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Summary: Read Others' Warnings
Review: Just adding my vote of dismay that my initial thrill of finding this classic on DVD is horibly tainted by the removal of some of my favorite bits. No singing snowman plus no Miss Piggy slipping on the Icy Spot equals no wasting my money on this unfortunate watered down version. And I was so excited...UPDATE: Further warning... I was freaked to find a friend with the earlier 90's VHS release (red box). He let me borrow it, but I was irked (to put it nicely) that it's the same hacked-to-bits shell of this should-be classic. What is wrong with these companies?
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Summary: disappointing
Review: I was extremely disappointed by this DVD. As other reviewers have stated, there are numerous scenes that are in the original TV version that have been deleted in the DVD/VHS version, leaving the film disjointed. I'll keep watching my taped version until they actually release a full version of this holiday classic.
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Summary: Edited badly
Review: A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS is a truely enjoyable special, but instead of buying this DVD, I suggest you tape it off of TV the next time the Hallmark Channel shows it. Why? Because this DVD is edited. These aren't just minor edits, but entire scenes are cut out and the edits are extremely noticeable. It seems that Sony couldn't be bothered to get the rights for some copyrighted Christmas songs to release this unedited. Well then, I can't be bothered to get the DVD, and neither should anyone else who cares about what he/she is watching.
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Summary: Very disappointing DVD!!
Review: I am highly disappointed not only was I not aware that this DVD had scenes cut from it so when watching was in total shock to find them missing but to see others have found out as well the hard way. The wonderful scene with Fozzy bear and the snowman cut is horrible that was one of my favorite scenes and to have the scene with the home movies so horribly cut it's obvious as well well I think the company should have at least told us on the packaging that scenes were deleted due to copyright problems so that customers were aware of this now I own a DVD I most likely will NEVER EVER watch again. Thanks a lot to whomever decided to produce this horrible DVD!!! Make it all intact or not at all. Makes me wonder if I can find the same things with the other Muppets DVDs as well. If you want the entire movie as is intact DO NOT BUY THIS DVD. A wonderful movie ruined i'm crushed.
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Summary: Great kid movie!
Review: I have always loved the muppets but had never had the pleasure of seeing this movie until I had a baby of my own. We were on vacation and wanted to rent something for my nine month old daughter. There was a very small selection at the movie store so when I rented this I had my doubts because she was so young. Boy was I wrong. She LOVED this movie as did the rest of us. This movie was perfect! It had just the right combination of muppet chaos, music and humor for people of all ages. When we returned home I bought the DVD for my daughter and she is thirteen months now and still loves it. We watch it all the time even though it is not christmas. She hasn't grown bored yet and, frankly, neither have I. This movie is a winner! The best muppet movie ever and that is saying something!
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Summary: Destroying a Classic.
Review: I remember watching this special when it first aired on television back in 1987. What I remember most about it was that it brought together all of Jim Henson's Muppets (at the time); not only were Kermit and Company there, but the whole Sesame Street gang, and the Fraggles from Fraggle Rock. Fortunately, that togetherness remains intact. Unfortunately, about ten minutes worth of footage has been edited out and therefore makes this DVD inferior and uncomplete. Besides the Muppet family all getting together, I fondly remember a comedy act Fozzy practices with a snowman and about a minute's worth of a Muppet Baby family video. Both of these have been edited out of this DVD. Also missing is a scene when Miss Piggy slips on some ice. Nevertheless, the film is still enjoyable to watch. After all it is the Muppets and even when they are cheated from their just screen time, they make 40 minutes worth of viewing much more enjoyable than most of what can be found on television today. I would give this DVD 5 stars, but because of the missing scenes, it's only getting 3.
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Summary: A Tragic Release For a Wonderful Christmas Tradition
Review: Every Christmas since I was little, my family has made it a tradition to watch this classic. We were all very excited to hear it was coming out on DVD, but when we got it, we were upset to say the least. We could not believe that such classic scenes were deleted. How could they have taken out Fozzy with the snowman??? I understand that there are legal issues the company has, but I know most people would have been happy to pay a little more to get this special in its entirety. I believe you should do yourself a favor and get a hold of someone that has a good copy of this and ask them to make you a copy. You will be much happier with the commercials then with the terrible editing.
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Summary: Horrible edits destroy a beloved classic special.
Review: One has to wonder about the reasoning behind removing so much of this wonderful special's original material from this DVD release. I have my original copy that I taped off of television way back in the mid 80's, and I'd rather watch THAT, fuzzy degrading, annoying Osh Kosh commercials, and all...at least it's INTACT. Not only have several songs been removed, but the final pay-off to a VERY long running gag (the icy patch) ended up on the cutting room floor, as well, being that it was at the very end of Piggy's song ("Home for the Holidays", cut out). The editing is SO bad, you can actually TELL where things were removed. Such a shame. Here's hoping the matter can be settled, and a fully-restored version offered...though I wouldn't hold my breath. After all, there are MANY more Muppet television specials that have disappeared into the mists of time, as well.
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Summary: Big Disapointment
Review: I cannot believe Henson Co. allowed a heavily edited version to go to DVD. Usually a DVD has ADDED content. Not this one. Among other edits they removed an entire musical number(Sleigh Ride) which also has needed elements to advance the plot (Fozzy and Snowman). Nowhere on the DVD are we warned that pieces of the original program are missing. By saying it is digitally Mastered it is misleads one to assume they are using the original Master tape. Not so. We were so excited to see this available on a clean DVD, so it is with great emotion that we were disapointed upon viewing.
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Summary: Good show, not so good editing
Review: I am with the rest of the crowd on the editing. It seems to be that most of the editing was the removal of songs (I guess some publishing companies refused to let them use their songs anymore). The same happened in "Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas," another Henson production whose DVD differed from it's original version. My hope is that some legal jerks got in the way and that it's not just Jim Henson Productions. I would HATE to see Jim's company do this to such classics all on their own. The show itself is delightful (edits or not). The plot is funny, the way all the Muppets come together is ingenius, and I will NEVER forget the Swedish Chef attempting to cook Big Bird (that alone is enough to make me forget that the DVD was edited!). If you've never seen this before, it's worth the buy. If you're a die-hard Muppet fan who knows the original version by heart, you may want to stray from this particular release, as it is not quite the complete version.
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