Olaf's Frozen Adventure

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A lot of people are overreacting about this short. It was actually quite good, and if it would have aired on ABC as originally planned, I think it would have received marvelous reviews. The length did not bother me at all, as I was thoroughly entertained the entire time. The music and animation were both beautiful. Additionally, I liked Olaf a lot more in this short than I did in the original movie. He was actually hilarious, (and if you need a preview, just look up the clip of "That Time of Year"). Finally, the story was great. It had a nice holiday message, but it did not beat you over the head with it. As for the people who complain about this movie being in front of Coco, I honestly am not sure why they do it. Theme-wise, they go well together, as they both center around family and holiday traditions. If people think this short was Disney's attempt at making people interested in a non-white film, that is simply ridiculous. Contrary to what the witch-hunting media might tell you, Disney has actually made a huge effort, especially in recent years, to include stories from many different cultures. (Look at Mulan, Pocahontas, Princess and the Frog, Moana...I could go on for days.) In fact, the entire Frozen short is one big representation of holiday traditions from around the world. So I reiterate: Coco and Olaf's Frozen Adventure were put together because they have similar themes, not because Disney was trying to whitewash the move-going experience. Finally, to the people who complain that Olaf's Frozen Adventure is too long, I say this: You knew what you were in for. The length of the short was widely publicized. If you didn't want to watch it, you could have come to the theater 20 minutes late. It's not like anyone tied you to a chair and forced you to sit through the short film - even though you should avidly want to watch it, because it is spectacular.

I normally wouldn't write a review about a short. However, I hated this movie so much that I felt compelled to rant about what an utterly worthless pile of trash this short is. Everyone involved with this movie should be deeply ashamed, especially Josh Gadd who delivers one of the worst and most annoying performances ever. Not sure how this guy manages to have any kind of a career. Hoping the backlash to this monstrosity is enough to get it pulled as it's a profound disservice to Coco.

I've seen Coco twice, and both times I've sat through this terrible "short". And at over 20 minutes, that's quite the endeavor. Despite a few funny moments, most of this was cringe-inducing. The idea was poor, the songs weren't great, and Olaf and Sven aren't strong enough characters to carry a piece for 20-some odd minutes. The first time through, my friends and I were wondering when it would end. Thankfully by the end of the amazing Coco, I'd forgotten about this terrible short. 0/10, give me a real Pixar short!

It just. Would. Not. Stop. This 'short' is way longer than any short cartoon I remember, which might be fine (I usually love cartoon shorts the precede the main feature), but this just did not have a good story. Lots of zany colorful heavily sentimental stuff just weighed down the minimal story.

So there are viewers out there who rate a picture based on a poor choice of timing rather than quality. I get it...many people were put at an inconvenience at Disney's poor choice of setting this showing without notice. Understood. But to leave bias, negative ratings on a wonderfully delightful effort is irresponsible. To those of you who haven't seen this material yet, I highly encourage you to get out there and enjoy it before year's end. Brilliant artwork with a jovial and uplifting story that inspires me to believe Hollywood might return to form in the future. The soundtrack wasn't close to Frozen, but still maintained a high level of quality. To the Grinch-like, impatient and "my time is so important" naysayers out there...HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Let me start with my son. He is 10 years old and a big fan of everything that has animation in it. He has seen Frozen, he remembered the very first Frozen trailer (remember the one with Olaf and Sven on the frozen lake?) and he was looking forward to this short. And guess what? When it ended, he told me: "Disney, I HATE you for this!" That's nicely wrapping it up. This short is a ridiculous caricature of the things that once made Disney great. It looks as if someone was making fun of Disney classics by exaggerating everything to the point of being of unbearable. The movie features the singing of songs that sound as if generated by a computer, the actions of cliché characters that leave us completely untouched, and a story that is neither funny, nor exciting, nor touching, nor interesting. It's pure kitsch. Watching the movie is like eating a cake that only consists of sugar and tastes of nothing. If Disney's idea was to market the next Frozen movie, this short has failed spectacularly. At least in our family, no-one feels any inclination anymore to watch Frozen 2. Congratulations.

This 21 minute "short" went by very quickly and it was actually not bad at all! Olaf is not my favorite character (he is rather annoying), but I still think the Frozen franchise is very nice. This "short" has been made with love and the more Frozen songs, the better I think. OK, the story is not earthmoving, but it's just a fun little movie. Don't be mislead by the low IMDA rating and decide for yourself, you might actually enjoy this.

Frozen is already a movie that I'm tired of and this is why I do not care much for this short. Olaf was also considered an annoying character in the movie and even I thought he was annoying and the worst character the first time I watched the movie, but that changed the second time. I still don't know if I like Olaf since I haven't seen the movie in a long time, but making a movie about him might just be a bad idea considering how annoying and silly of a character he is. In fact, he made the movie stupid and corny in my opinion. Not to mention, for a short film playing before a Pixar film, this was pretty excessively long, almost a half an hour long. The good parts is that it does have a good message about family tradition to make the film more heart-warming albeit maybe a bit too sappy? And it has some good songs in there but perhaps a bit too much singing? They were like singing every few minutes. The ending was also clichéd and maybe considered predictable by some people, Olaf gets his fruitcake back from the bird that stole it. How is that? Overall, this is a contrived Disney short, possibly made to milk the Frozen franchise and Olaf. Maybe children who are Olaf fans might enjoy this but kids who are sick of Frozen might not.

This short was total trash. Even the kids were getting bored. Total trash. Now compare that to the other sorts, like the frozen snowman who keeps getting forgotten by the daughter, or the two volcano islands... Those were a lot more entertaining... It's not hard to do a short... ! Olaf is totally annoying... Not that he wasn't in Frozen... Speaking of Frozen...