"Frosty Returns" traffics on the good name of the original, but it bears no resemblance aside from the name of the snowman we all love so dearly. Yes, Frosty's back, but instead of childlike wonder at being "born," he's got cheap jokes and attitude. The script appears to have been written by committee--there's no charm in it, no sincerity, and the story takes a backseat to the message that snow, kids, isn't all fun and games: it serves a valuable ecological role. The songs are utterly tuneless and sung soullessly. It's packaged with the original on DVD (which is why I saw it), but it shouldn't be. Knowing what I know now, I would have paid a little more NOT to have it included.
Review of Frosty Returns
