Rating: 
Summary: Disappointed? Yes, a little.
Review: I bought this as a fan of "Wallace and Gromit" and a fan of animation. The animation is fine, but if you are expecting a story with the kind of humor and action you get in "The Wrong Trousers" or "A Close Shave" you too will be disappointed. If you want a harmless holiday DVD to distract the kids for a while, you'll be happy. For me, I can't honestly see pulling this out every year (unless the kids ask for it). For my money, I'd rather watch "A Christmas Story" or any of the the old Rudolph/Santa movies from my childhood.
Rating:
Summary: Disappointed? Yes, a little.
Review: I bought this as a fan of "Wallace and Gromit" and a fan of animation. The animation is fine, but if you are expecting a story with the kind of humor and action you get in "The Wrong Trousers" or "A Close Shave" you too will be disappointed. If you want a harmless holiday DVD to distract the kids for a while, you'll be happy. For me, I can't honestly see pulling this out every year (unless the kids ask for it). For my money, I'd rather watch "A Christmas Story" or any of the the old Rudolph/Santa movies from my childhood.
Rating: 
Summary: Fall down laughing
Review: I grew up loving the traditional Christmas claymation. Robbie the Reindeer was what this grown up could only hope for. If you liked Wallace and Grommit or Chicken Run, you'll love Robbie. Like the other reviewers, I feel some of the humor will be above children's level, but they'll get the basic theme of, "if you have a dream, work hard and you'll succeed." I can't wait to own my own copy. Now my dog won't have to wait for the t.v. version with its many commercials to end before he gets his walk. Grommit would appreciate that.
Rating:
Summary: Fall down laughing
Review: I grew up loving the traditional Christmas claymation. Robbie the Reindeer was what this grown up could only hope for. If you liked Wallace and Grommit or Chicken Run, you'll love Robbie. Like the other reviewers, I feel some of the humor will be above children's level, but they'll get the basic theme of, "if you have a dream, work hard and you'll succeed." I can't wait to own my own copy. Now my dog won't have to wait for the t.v. version with its many commercials to end before he gets his walk. Grommit would appreciate that.
Rating:
Summary: Simply a great great movie
Review: I saw this movie enroute to Toronto from London on British Airways. It's quite possibly one of the funniest, and most well done movies. It's a claymation story of Rudolph the Reindeer's son. It's got everything, girls, machismo, cheating, lying, and more girls... I've been looking for this movie on R1 DVD for a long time, and I'm relieved that I found it!
Rating:
Summary: Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire
Review: I think I am little disappointed perhaps because I expected The Wrong Trousers or A Close Shave class of creation. I bought this with the hope that my 2 year old will like it as much as he likes the two Wallace and Gromit adventures. It is apparent that he is not enjoying it as much. Some good punch lines but lacks the drama and tempo which W & G has to offer. The clay work too is fairly crude compared to W & G.
Rating:
Summary: Absolutely Superb Entertainment
Review: In the true Nick Park/Aardman Animation Style, Robbie the Reindeer is brought to life with gusto! A must see for any claymation fan. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. It is funny, charming, witty and there's even a little romance! A great way to spend half an hour!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Humour - but very British
Review: Just a quick note to say that this is one of my family's and my own favourite cartoons from the Aardman stable. The whole story is a joy from start to finish and as a teacher I am for ever quoting lines from it. Really , you either like this humour or you don't, just remember that it isn't a Bambi style movie. Whether it be the seal singing a song by seal, the work of Blitzen..'Think Eviler..' or Good ole Jingle..'I'll put the kettle on', it remains great fun from start to finish. personally I love the polar bear who has his fish taken, played with a great geordie accent..
Enjoy..
Dave Kendall
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Humour - but very British
Review: Just a quick note to say that this is one of my family's and my own favourite cartoons from the Aardman stable. The whole story is a joy from start to finish and as a teacher I am for ever quoting lines from it. Really , you either like this humour or you don't, just remember that it isn't a Bambi style movie. Whether it be the seal singing a song by seal, the work of Blitzen..'Think Eviler..' or Good ole Jingle..'I'll put the kettle on', it remains great fun from start to finish. personally I love the polar bear who has his fish taken, played with a great geordie accent..
Enjoy..
Dave Kendall
Rating: 
Summary: "Power, one of the few things nicer than toast"
Review: Okay, so these aren't as great as the Wallace and Gromit films, but they are pretty funny. We actually like "The Lost Tribe" better than "Hooves"; it is wackier and has more action - and Vikings! Blitzen's evil is delightful; his comparison of power and toast just cracked me up! There's more than a hint of Monty Python about "Lost Tribe" (the Viking flashback sequences are a key example). We found the US voice versions really flat and always listen to the UK versions; I think that the US version was done so that American audiences would have voices that they recognized, but Jane Horrocks' voice beats Britney Spears' voice hands down! One note - neither of the stories is actually about Christmas, but they ARE about reindeer and the North Pole. Our two year old loves the films, and we like them quite well, but what you think of them will depend on what you were expecting.
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