I love how the narrator describes everything in present tense! It's like he's not even actually narrating the story! He's just reading the non-dialog parts of the script! XD
"He's gone. Burton's gone, Poor Burton." Could we redo that take, and maybe just try to sound like you just saw your co-worker DIE right infront of you? Also the award for "Most spontaneous super villain transformation," goes to The Snowman!! Wtf?
Is it bad for me to say that I actually genuinely like this? I mean, on the one hand, it’s so flat, visually dark, and monotone that it’s actually kind of relaxing and easy to fall asleep to :)
I'll make a list of my favorite highlights: - Santa's complex includes a full scale Washington monument replica and stadium lights. - Santa's office is a very normal room at the top of said replica. - Isaac's hairdo - Santa's barely taller than his elves - Burton's mental crysis and subsequent death - Burton's rebirth as an evil snowman, cleverly named Snowman. - Every character's fixed pupils - SLED 2 - 11:48 - 13:14 Sled-2's computer already had a Snowman alert programmed into it. How did Isaac know about Snowman when he created Sled-2? This reeks of conspiracy. - Snowman's most powerful weapon is turning into a fist. - Rap battle
Brilliant. A complete eclipse over the inferior sun that is Toy Story. Gorgeously scripted, charmingly performed, lovingly orchestrated. Solid 1 out of 10.
Despite never having seen this until I was 23, it feels very nostalgic for me. Reminds me an awful lot of very early VeggieTales with these ultra-simple backgrounds and strange music.
@@hopemueller2658 yeah, the first veggietales episode definitely has a bit more of a liminal, sparse feeling to it. it's infinitely more engaging to watch, though, imo
Yeah but early Veggietales had way more effort put into it. The animation had awkward fast movements, but it wasn’t slow and clunky like this one. The facial expressions too also gave it more charm, in this though they have the same dim expression nearly the entire time. Veggie tales also had some very catchy music, and a lot of good humor at times. Veggietales gets a bad rap a lot, but keeping in mind Toy Story came a few years after and was animated by veterans in the animation industry. Veggietales was made by rookies who cleverly experimented with a unique software.
I might need to recreate this soundtrack and put it on the internet, geez is it good. What a hidden gem of complete and utter chaos this is. Love hilarious low budget films like this.
I appreciate the effort that must have went into this, doing CG animation in the 90s on what must have been an abysmally low budget. But the story, the story is what killed the entire film.
I don't know... I find something appealing about these visuals. So simple and primitive. I know it's bad, but something about it draws me in. Like with demoscene, or psx pre rendered cutscenes.
I can see this being something a parent might put on for their kid to occupy them so they can go to the bathroom in peace. lol. There IS something oddly charming about it.
Best watched at 2x speed. Reasonable animation for 1995. Beast Wars was made one year later on a budget of $300,000 per 20 minute episode. I doubt this had that budget.
Thank you for this!!! I've been looking for so long! I had weird memories of the scene where Burton falls and turns into the snowman and then when he melts. I kept trying to google descriptions of this movie but was unsure if I had just dreamed of it.
I've never heard of cursed animation, but yeah this pretty much fits. Also "you'll rue the day you had your way with me" totally means something else to everyone sane watching this
That little girl murdered the snowman ⛄ he's full of hot air when he says wants to destroy her than Santa basically admitting he wanted to murder Burton.
6:22 “He’s gone, Burton’s gone. Poor Burton.” Just how, JUST HOW did no one in the recording studio ever say: “How about we do another take and this time, let’s make it sound like you literally just saw your coworker DIE right in front of you.”
I think if someone were able to assemble a team of animators, better voice actors, change the script a little bit, and add in some better instrumental, maybe they could make this a bit better. Not Disney good, but better than it was.
Lessons I've learnt are Santa runs a prison complex with a Washington Monument replica Santa's barely taller then the elves Fight evil snowmen by literally melting them with the power of song
i found a vhs of the sequel "the christmas brigade" on amazon which costs $3. if you ever buy it, will you ever upload it please? i want to see the continuation of the story of the christmas light and its brigade!
Hi Penny, sorry for the late reply, but I did end up buying the VHS. I had no idea there was a sequel. I've digitized it and the video will be published on this channel December 25th. Thanks for the heads up!
The cg reminds me of something out of a budget game or tycoon game from the 90s, like the civilian models in Pizza Syndicate or the prerendered characters from Theme Hospital.
@@mackenzieperrault7382 do you know what type of chimes? I keep hearing they're keyboard chimes, but I can't find any information on which type of keyboard chimes they are.
i'd guess it's some old digital soundeffect. I think they used them or something similar in some tracks of the Home Alone soundtrack, and maybe a handful of other christmas specials from the '90s
People will say that this isnt a very good film it doesnt have a good story, acting and has flat visuals...but this was from 1995, and cgi was still pretty early, sure not that early but still early in a sense. Like an old 3d pc game. In fact as Im watching this I sorta enjoy this
Ugh... For a Christmas special, this was way too boring... I came here because of Saberspark, btw. Homer3 and Toy Story came out the same exact year, and the animation in both of those looks so much better than this.
0:05- This was obviously very expensive to produce, as it was recorded in EP mode, which gives you the lowest quality, but most time per VHS tape, and Simitar Entertainment needed all the time they could get. After all, this movie's a whopping 23 minutes. 1:00- If I want a true Dan Haggerty Christmas classic, I'll throw on "Elves." 1:31- "Barren lands" is a theme of the movie, BTW. Everywhere looks extremely barren, because more 3D models equals more money. Real cute with the red and green searchlights, guys. Why does Santa need those anyway?...Oh, wait. I see. It's because Santa is clearly the warden of a maximum-security penitentiary in this movie. That would explain why even though he has a huge complex, we only see a couple of rooms besides his office. He's probably got a bunch of elves behind bars in the rest of it. 2:13- (As narrator) Santa is veeerrry drunk off his ass. 3:09- (As Santa) Isaac, you idiot! I told you to make toy that the children of this decade would want! 3:15- You're only starting to use automatic machinery NOW? No wonder you're behind on toy production, Jolly Old St. Prick. 3:28- (As Santa) Well, if it's decorations to spruce up this drab prison of mine, he can go to hell. 3:47- This really sounds like everyone else's problem than Burton's. 4:04- (As Burton) A pop guard for a mic! Just wish I had it a little sooner! 4:16- Well, he's not wrong. 4:23- Yeah, look at them all, running around. Totally not locked up serving their time at all. 4:31- Hmm...This pitch to your boss might go a little better if you don't declare you're better than him, Burton. 4:50- (As narrator) He realizes that all Burton has done is make the same stupid toy as Isaac. 4:59- Eh, well, kids like explosions. Seems like a good enough toy. 5:42- ...What is going on? 5:52- Wait, is this supposed to be a song?! It's kinda bad when it takes you a while to realize that he's supposed to be singing. 6:02- There's barely any backing track for this "song," either. It just sounds like the same drab tone that was playing beforehand. But I suppose it does complement the sad untextured colorless nightmare of a room that this is taking place it. 6:19- Who produced this song? Soundwave from Transformers? 6:20- Finally. 6:26- Gee, don't try to sound so sincere about that, Isaac. 6:29- Wow, they've got some real nightmare machines over at Santa's workshop. 6:35- *FATALITY!* 6:54- (As the B-1000: Liquid Metal Snowman) Is this seriously the voice we're going with for this? And what tone are we going for here? Nothing? Like...no dramatic feel to this in the slightest? I just turned into a snowman! COME ON! 7:08- You know what might help a LITTLE, Christmas Light? Changing the camera angle every one in a while! 7:14- Uh, you wanna try explaining your evil snowman plan again, but good? 7:22- Once he's across the border, Santa can't prosecute. 7:29- Oh, I thought we could. 7:54- Yeah, I've never heard of anyone dreaming of a White Christmas in the entire history of that holiday. 8:00- (As narrator) Now you might think that sounded a little clunky, but go blow yourselves. 8:05- Well, I'm glad they found a robotic voice to match the robotic movements. 8:18- Just take out word for it. We aren't gonna show you anything but a flash of light from the window. 8:23- (As Jeffrey) Scared that I'm trapped in a horrible textureless void nightmare from which I'll never awaken. 8:34- Too bad we couldn't find one of these Christmas Lights to brighten up this dark garbage of a scene. 8:51- Yeah, I'm just gonna go ahead and stop you right there. But hey, at least your song actually sounded like...a song. 9:49- (As narrator) Because he's a horribly uncreative fellow. Kinda blows that he's involved with toy production, doesn't it? 9:55- And it's easier to animate than stupid reindeer, so Santa took them out back and retired them. 10:17- And he's just a ball with an ass rocket. Also much easier to model and animate. 10:47- (As Santa) I didn't realize the first part of my line was supposed to be sarcastic, so I said it genuinely. No need for another take. 10:59- (As Santa) Oh, wait. There's no light at the end of this tunnel, is there? Kinda ironic, is it not? Let's die. 11:24- (As Santa) That's where Baby Jesus is about to be born. We've just gotta stop it, and then this holiday will be all mine! 11:53- (As Isaac via communicator) Santa, did you make it? You wouldn't believe how many elves I mangled trying to get the lens flare transporter working on this thing. 11:57- (As Jennifer) Oh, there's a deranged old man in my house. Truly a Christmas miracle. 12:03- Ooohhh, saucy. 12:07- Santa is...many women's dream come true. 12:15- Use your words, Santa. 12:17- Oh, that awkward not talking was because they were a little slow with Dan Haggerty's "let's speed this exposition crap up" narration. 12:30- So because this house was illuminated slightly, Santa is putting it on a random little girl to stop a disgruntled ex-employee turned evil magic snowman. There's faith, and then there's living in a delusional dream world, Santa....But I guess those things work when that's where you live. 12:35- (Santa then starts singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside) INAPPROPRIATE. Santa, you're banned! 12:42- (As narrator) And they are back in Kansas or something. 13:15- Well, that was convenient...A little TOO convenient. I propose that Isaac is in fact in league with the Snowman! 13:44- 😐...He's a floating head in the sky now? WHAT?! 13:56- Whoa, don't try to make a giant snowman head that turned into a sawblade trying to cut the protagonists into pieces sound TOO exciting there, movie! 14:51- Haha! You gotta love that Isaac, Santa's bloodthirsty #1 guy. 14:55- (As Isaac) Look, you didn't know Burton. He was kind of annoying. He deserves death! 15:01- So, is this the actual reason Santa had to kidnap this little girl? To be his moral compass, otherwise he'd quite literally fire his bad employees? 15:25- (As Santa) Well, when you're right, you're right, Isaac. Listening to Jennifer was a huge mistake. 16:09- "Spotted his cave"? When? When they were falling from the sky after talking to the hand? I didn't see the head hand fly into a cave. 16:14- Yeah, I see with a crew of three how they could easily miss her. 17:27- You know, for a snowman, you blow a lot of hot air. 17:56- (As the Snowman) 🎶There ain't no way...that this echoing cracked voice sounds good in song.🎶 19:02- (As Jennifer) I'll give CPR to the puddle! LIVE, DAMN YOU! 19:09- IDK, this seems more like a Christmas nightmare to me. 19:15- Just the kind of shoddy craftsmanship I'd expect from this lot. That garbage evil snowman machine is good for nothing. It is good to know though, if you turn a person into living snow and then melt them, they'll just reform normally. You'd think melting all their organs and stuff might have some more of an adverse effect. 19:25- (As Burton) Not killing you guys when I had the chance! 19:32- No, they still made fun of you behind your back. Just because they decided to stop you from destroying Santa's money-making holiday doesn't really equate to friendship. 19:35- (As Santa) Hiring you was mine. 19:38- Wait. So, Santa really would have murdered Burton if Jennifer wasn't there to say, "Hey, try...NOT killing him, Santa!"? 19:48- (As Santa) And maybe, even one day, I can say those words with even the slightest bit on conviction. 20:18- Hmm, yeah, sure. That doesn't sound at all like a flimsy excuse to not have to pay for your crimes. 20:25- (As Isaac) Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm not giving up MY evil money-making ways! 20:38- Sounds like a great idea for a sequel!...Yeah. 21:06- Oh, is THAT why we celebrate Christmas? I thought there were a few OTHER reasons people did, but sure, we all celebrate Christmas, because the day a snowman melted and then turned back into a real boy. 21:09- 🎶This little light of mine, I'm gonna snuff it out!🎶
Huh. This is a rather interesting short film, even with how primitive it is. I've been playing around with the idea of writing a remake of this movie. Do you guys wanna hear my ideas?
@@Deform-2024 Not just updated animation, but an updated story, writing, and characters! First of all, I would change the dynamic between Burton and Santa. Instead of just saying that the other elves don't like him and him just being kind of a jerk, I would have it so that he just _thinks_ Santa and the other elves don't like him, and, as a result, he's an antisocial shut-in. In reality, Santa does like him, but he is rather off-put by his strange ideas. Second, the toy machine and why Santa doesn't want to use it. Instead of it just being a toy-making device with a bug that causes the toys it creates to explode for no discernible reason, I would have it so that it's actually a very dangerous toy-making device that runs on dark magic, and that unstable dark magic is what causes the toys to explode (much more violently, I might add). Third, the Snowman. Instead of him being an actually snowman with a jagged mouth, an echoing voice, and unexplained powers that kinda come out of nowhere, I would make him a malevolent, ghastly phantom made of snow and freezing arctic wind with a jagged mouth that would look much better on him like this, a deep, booming voice, and powers that make much more sense coming from a vengeful ghost than from a snowman. And those are just three of my ideas. I have quite a few more.
Thanks for the upload! I had a copy of this when I was a kid and watched it all the time! I'm surprised everyone seems to be missing all the religious undertones.
I think that were this remade with a little better writing and more competence, this could be as good as the Garfield Christmas Special, if not Charlie Brown...
All the characters in this film give off the same aura as those smug looking vintage Garfield plush toys and I think that's just splendid.
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I love how the narrator describes everything in present tense! It's like he's not even actually narrating the story! He's just reading the non-dialog parts of the script! XD
Tbh, he probably *is,* it would be cheaper than writing him dialogue
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From this day on I am no longer Burton Lemon.
I am forever more, *Snowman* .
And you WILL rue the day you had your way with me.
they keep using that word. i don't think it means what they think it means
"He's gone. Burton's gone, Poor Burton."
Could we redo that take, and maybe just try to sound like you just saw your co-worker DIE right infront of you?
Also the award for "Most spontaneous super villain transformation," goes to The Snowman!! Wtf?
ringoringo You came from Phelous's review too, I see.
This, Motion Picture Cured My Crippling Diabetes.
Is it bad for me to say that I actually genuinely like this? I mean, on the one hand, it’s so flat, visually dark, and monotone that it’s actually kind of relaxing and easy to fall asleep to :)
Same. It's got a lot of problems but it's actually pretty enjoyable, I haven't finished part 2 yet and the story is a step up.
if anything those qualities make it unsettling for me
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"He calls it SLED 2"
Absolutely astonishing.
And he is apparently the most inventive of the elves... I'd hate to see the others' creativity.
@@FrenchPaul1988 sled 3
@@pepper-deer i have a banger for you sled 4
@@FrenchPaul1988 Why do you think all of Santa's toys are just mainstream mass-produced popular kids items by big corporations?
@@chese5414 here's an idea! what about sled 5?
Burton: fucking dies
Isaac: [in the least affected tone ever] Burton's gone. Poor Burton.
I'll make a list of my favorite highlights:
- Santa's complex includes a full scale Washington monument replica and stadium lights.
- Santa's office is a very normal room at the top of said replica.
- Isaac's hairdo
- Santa's barely taller than his elves
- Burton's mental crysis and subsequent death
- Burton's rebirth as an evil snowman, cleverly named Snowman.
- Every character's fixed pupils
- SLED 2
- 11:48
- 13:14 Sled-2's computer already had a Snowman alert programmed into it. How did Isaac know about Snowman when he created Sled-2? This reeks of conspiracy.
- Snowman's most powerful weapon is turning into a fist.
- Rap battle
And santa being no taller than a child
@@lindinle Don't forget there's only two elves in this prison as we never saw anyone else.
Isaac doesn’t seem all that phased that he watched his coworker die in front of him.
Nobody Likes b urton
@@80yearoldman98 Probably because Isaac used them as target practice and Burton feeding them to his machines.
the life of elves is often tragic. Im sure Isaac has seen some things
Brilliant. A complete eclipse over the inferior sun that is Toy Story. Gorgeously scripted, charmingly performed, lovingly orchestrated. Solid 1 out of 10.
Despite never having seen this until I was 23, it feels very nostalgic for me. Reminds me an awful lot of very early VeggieTales with these ultra-simple backgrounds and strange music.
*shivers* That very first VeggieTales episode freaked the crap out of me as a child 😳
@@hopemueller2658 yeah, the first veggietales episode definitely has a bit more of a liminal, sparse feeling to it. it's infinitely more engaging to watch, though, imo
Yeah but early Veggietales had way more effort put into it. The animation had awkward fast movements, but it wasn’t slow and clunky like this one. The facial expressions too also gave it more charm, in this though they have the same dim expression nearly the entire time. Veggie tales also had some very catchy music, and a lot of good humor at times. Veggietales gets a bad rap a lot, but keeping in mind Toy Story came a few years after and was animated by veterans in the animation industry. Veggietales was made by rookies who cleverly experimented with a unique software.
She did not stop until the Christmas light was inside me, your honor.
I might need to recreate this soundtrack and put it on the internet, geez is it good. What a hidden gem of complete and utter chaos this is. Love hilarious low budget films like this.
Glad I'm not the only one that finds the MIDI soundtrack so relaxing and comforting hahaha
I appreciate the effort that must have went into this, doing CG animation in the 90s on what must have been an abysmally low budget. But the story, the story is what killed the entire film.
It’s become a classic in my family.
same
You must really hate your family
5:22-6:15 While the weather outside is frightful his diss track is only room temperature
Rebeltaxi stole your joke
This is one of the worst movies ever made and I thank you for uploading it. I've been searching for this for days
No this is a masterpiece compared to the cartoon titanic movies
I don't know... I find something appealing about these visuals. So simple and primitive. I know it's bad, but something about it draws me in. Like with demoscene, or psx pre rendered cutscenes.
I can see this being something a parent might put on for their kid to occupy them so they can go to the bathroom in peace. lol. There IS something oddly charming about it.
Me too. It’s bad and I know it but I like it . Well except for the singing
"So bad it's awesome."
How come this has much better animation than rapsittie street kids
If I'm correct, this was made using an actual SGI software.
Rapsittie was made using a less weaker program from 1992 named 3D Choreographer.
Some people think "The Exorcist" is the scariest movie ever.
I firmly disagree.
*THIS* is the scariest movie ever.
I love the uncanny feel this has
feels liminal.
why does the snowman speak like a JRPG villain
He sounds like a 3rd-rate Andross.
he sounds like Garfield on autotune
My life is now complete. The art I've witnessed today shall stay with me for all time. Thank you The Christmas Light.
Pan pizza brought me here
deadpool me 2
5:22-6:15 While the weather outside is frightful his diss track is only room temperature Pan Pizza
If you like Toy Story then you'll LOVE The Christmas Light :/
17:40 Epic Rap Battles Of History
3:18 I laughed so much at that part cause of how bad it is XD
The David Lynch Holiday Special
Best watched at 2x speed. Reasonable animation for 1995. Beast Wars was made one year later on a budget of $300,000 per 20 minute episode. I doubt this had that budget.
Insektors and ReBoot both debuted the year before. Does anyone know what their production budgets were?
MawBTS sorry got my maths wrong, it was $18mil for 26 EPs, or about $700,000 per episode
It’s animated WORSE than Andre and Wally B, and that came out in the early 80s!
@@Poever 1984, right? Yes. '84. That's the same year that saw the television debut of Thomas the Tank Engine!
Thank you for this!!! I've been looking for so long! I had weird memories of the scene where Burton falls and turns into the snowman and then when he melts. I kept trying to google descriptions of this movie but was unsure if I had just dreamed of it.
18:34 "Who'd have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness?!"
They really thought this was on Toy Story’s level huh
And after watching the second "movie", this one looks MILES better with "more" efforts put into that short 20 minutes.
AIN'T NO WAY
THERE AIN'T NO WAY
Phelous brought me here.
Me too
YOU'LL RUE THE DAY THAT YOU'VE HAD YOUR WAY WITH ME!!!!
"It's a film about family." - Mike Stoklasa (RLM)
I've never heard of cursed animation, but yeah this pretty much fits.
Also "you'll rue the day you had your way with me" totally means something else to everyone sane watching this
Today, on this Christmas Eve, I am going to watch this, and make it a Christmas tradition for myself.
Why does he grow ears right before he melts away _I'm going to _*_scream_*
@@BudDinktrap SAME FDKLNS
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Burton's voice sounds like some generic anime character.
im gonna kick myself for saying this but his laugh sounds like Vash the Stampede
@@Alliekatmeowmeow Honestly all I keep hearing is Hikoro Oikawa from DearS.
@@Takimeko in the sub or dub? it's been a while since i saw that show
@@Alliekatmeowmeow Dub.
Takimeko and his Random Channal
The Christmas Light is my favorite anime
That little girl murdered the snowman ⛄ he's full of hot air when he says wants to destroy her than Santa basically admitting he wanted to murder Burton.
6:22 “He’s gone, Burton’s gone. Poor Burton.”
Just how, JUST HOW did no one in the recording studio ever say: “How about we do another take and this time, let’s make it sound like you literally just saw your coworker DIE right in front of you.”
As soon as the snowman started melting, my mom thought he was turning into a woman
Last comment of the decade on this masterpiece.
EDIT: had this playing while the decade ended .
is it me or does this give off vaporware vibes
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Who came here because of Saberspark?
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I think if someone were able to assemble a team of animators, better voice actors, change the script a little bit, and add in some better instrumental, maybe they could make this a bit better. Not Disney good, but better than it was.
Skyriss Mirror Heroysha So if they changed everything about it, basically.
“if you made the movie better it would be a better movie”
Burton, you were better off as an evil snowman! ⛄🔪
I actually remember watching this in elementary school
Lessons I've learnt are
Santa runs a prison complex with a Washington Monument replica
Santa's barely taller then the elves
Fight evil snowmen by literally melting them with the power of song
i found a vhs of the sequel "the christmas brigade" on amazon which costs $3. if you ever buy it, will you ever upload it please? i want to see the continuation of the story of the christmas light and its brigade!
will you ever do a video on the sequel if you ever buy the vhs? do you still have your vhs player?
Hi Penny, sorry for the late reply, but I did end up buying the VHS. I had no idea there was a sequel. I've digitized it and the video will be published on this channel December 25th. Thanks for the heads up!
You're welcome!
Here's the Christmas Brigade btw: ruclips.net/video/CXG5tB9OTKE/видео.html
Rapsittie Street Kids: Papier MAche robots
The Christmas Light: Womble Dolls
This looks like a fun old charmingly crappy antique pc game......wait a minute...... it’s not....?? Oh boy
You know, we're never gonna beat Johnson Family Christmas Dinner, nobody can
Burton is the key to all this....if we can get Burton working. He's a stupider character than we've ever had.
The snowman looks like he's made of solid ice.
WTF did we do to get on the naughty list?
Why does Santa live in the Washington Monument
I'm watching this high... Wish me luck
Ger ready for a rash of hackfrauds commenting on this video...
It's horrible. i love it
5:37 i have no words
Phelous brought us here
6:14
Just start the movie here. Just start it here and ask no questions.
I don’t care how shit it is, there’s something so magical about 90’s/2000’s Christmas specials no matter the quality
That's like saying eating a poisoned burger is fine because the specific time it came from brings nostalgia.
@@thientuongnguyen2564 - that is no where near what I said
@@Stuart_Dooley Have you seen that horrid "Rudy Red Nose" dubbed by the Dutch?
I been watching this and the sequel every Christmas ever since certain youtubers talked about them lol
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AINT NO WAY 🗣🗣🔥🔥
THERE AINT NO WAY 🗣🗣‼️‼️🔊
THERE AINT NO WAY NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY 🔥🔥😤😤😤
9:46 goes hard
The full length sequel has been uploaded online. Enjoy :) ruclips.net/video/6xhUWu7A7Ro/видео.html
Goryparodies Productions HOW DO PEOPLE FIND THIS?!
Am I the only one who likes the snowman's theme song?
Burton is the best character
This whole movie feels like waking up at 2 AM when everyone else is still asleep
I kinda want to do a voice Like the Snowman's Voice in Audacity,
The cg reminds me of something out of a budget game or tycoon game from the 90s, like the civilian models in Pizza Syndicate or the prerendered characters from Theme Hospital.
This ROM hack of Star Fox 64 is weird...
1:04 what is that instrument? It's the most beautiful sound I've ever heard. It kisses me with nostalgia.
Chimes?
@@mackenzieperrault7382 do you know what type of chimes? I keep hearing they're keyboard chimes, but I can't find any information on which type of keyboard chimes they are.
@@aeroblu2002 wind chimes probably
@@mackenzieperrault7382 doesn't seem to sound like them.
i'd guess it's some old digital soundeffect.
I think they used them or something similar in some tracks of the Home Alone soundtrack, and maybe a handful of other christmas specials from the '90s
It may not be that great but for early CG its cute
I come here from saber
6:18 dark enchantress cookie's backstory in a nutshell
Get ready for Phelous fans to show up. 😋
Including me.
Hey hey hey
It's not even that bad... compared to the sequel. This is boring, but The Christmas Brigade is just rancid. Still love it though lol
I watched the whole thing last night. It was such a mind bender, I dreamed it was snowing!
Bowling allies at Christmas time
I watched this for the first time last night. 11:52 made me loose it 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was NOOOTTTT ready for stalker santa
I love that snowman
It still looks better than cyberpunk 2077
Im back for another year of this movie 2022, must say this joke is just as dated as this movie
People will say that this isnt a very good film it doesnt have a good story, acting and has flat visuals...but this was from 1995, and cgi was still pretty early, sure not that early but still early in a sense. Like an old 3d pc game. In fact as Im watching this I sorta enjoy this
Then it got worse when the "sequel" had even LESS animation, non-coherent plot and silly retcons. Consistency? WHAT IS CONSISTENCY?
Imo the character designs would look fine if literally everything else wasn't so dingy and if the animation was more expressive.
Ugh... For a Christmas special, this was way too boring... I came here because of Saberspark, btw. Homer3 and Toy Story came out the same exact year, and the animation in both of those looks so much better than this.
who else is here from saberspark?
You to bro.
By the way, I watched this movie, and for me, it's actually quite decent...
don't wory about that I have a new seld that line killed me
0:05- This was obviously very expensive to produce, as it was recorded in EP mode, which gives you the lowest quality, but most time per VHS tape, and Simitar Entertainment needed all the time they could get. After all, this movie's a whopping 23 minutes.
1:00- If I want a true Dan Haggerty Christmas classic, I'll throw on "Elves."
1:31- "Barren lands" is a theme of the movie, BTW. Everywhere looks extremely barren, because more 3D models equals more money. Real cute with the red and green searchlights, guys. Why does Santa need those anyway?...Oh, wait. I see. It's because Santa is clearly the warden of a maximum-security penitentiary in this movie. That would explain why even though he has a huge complex, we only see a couple of rooms besides his office. He's probably got a bunch of elves behind bars in the rest of it.
2:13- (As narrator) Santa is veeerrry drunk off his ass.
3:09- (As Santa) Isaac, you idiot! I told you to make toy that the children of this decade would want!
3:15- You're only starting to use automatic machinery NOW? No wonder you're behind on toy production, Jolly Old St. Prick.
3:28- (As Santa) Well, if it's decorations to spruce up this drab prison of mine, he can go to hell.
3:47- This really sounds like everyone else's problem than Burton's.
4:04- (As Burton) A pop guard for a mic! Just wish I had it a little sooner!
4:16- Well, he's not wrong.
4:23- Yeah, look at them all, running around. Totally not locked up serving their time at all.
4:31- Hmm...This pitch to your boss might go a little better if you don't declare you're better than him, Burton.
4:50- (As narrator) He realizes that all Burton has done is make the same stupid toy as Isaac.
4:59- Eh, well, kids like explosions. Seems like a good enough toy.
5:42- ...What is going on?
5:52- Wait, is this supposed to be a song?! It's kinda bad when it takes you a while to realize that he's supposed to be singing.
6:02- There's barely any backing track for this "song," either. It just sounds like the same drab tone that was playing beforehand. But I suppose it does complement the sad untextured colorless nightmare of a room that this is taking place it.
6:19- Who produced this song? Soundwave from Transformers?
6:20- Finally.
6:26- Gee, don't try to sound so sincere about that, Isaac.
6:29- Wow, they've got some real nightmare machines over at Santa's workshop.
6:35- *FATALITY!*
6:54- (As the B-1000: Liquid Metal Snowman) Is this seriously the voice we're going with for this? And what tone are we going for here? Nothing? Like...no dramatic feel to this in the slightest? I just turned into a snowman! COME ON!
7:08- You know what might help a LITTLE, Christmas Light? Changing the camera angle every one in a while!
7:14- Uh, you wanna try explaining your evil snowman plan again, but good?
7:22- Once he's across the border, Santa can't prosecute.
7:29- Oh, I thought we could.
7:54- Yeah, I've never heard of anyone dreaming of a White Christmas in the entire history of that holiday.
8:00- (As narrator) Now you might think that sounded a little clunky, but go blow yourselves.
8:05- Well, I'm glad they found a robotic voice to match the robotic movements.
8:18- Just take out word for it. We aren't gonna show you anything but a flash of light from the window.
8:23- (As Jeffrey) Scared that I'm trapped in a horrible textureless void nightmare from which I'll never awaken.
8:34- Too bad we couldn't find one of these Christmas Lights to brighten up this dark garbage of a scene.
8:51- Yeah, I'm just gonna go ahead and stop you right there. But hey, at least your song actually sounded like...a song.
9:49- (As narrator) Because he's a horribly uncreative fellow. Kinda blows that he's involved with toy production, doesn't it?
9:55- And it's easier to animate than stupid reindeer, so Santa took them out back and retired them.
10:17- And he's just a ball with an ass rocket. Also much easier to model and animate.
10:47- (As Santa) I didn't realize the first part of my line was supposed to be sarcastic, so I said it genuinely. No need for another take.
10:59- (As Santa) Oh, wait. There's no light at the end of this tunnel, is there? Kinda ironic, is it not? Let's die.
11:24- (As Santa) That's where Baby Jesus is about to be born. We've just gotta stop it, and then this holiday will be all mine!
11:53- (As Isaac via communicator) Santa, did you make it? You wouldn't believe how many elves I mangled trying to get the lens flare transporter working on this thing.
11:57- (As Jennifer) Oh, there's a deranged old man in my house. Truly a Christmas miracle.
12:03- Ooohhh, saucy.
12:07- Santa is...many women's dream come true.
12:15- Use your words, Santa.
12:17- Oh, that awkward not talking was because they were a little slow with Dan Haggerty's "let's speed this exposition crap up" narration.
12:30- So because this house was illuminated slightly, Santa is putting it on a random little girl to stop a disgruntled ex-employee turned evil magic snowman. There's faith, and then there's living in a delusional dream world, Santa....But I guess those things work when that's where you live.
12:35- (Santa then starts singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside) INAPPROPRIATE. Santa, you're banned!
12:42- (As narrator) And they are back in Kansas or something.
13:15- Well, that was convenient...A little TOO convenient. I propose that Isaac is in fact in league with the Snowman!
13:44- 😐...He's a floating head in the sky now? WHAT?!
13:56- Whoa, don't try to make a giant snowman head that turned into a sawblade trying to cut the protagonists into pieces sound TOO exciting there, movie!
14:51- Haha! You gotta love that Isaac, Santa's bloodthirsty #1 guy.
14:55- (As Isaac) Look, you didn't know Burton. He was kind of annoying. He deserves death!
15:01- So, is this the actual reason Santa had to kidnap this little girl? To be his moral compass, otherwise he'd quite literally fire his bad employees?
15:25- (As Santa) Well, when you're right, you're right, Isaac. Listening to Jennifer was a huge mistake.
16:09- "Spotted his cave"? When? When they were falling from the sky after talking to the hand? I didn't see the head hand fly into a cave.
16:14- Yeah, I see with a crew of three how they could easily miss her.
17:27- You know, for a snowman, you blow a lot of hot air.
17:56- (As the Snowman) 🎶There ain't no way...that this echoing cracked voice sounds good in song.🎶
19:02- (As Jennifer) I'll give CPR to the puddle! LIVE, DAMN YOU!
19:09- IDK, this seems more like a Christmas nightmare to me.
19:15- Just the kind of shoddy craftsmanship I'd expect from this lot. That garbage evil snowman machine is good for nothing. It is good to know though, if you turn a person into living snow and then melt them, they'll just reform normally. You'd think melting all their organs and stuff might have some more of an adverse effect.
19:25- (As Burton) Not killing you guys when I had the chance!
19:32- No, they still made fun of you behind your back. Just because they decided to stop you from destroying Santa's money-making holiday doesn't really equate to friendship.
19:35- (As Santa) Hiring you was mine.
19:38- Wait. So, Santa really would have murdered Burton if Jennifer wasn't there to say, "Hey, try...NOT killing him, Santa!"?
19:48- (As Santa) And maybe, even one day, I can say those words with even the slightest bit on conviction.
20:18- Hmm, yeah, sure. That doesn't sound at all like a flimsy excuse to not have to pay for your crimes.
20:25- (As Isaac) Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm not giving up MY evil money-making ways!
20:38- Sounds like a great idea for a sequel!...Yeah.
21:06- Oh, is THAT why we celebrate Christmas? I thought there were a few OTHER reasons people did, but sure, we all celebrate Christmas, because the day a snowman melted and then turned back into a real boy.
21:09- 🎶This little light of mine, I'm gonna snuff it out!🎶
FRom this dAy on I am no lONger Burton lemon I am forever more SNOWman. you Will rule the day. You had your way with me
Huh. This is a rather interesting short film, even with how primitive it is.
I've been playing around with the idea of writing a remake of this movie. Do you guys wanna hear my ideas?
Yeah. You cant really blame it for it's animation, 1995 was a relatively new computer animation era, Pixar's toy story came after this!
Sure, it would be interesting to see the snowman with updated animation.
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Not just updated animation, but an updated story, writing, and characters!
First of all, I would change the dynamic between Burton and Santa. Instead of just saying that the other elves don't like him and him just being kind of a jerk, I would have it so that he just _thinks_ Santa and the other elves don't like him, and, as a result, he's an antisocial shut-in. In reality, Santa does like him, but he is rather off-put by his strange ideas.
Second, the toy machine and why Santa doesn't want to use it. Instead of it just being a toy-making device with a bug that causes the toys it creates to explode for no discernible reason, I would have it so that it's actually a very dangerous toy-making device that runs on dark magic, and that unstable dark magic is what causes the toys to explode (much more violently, I might add).
Third, the Snowman. Instead of him being an actually snowman with a jagged mouth, an echoing voice, and unexplained powers that kinda come out of nowhere, I would make him a malevolent, ghastly phantom made of snow and freezing arctic wind with a jagged mouth that would look much better on him like this, a deep, booming voice, and powers that make much more sense coming from a vengeful ghost than from a snowman.
And those are just three of my ideas. I have quite a few more.
Phelous sent me here.
Why does the dialogue load slower than Silent Hill 1?
I mean you have to remember that this was made back in 1995 so I’m sure it was best they could do?
That might excuse the technology. But the story is bizarre and terrible as well.
you know a lot of time and work went into this
....points for trying.
Thanks for the upload! I had a copy of this when I was a kid and watched it all the time! I'm surprised everyone seems to be missing all the religious undertones.
No Burton its to dangerous
But WHYYYYYYYY
I think that were this remade with a little better writing and more competence, this could be as good as the Garfield Christmas Special, if not Charlie Brown...