I picked up the Frosty 3-pack at Toys R' Us this weekend and the first thing I did was watch this special. I have to say if you loved the original you should love this one.
I wouldn't call this special a direct sequel to the original but unlike Frosty Returns it does make connections to the original special. So here's a bit of a spoiler as to the connection between the first special and this latest one.
In this special the mayor of Evergreen is apparently one of the kids from the classic TV special. We get to see a younger version of him as well as Karen in the pages of a comic book explaining the origins of Frosty. There is a slight problem though, it turns out that he's the son of Professor Hinkle and that Frosty's hat was captured by a bitter kid. This contradicts what we saw in the original special as Frosty flies off on Santa's sleigh and there was no mention of Hinkle having a kid.
My only other complaint not withstanding the continuity error is the voice actor for Frosty, they chose Bill Fagerbakke, otherwise known as Patrick from Spongebob. It's hard to take Frosty seriously when he sounds so dumbed down. Fortunately Frosty is barely noticeable throughout the special as the story concentrates on the cast of human characters instead.
Nevertheless, despite the continuity error and Frosty's voice this is a highly enjoyable special that every Frosty fan should pick up. The problems that bugged me can be easily overlooked. This special may not surpass the original one but when compared to Frosty Returns this is a masterpiece.
I wouldn't call this special a direct sequel to the original but unlike Frosty Returns it does make connections to the original special. So here's a bit of a spoiler as to the connection between the first special and this latest one.
In this special the mayor of Evergreen is apparently one of the kids from the classic TV special. We get to see a younger version of him as well as Karen in the pages of a comic book explaining the origins of Frosty. There is a slight problem though, it turns out that he's the son of Professor Hinkle and that Frosty's hat was captured by a bitter kid. This contradicts what we saw in the original special as Frosty flies off on Santa's sleigh and there was no mention of Hinkle having a kid.
My only other complaint not withstanding the continuity error is the voice actor for Frosty, they chose Bill Fagerbakke, otherwise known as Patrick from Spongebob. It's hard to take Frosty seriously when he sounds so dumbed down. Fortunately Frosty is barely noticeable throughout the special as the story concentrates on the cast of human characters instead.
Nevertheless, despite the continuity error and Frosty's voice this is a highly enjoyable special that every Frosty fan should pick up. The problems that bugged me can be easily overlooked. This special may not surpass the original one but when compared to Frosty Returns this is a masterpiece.