredrick · 01-20-2008, 03:05 AM

Say what you want, but this movie's portrayal of blacks isn't very flattering.

Aaron Haynes · 01-20-2008, 05:33 PM

Hahahah, I was kind of stunned when I first saw it. Redwampa's filmography consists largely of putting cute HMC characters into some of the darkest, most lowbrow stuff ever.

Aaron Haynes · 12-21-2011, 01:20 PM

Re-released as part of the 3DMM Preservation Project.

Justin Wawrzonek · 12-21-2011, 01:34 PM

Oh Redwampa, you can do no wrong. If you don't love a movie about a killer snowman than you hate fun.

James Burgon · 12-23-2011, 12:43 AM

haha i remember this, wow. I don't remember that black people scene though.
Puff Daddy - Come With Me, YEAH.

Aaron Haynes · 12-23-2011, 04:03 PM

Redwampa has this reputation of making Pixar-esque animation extravaganzas featuring cute characters, but if you look more closely, most of what he did was as violent and wacky and immature as anyone in the community. The black people jokes here are the prime example, no one is going to expect that in a Wampa film. The dance instructor bit had a great payoff with the twitching leg joke, and the final moment that smashcuts to the credits is fun as well.

What Redwampa did with HMCs is pretty subtle, especially in this movie -- there's not a ton of real animation, it tends to be gestures, head tilts, or bullet-time. He gets away with the promise of action without a ton of real action. The Snowman is billed as a short, but it's a long one at 10 minutes, and its scenery and effects are pretty simple which I'm sure helped get it out the door quickly. It's a little unfocused, from the deleted scenes we see the dramatic elements Redwampa was working with adding to it, but I think the silly version was probably better. Surprisingly less violent than his other movies, NUTS and TH2 had some really dark moments that outpace anything we see here. A fun bit of fluff often forgotten amongst the classics everyone remembers.

Pizza The Hut · 12-24-2011, 05:50 AM

haha the twitching leg was pretty funny

01-20-2008, 03:05 AM	#2
Fredrick Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,113	Say what you want, but this movie's portrayal of blacks isn't very flattering.
Fredrick Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,113

01-20-2008, 05:33 PM	#3
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Hahahah, I was kind of stunned when I first saw it. Redwampa's filmography consists largely of putting cute HMC characters into some of the darkest, most lowbrow stuff ever.

12-21-2011, 01:20 PM	#4
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Re-released as part of the 3DMM Preservation Project.

12-21-2011, 01:34 PM	#5
Justin Wawrzonek Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,373	Oh Redwampa, you can do no wrong. If you don't love a movie about a killer snowman than you hate fun.

12-23-2011, 12:43 AM	#6
James Burgon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8,689	haha i remember this, wow. I don't remember that black people scene though. Puff Daddy - Come With Me, YEAH.

12-23-2011, 04:03 PM	#7
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Redwampa has this reputation of making Pixar-esque animation extravaganzas featuring cute characters, but if you look more closely, most of what he did was as violent and wacky and immature as anyone in the community. The black people jokes here are the prime example, no one is going to expect that in a Wampa film. The dance instructor bit had a great payoff with the twitching leg joke, and the final moment that smashcuts to the credits is fun as well. What Redwampa did with HMCs is pretty subtle, especially in this movie -- there's not a ton of real animation, it tends to be gestures, head tilts, or bullet-time. He gets away with the promise of action without a ton of real action. The Snowman is billed as a short, but it's a long one at 10 minutes, and its scenery and effects are pretty simple which I'm sure helped get it out the door quickly. It's a little unfocused, from the deleted scenes we see the dramatic elements Redwampa was working with adding to it, but I think the silly version was probably better. Surprisingly less violent than his other movies, NUTS and TH2 had some really dark moments that outpace anything we see here. A fun bit of fluff often forgotten amongst the classics everyone remembers.

12-24-2011, 05:50 AM	#8
Pizza The Hut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,633	haha the twitching leg was pretty funny