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Snowman (The) (TV) (Blu-ray) (1982)
A young boy's snowman comes to life and escorts him on a magical flying visit to the North Pole.Director: Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami (supervising director)
OVERALL: Blu-ray B-
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Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080i60 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):LPCM 2.0 Stereo (1536 Kbps) (orchestral score by Howard Blake)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are TBC.
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Extras:"Snow Business: The Making of The Snowman" featurette
"The Story of The Snowman" (featuring audio narration by John Coates)
Storyboards Animatic
Introductions:
- Raymond Briggs (original)
- David Bowie
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Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080i60 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):LPCM 2.0 Stereo (orchestral score by Howard Blake)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with Slip case. Also in a double feature with "The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012)".
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OVERALL: Blu-ray B
At this point we can't confirm the extras on the Japanese release. In the meantime, UK release has the edge.
General notes:
"The Snowman" is wordless like the book, except for the song "Walking in the Air". The original tv presentation included introduction by the writer Raymond Briggs. In a re-released version the alternate introduction was used by David Bowie and in 2002 a new opening sequence was created (Father Christmas character recounts how he met the boy).
About the aspect ratio:
OAR is 4:3, since the film was originally shown on British tv. 1.85:1 version is cropped, but in the DVD releases the 4:3 ratio seems to be also slightly cropped from the sides (compared to the 1.85:1 version). Please see the link HERE (Blu-ray.com forums). -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Japan- NHK Enterprises - No cuts (26:20 min). Introduction TBC.
- Blu-ray B 30th Anniversary Edition United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts as such, but doesn't include introduction (they're included as extras).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 24/12/13
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