Disney's Frozen - Blu-ray 3D

I think that Frozen is a great animated movie, well in line with the visual and storytelling style that Disney has been experimenting with at least since Tangled. I have seen several negative reviews here on Amazon.com and, while they have a point, I'd like to point out that your perception of Frozen and, ultimately, whether you love it or hate it will depend a lot on your initial expectations. Many websites that review Frozen or have a description of the cartoon state that this animated cartoon is "(loosely) based on H.C.Andersen's "The Snow Queen"". This is not really so, the correct way to put it would be that the story is inspired by the Snow Queen, not based on it. If you watch Frozen expecting to see a more or less faithful animated version of "The Snow Queen" as written by Hans Christian Andersen, you'll be sorely disappointed (and this is where the cartoon gets a good deal of flak from when it comes to negative reviews). This is a different, original story, set in a different place and written with different characters in mind (so, there is no Kai, Gerda, or even the Snow Queen as you know her from Andersen's story). There are only a few parallels here to the original Snow Queen, the most obvious one being the fact that one of the main characters, Elsa, has snow-based magical powers. However, neither Elsa nor Anna, nor the other characters in Frozen were the participants of the original Andersen's story, and the plot line was certainly drastically different from what we see in Frozen. As such, like I said, watching Frozen and expecting The Snow Queen is a wrong idea and it will only lead to disappointment. However, in its own right Frozen is a wonderful cartoon - with an interesting plot line and character interactions, with some interesting and funny twists on such "canon elements" of many fairy tales as "true love's kiss" and "marrying the man you just met" ("Enchanted", anyone?). The characters are beautifully modeled in the style that resembles "Tangled" the most (out of all cartoons) - some models, I believe, might have been reused in a modified way, such as the horse(s), but that's not a bad thing in my opinion. Frozen is one of the most musical cartoons I've ever seen, I think it has more songs than Tangled used to have (at least that was my impression). And I have to say, the songs are stunningly beautiful and performed with operatic techniques that many operettas and musicals benefit from on a regular basis. In the best Disney style, Frozen is both touching and humorous at the same time, and overall a lot of fun to watch. Definitely worth watching in movie theaters while it's still there and then buying on DVD/Bluray! So, to sum it up, a great Disney movie, definitely among my top favorites from the current-gen Disney animated work along with "Tangled" and "Wreck-it Ralph". Just make sure you watch it as a separate, original story in itself, and you shouldn't be disappointed as long as you like Disney's work of late in general!