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 enlarge | Director: David Wu
Actors: Bridget Fonda, Jeremy Guilbaut, Chelsea Hobbs, Robert Wisden, Wanda Cannon
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 10029
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 180 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: HMED13525D
UPC: 707729135258
EAN: 0707729135258
ASIN: B00007G1VR
Theatrical Release Date: December 8, 2002
Release Date: January 21, 2003
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 Snow Queen. Bidget Fonda January 31, 2007
Mr. Raymond Ottley
Upon receipt of this dvd I was disappointed to find that it is unplayable outside of The USA and Canada Furthermore there are no versions obtainable from any source, that are compatable with European formats.I am pleased to report that Amazon resolved the problem with the minimum of fuss.
 The Snow Queen January 16, 2007
CLS (Massachusetts)
I bought this movie for my daughter for Christmas and she absolutely loves it. She's watched it numerous times already and she's had it less than a month!
I would recommend this movie to anyone that likes fairytales.
 Boring, like watching snow melt... October 12, 2006
Newton Ooi (Phoenix, Arizona United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Snow Queen is an ancient story from Northern Europe about a beautiful lady with a heart of ice who resides near the North Pole, and uses winter to take the lives of innocent human beings, and uses her beauty and charm to seduce innocent men. Live action movies and cartoon versions of this story have been made in numerous decades in multiple languages. One of the later ones is this 3 hour version by Hallmark Entertainment. Taking place somewhere in Scandinavia; most likely Denmark, the setting is a small rural village in the mid 20th century. A father loses his wife to winter, and raises his daughter at their hotel. One day, he hires Kai, a young man, to help with labor around the hotel. He and the daughter fall in love, but the Snow Queen steals Kai away. The daughter sets forth on a journey across earth and the four seasons to find the lair of the Snow Queen to rescue Kai.
The movie's story is quite good and offers much promise. But the movie drags too much; the dialogue is often muted, and the Snow Queen is somewhat wooden; not enough emotion. The idea of a beautiful queen of ice is done much better in the Chronicles of Narnia than here, as Bridget Fonda does not do much talking at all. The idea of the robbed girl having to travel across the spring, summer and autumn to find Kai is quite innovative and only possible by the crew of Hallmark, but again it was not done well. The action scenes were somewhat fake, and most importantly, the snow in the winter scenes clearly looked like fake snow. Overall, a good attempt but a bad result.
 Enjoy it for what it is! September 21, 2006
Totally Honest Reviewer (USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I disagree with "Treeseed's" review of this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. Bridget Fonda was perfect as the Snow Queen. She delivered her lines appropriately for the character. Her beautiful profile was made use of many times throughout the film. Pretty scenery and great sound glide this movie along. So go on and enjoy it for what it is - a beautifully-told story with good (although not great) acting. It's for entertainment folks - I think it accomplishes the purpose.
"Never underestimate the power of a kiss..." August 8, 2006
Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Fans of fairy tales and fantasy will absolutely adore this new version of THE SNOW QUEEN, loosely based on the original Hans Christian Andersen tale but filled with a lot of new symbolism and romantic touches. Gerda (Chelsea Hobbs) lives with her widowed father in a luxury hotel, still mourning the mysterious death of her mother. When the handsome Kai (Jeremy Guilbaut) is employed as the new bellboy, love begins to bloom, but when a beautiful, nameless woman arrives at the height of winter, Kai becomes infatuated and follows her into a world of numbing ice and snow. Grief-stricken Gerda throws herself into a river and wakes up in the care of the Spring Witch (Jennifer Clement), but despite all her best efforts at brainwashing and derailing the quest, Gerda escapes her clutches, and must travel through the rest of the four seasons, all the way to edge of the world, to rescue Kai from the clutches of the woman Gerda calls the Snow Queen...
Although the original Andersen fairytale did not include the characters of the Autumn Queen or the Summer Princess, the entire "Four Sisters" idea is fantastic and emphasizes the amount of time Gerda is away from home. The cycle of the seasons and the rhythms of the earth provide the core ideas in this treatment of THE SNOW QUEEN. Bridget Fonda is mesmerising in the title role, a woman whose glacial beauty is enough to seduce any mortal man. The amount of Jungian symbolism in this version is great to explore too. The costume and set designs are mind-blowing and the entire film is flawless in terms of screenwriting and casting. Highly-recommended.
Also starring Robert Wisden (Gerda's father), Wanda Cannon (Minna), Rachel Hayward (Gerda's mother), Meghan Black (Robber Girl), Kira Clavell (Summer Princess), Suzy Joachim (Autumn Robber Queen), Alexander Hoy (Chen) and Jessie Borgstrom (young Gerda). Originally shown on television in two parts. Hallmark Hall of Fame.
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