Snowball Express
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Actor: Dean Jones, Harry MorganBrand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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Movie Review: An often overlooked Disney treat!
Summary: 5 Stars
Dean Jones stars as office clerk and family man Johnny Baxter, a job-weary soul whose ship may have just come in. After being informed of an inheritance from a recently deceased, distant relative, Johnny immediately quits his job in a grand fashion and packs up his life and reluctant family to head for Colorado to run the Grand Imperial Hotel. Little does he know that the Grand Imperial is a dilapidated heap. In an effort to revitalize the place, Johnny and family, along with new friends Jesse and Wally, work to fix it up and soon find themselves in debt to a scheming banker (Disney baddie Keenan Wynn) who desires to own the property himself. The idea of turning the area into a ski resort gives the Baxters the needed inspiration to get things rolling, but luck just doesn't seem to be on their side. Or is it?
From Disney's line of 1970's family comedies comes the delightful "Snowball Express", a sweet, simple little film with a fantastic cast of Disney favorites like frequent leading-man Dean Jones, legendary villain Keenan Wynn, Nancy Olson as wife Sue Baxter, Johnny Whitaker as son Richard and Kathleen Cody as teen daughter Chris, Harry Morgan as squatter Jesse McCord, Michael McGreevey as goofy teen Wally Perkins, and other familiar faces in smaller roles, like Dick Van Patten as Baxter's crabby boss in the city. Is "Snowball Express" a five star movie in every sense? Okay, not really, but Amazon defines fives stars as meaning, "I love it!" and I do. Without living cars, pirate ghosts, golden-egg laying ducks, or the ability to transform into a dog in this one, Dean Jones must carry this film on his talents alone, and he does it wonderfully! This lighthearted comedy is an excellent lesson on working together, family support, and never giving up, though the importance of persistence is let up a bit in the end with the expected but all too instant and effortless "happy ending" resolution. Nevertheless, it's all good, clean, family fun, 70's Disney style! A great comedy to watch with or without the kids when there's snow on the ground or at least the desire for it.
The DVD looks pretty good, a must own for the Disney collector, though it is presented in fullscreen with zero extras. On the bright side of the fullscreen issue, I have been informed from a usually trustworthy source that it appears to only add to the top and bottom rather than actually cropping anything off the sides. So, rather than lose picture you're actually getting more. Still a problem for some who insist on the exact aspect ratio of the theatrical presentation, but as I still have a TV screen shaped like a square, I'm okay with this kind of fullscreen (though, of course, I generally opt for the true theatrical aspect ratio). It's a better presentation than most of Disney's old live-action stuff gets outside of the Vault or Treasures collections.
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