Father Frost

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful, enchanting, precious, and fun
Review: A wonderful movie for both adults and children. Laughs and maybe some tears. Some tech details left off Amazon's page: languages: Russian, also dubbed English and French; subtitles: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, and Japanese. Remixed to Dolby 5.1 (variable quality, sometimes electronically reprossed for stereo, some mono); full screen; 84 minutes; among the extras: an interview with the grown-up lead actress (what a change!). There are two versions: one with the title MOPO3KO on the cover playable in all regions (my copy), and this one. The first you can find in Russian stores. If you're learning Russian, this is probably beyond second year, but you can follow the subtitles. Very good picture quality. Totally enjoyable. Now one of my all-time favorites. Buy it!

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful, enchanting, precious, and fun
Review: A wonderful movie for both adults and children. Laughs and maybe some tears. Some tech details left off Amazon's page: languages: Russian, also dubbed English and French; subtitles: Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, and Japanese. Remixed to Dolby 5.1 (variable quality, sometimes electronically reprossed for stereo, some mono); full screen; 84 minutes; among the extras: an interview with the grown-up lead actress (what a change!). There are two versions: one with the title MOPO3KO on the cover playable in all regions (my copy), and this one. The first you can find in Russian stores. If you're learning Russian, this is probably beyond second year, but you can follow the subtitles. Very good picture quality. Totally enjoyable. Now one of my all-time favorites. Buy it!

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Russian Heathen Folk Tale!
Review: For some reason this film is distributed under the misnamed title "Jack Frost". It is actually "Morozko", a beloved folktale from Russia's pre-Christian past. This typically convoluted tale provided the origens of many stories [more recognizable to Westerners] in Grimm's fairytale collection. It is necessary to remember that this movie was made for very young children, and is intentionally simplistic. Its "good" characters are very sweet and pretty, its "bad" ones are very unpleasant and ugly, and its moral lessons very clear for little viewers. Keeping that in mind, parents and other adults can enjoy its gorgeous settings (snow, troikas, little heathen villages, Sacred Birches), its traditional folk costumes, charming pagan story, and magical characters like mushroom sorcerer and troll bandits. Too bad the dubbed English translation is so poor! Of course the "hunchbacked fairy" is actually the witch Baba Yaga, whose cat-familiar carries out her deranged commands, and whose enchanted hut stalks about on its huge chicken-legs. "Jack" Frost is actually Grandfather Frost, in pagan times the rather fearsome Slavic god of winter, and more recently a kindly "Father Christmas". Yes, this film does tell "quite a lot about Russians" -- as you watch, recall that this colorful, whimsical, little romp delighted families during "humorless" Soviet times in the so-called "Evil Empire"... I am certain the MST3K version of this film is absolutely hilarious! But to tell the truth, "Morozko" spoofs itself and is funny enough on its own -- even without the running commentary of Crowww and comrades.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Russian Heathen Folk Tale!
Review: For some reason this film is distributed under the misnamed title "Jack Frost". It is actually "Morozko", a beloved folktale from Russia's pre-Christian past. This typically convoluted tale provided the origens of many stories [more recognizable to Westerners] in Grimm's fairytale collection. It is necessary to remember that this movie was made for very young children, and is intentionally simplistic. Its "good" characters are very sweet and pretty, its "bad" ones are very unpleasant and ugly, and its moral lessons very clear for little viewers. Keeping that in mind, parents and other adults can enjoy its gorgeous settings (snow, troikas, little heathen villages, Sacred Birches), its traditional folk costumes, charming pagan story, and magical characters like mushroom sorcerer and troll bandits. Too bad the dubbed English translation is so poor! Of course the "hunchbacked fairy" is actually the witch Baba Yaga, whose cat-familiar carries out her deranged commands, and whose enchanted hut stalks about on its huge chicken-legs. "Jack" Frost is actually Grandfather Frost, in pagan times the rather fearsome Slavic god of winter, and more recently a kindly "Father Christmas". Yes, this film does tell "quite a lot about Russians" -- as you watch, recall that this colorful, whimsical, little romp delighted families during "humorless" Soviet times in the so-called "Evil Empire"... I am certain the MST3K version of this film is absolutely hilarious! But to tell the truth, "Morozko" spoofs itself and is funny enough on its own -- even without the running commentary of Crowww and comrades.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Russian Heathen Folk Tale!
Review: For some reason this film is distributed under the misnamed title "Jack Frost". It is actually "Morozko", a beloved folktale from Russia's pre-Christian past. This typically convoluted tale provided the origens of many stories [more recognizable to Westerners] in Grimm's fairytale collection. It is necessary to remember that this movie was made for very young children, and is intentionally simplistic. Its "good" characters are very sweet and pretty, its "bad" ones are very unpleasant and ugly, and its moral lessons very clear for little viewers. Keeping that in mind, parents and other adults can enjoy its gorgeous settings (snow, troikas, little heathen villages, Sacred Birches), its traditional folk costumes, charming pagan story, and magical characters like mushroom sorcerer and troll bandits. Too bad the dubbed English translation is so poor! Of course the "hunchbacked fairy" is actually the witch Baba Yaga, whose cat-familiar carries out her deranged commands, and whose enchanted hut stalks about on its huge chicken-legs. "Jack" Frost is actually Grandfather Frost, in pagan times the rather fearsome Slavic god of winter, and more recently a kindly "Father Christmas". Yes, this film does tell "quite a lot about Russians" -- as you watch, recall that this colorful, whimsical, little romp delighted families during "humorless" Soviet times in the so-called "Evil Empire"... I am certain the MST3K version of this film is absolutely hilarious! But to tell the truth, "Morozko" spoofs itself and is funny enough on its own -- even without the running commentary of Crowww and comrades.

Rating:
Summary: Whew!
Review: Frankly, this movie is the pits. There's a reason it was included in the Mystery Science Theater lineup, and unsurprisingly it's because what you've got here is a bizarrely staged fairy tale that fails on oh-so-many levels. The costumes and sets are hokey, the dubbing is atrocious, the effects are ridiculous, and even as budgetary constraints prevented the film from looking as magical as a fairy tale should, the filmmakers apparently decided that they could make up for it with the sort of slapstick that will appeal only to slow children under the age of ten. Entertaining only as schlock.

Rating:
Summary: Whew!
Review: Frankly, this movie is the pits. There's a reason it was included in the Mystery Science Theater lineup, and unsurprisingly it's because what you've got here is a bizarrely staged fairy tale that fails on oh-so-many levels. The costumes and sets are hokey, the dubbing is atrocious, the effects are ridiculous, and even as budgetary constraints prevented the film from looking as magical as a fairy tale should, the filmmakers apparently decided that they could make up for it with the sort of slapstick that will appeal only to slow children under the age of ten. Entertaining only as schlock.

Rating:
Summary: for its sheer wackiness, this movie gets 5 stars.
Review: i saw this as a Mystery Science Theater 3000 feature (in case you didn't know, that's a now-cancelled TV program wherein a man & his two robots watched terrible movies & made fun of them, w/great success). anyhow, most MST3K movies provoke hatred in viewers because of their intense stupidity, but i only remember this one w/affection--it's absolutely adorable! made in 1964, filmed in Finland, i believe, w/gorgeous costumes & beautiful scenery. what a wonderful, silly, adorable movie!!!

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Summary: Recommend DVD format titled "Father Frost"
Review: I saw this on television many years ago when I was in grade school and some of its unique, but odd elements (upbeat music, makeup, characters flying out of trees, sleigh)stayed w/ me- unfortunately couldn't recall title was. I caught the tail-end of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 broadcast and obtained the title. I highly recommend the DVD version "Father Frost" which uses a restored print. (I give DVD version 5 stars...

Rating:
Summary: Jack Frost
Review: I think that Jack Frost is a very good movie. It teaches many good things such as honesty and respect(episode of Ivan and mushroom-man). Teach us that lazy and wicked person will be finally panished, for example, as this happen to the stepsister. In the opposite, kind and honest person will be rewarded. Maybe, this fairytale seems silly for some adults but children will love it.