At a little DVD kiosk I jokingly asked the sales girl if she had a copy of Frozen 2. Much to my surprise she did! So I bought it.
This DVD does not only have Frozen 2 but also Frozen 3 and 4! How exciting! How did they get copies of these movies? Here is the DVD menu screen.
This DVD does not only have Frozen 2 but also Frozen 3 and 4! How exciting! How did they get copies of these movies? Here is the DVD menu screen.
How could I pass up the opportunity of watching all 4 Frozen films, especially since three of them don't even exist! There are also two mystery bonus films. Let's start with Frozen. Have you seen it? Good film. I saw it once back in 2013. Probably Disney's biggest hit since The Little Mermaid. But what the heck is up with this copy?
It is 2019 and these bootleggers cannot even bootleg a proper Blu-ray or DVD quality version of this movie? This is literally a pirated version of one of the many Oscar DVD screeners which float around the internet every winter. Good film but the quality is awful.
How about Frozen 2? It is one of the most anticipated films of the year! This is really Frozen 2. Don't believe me? Here is the title screen.
Actually this is a Russian film called The Snow Queen. Incredibly while the copy of Frozen is abysmal Frozen 2 shows how adept these bootleggers are because they altered the title screen of the original movie. Here it is:
Much like Frozen The Snow Queen is a retelling of The Snow Queen. This version features wizards and magic mirrors. The plot is that the Snow Queen captures a powerful wizard but his daughter and son are still free. She commands her troll servant to capture them and bring them back to her castle. But something goes amiss and while the boy is blown by the North Wind to the Snow Queen's castle the girl and the troll are blown somewhere else and must make their way to the Ice Palace to rescue the boy. A lot of disjointed hi-jinks ensue. We are introduced to several characters and situations which are quickly forgotten and have no bearing on the story.
The animation is dull and lifeless. Lips don't match the words spoken. Expressions are wooden and don't match the dialogue or scene. It's a real mess but it was a financial success making a few million dollars and spawning two sequels.
Frozen 3 is just Frozen 1 but in higher quality. Cheek out the same scene as above.
See how much better that looks? Why include the poor quality DVD screener in this collection?
Frozen 4 is a short film titled Frozen Fever.
The animation is dull and lifeless. Lips don't match the words spoken. Expressions are wooden and don't match the dialogue or scene. It's a real mess but it was a financial success making a few million dollars and spawning two sequels.
Frozen 3 is just Frozen 1 but in higher quality. Cheek out the same scene as above.
See how much better that looks? Why include the poor quality DVD screener in this collection?
Frozen 4 is a short film titled Frozen Fever.
Released in 2015 this is a genuine Disney film with all the original characters you love from Frozen. It's Princess Anna's birthday and Elsa wants to make the most perfect day for her sister. Pratfalls, laughs, and singing ensue.
Frozen In Time is not a bad little movie. However the animation is horrendous. All the characters look lifeless but the story is entertaining and very much like Groundhog Day. Two children get caught in a time loop and have to learn to behave.
Here are some funny quotes from the show:
"I feel like a nine year old going on sixty." "What if the only way out of this day is if we're good and help out the people closest to us??"
At a brief 40 minutes this movie does not overstay its welcome. It's funny that the producers had enough budget to hire Mira Sorvino and Ed Asner to voice the two parents but could not find enough cash to properly animate the story.
"I feel like a nine year old going on sixty." "What if the only way out of this day is if we're good and help out the people closest to us??"
At a brief 40 minutes this movie does not overstay its welcome. It's funny that the producers had enough budget to hire Mira Sorvino and Ed Asner to voice the two parents but could not find enough cash to properly animate the story.
The last film is billed as Snow Queen. It's actually The Snow Queen 2. A sequel to the Russian film The Snow Queen which is listed on this DVD as Frozen 2. It's pretty awful. The audio is Russian and there is something wrong with the subtitles.
That is the title screen. The translation pops up about 15 seconds later.
That is the title screen. The translation pops up about 15 seconds later.
You know what the problem is here? The subtitles are actually the subtitles for The Snow Queen part 1! How did they mess that up? They can literally change the title screen in The Snow Queen to Frozen 2 but they mess up the subtitles for The Snow Queen 2. The whole movie is in Russian which makes it unwatchable. This story has very little to do with the Snow Queen but follows the adventures of a troll who used to work for the Snow Queen. Amazingly this film made a cool $8 million profit at the box office.
That's it for this bootleg DVD. What was I expecting? I don't know. Not great quality but some of the movies here are simply dreadful. The awful DVD screener copy of Frozen should have not been included. There are plenty of other films about the Snow Queen that could have been on this DVD. The 1957 Russian version is one of the best. It had a large influence on Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. Check it on Youtube here. For English subtitles click on the CC button.
That's it for this bootleg DVD. What was I expecting? I don't know. Not great quality but some of the movies here are simply dreadful. The awful DVD screener copy of Frozen should have not been included. There are plenty of other films about the Snow Queen that could have been on this DVD. The 1957 Russian version is one of the best. It had a large influence on Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. Check it on Youtube here. For English subtitles click on the CC button.
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